Acupuncture for Postoperative Urinary Retention After Hemorrhoidectomy: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2023-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The goal of this study is to examine the efficacy of acupuncture in the management of acute postoperative urinary retention.

Clinical question:

Is acupuncture efficacious for postoperative urinary retention after hemorrhoidectomy compared with sham acupuncture and neostigmine.

Study design:

The participants who undergo hemorrhoidectomy and report postoperative urinary retention will receive one session of acupuncture or sham acupuncture or one injection of 1-mg neostigmine. The primary outcome was the time to first urination after surgery.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Treatments: Neostigmine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Aged between 18 and 65 years

• Meets the diagnostic criteria of postoperative urinary retention

• Received milligan-morgan hemorrhoidectomy and general anesthesia

Exclusion Criteria:

• Received Diuretic drugs

• Organic diseases that cause urinary retention

• Severe infection in the urinary tract

• Has a history of adverse reaction to neostigmine

• Cognitive dysfunction that affects outcome assessment

• Being pregnant