Acupuncture First for IC/BPS
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-89
SponsorUniversity Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
About this trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if acupuncture in addition to behavioral changes can better treat in women with bladder pain syndrome (also known as interstitial cystitis) that have not received other treatments. The main question it aims to answer is:
Does acupuncture improve pain symptoms on the Interstitial Cystitis Index? Researchers will compare six (6) weeks behavioral management alone to behavioral management and acupuncture.
Participants will
* complete surveys about their bladder pain symptoms * make behavioral changes that have been shown to improve bladder pain symptoms * attend six (6) weekly acupuncture sessions * attend six (6) weekly physical therapy sessions after finishing acupuncture
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Meets American Urologic Association (AUA) criteria for interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS): "An unpleasant sensation (pain, pressure, discomfort) perceived to be related to the urinary bladder, associated with lower urinary tract symptoms of more than 6 weeks duration, in the absence of other identifiable cause"
Negative urine culture
Has completed cystoscopic evaluation for IC/BPS
Disqualifiers
History of recurrent urinary tract infection (2 or more culture-positive in 6 months or 3 or more in 12 months)
History of overactive bladder
History of bleeding disorder or are currently on chronic anti-coagulation
Post-void residual >100mL
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Acupuncture
- Behavioral management
- Physical therapy
Treatment groups
34 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov