Clinical trial NCT06232200: Investigation of the Effectiveness of Acupuncture in Patients Diagnosed With Interstitial Cystitis
Official title: Investigation of the Effectiveness of Acupuncture in Patients Diagnosed With Interstitial Cystitis
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Interstitial Cystitis
Bladder Pain Syndrome
Keywords: acupuncture
Interstitial Cystitis
Bladder Pain Syndrome
Lead sponsor: Medipol University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-01-30
Enrollment: 26
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 30
Maximum age (years): 65
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: The conventional treatment group will be determined as the control group and the patients in the treatment group will receive acupuncture treatment twice a week, a total of 8 sessions.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome is a non-bacterial chronic inflammatory disease of the bladder characterized by lower urinary tract symptoms such as dysuria, irritating urgency, and nocturia, as well as pelvic pain associated with bladder filling.

The International Continence Society (ICS) defines bladder pain syndrome as "a complaint of suprapubic pain due to bladder filling accompanied by urinary system symptoms such as increased daytime and nighttime urinary frequency as a result of the exclusion of proven urinary infection or other obvious pathologies." Acupuncture is an important treatment method of traditional Chinese medicine that has been used for more than 2500 years and is performed by placing needles at specific points on the skin.

In the literature, clinical studies have been conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture in Interstitial Cystitis and its effectiveness in relieving symptoms has been demonstrated. In the light of these data, our aim in our multi-centered study is to investigate the effectiveness of acupuncture in relieving symptoms and improving the quality of life in patients diagnosed with Interstitial Cystitis.

In our study, patients who applied to the Urology Clinic between 01.02.2024 and 01.07.2024 with pelvic pain or discomfort lasting more than 6 months and lower urinary tract symptoms such as frequent urination, dysuria and nocturia will be examined and evaluated with suspicion of Interstitial Cystitis diagnosis.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* who diagnosed IC/BPS
* between 30-65 years old
* female

Exclusion Criteria:

* Patients who do not meet the IC/BPS diagnostic criteria,
* who have previously received acupuncture treatment,
* who have localized skin infections involving the acupuncture areas,
* who have bleeding diathesis and who use anticoagulant drugs,
* who cannot comply with the treatment and follow-up schedule will not be included in the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: O'Leary-Saint symptom score
timeFrame: 1. 6. ve 12. month
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Istanbul
country: Turkey
facility: istanbul Çam Sakura city hospital
Study officials:
References:
citation: Sonmez MG, Kozanhan B. Complete response to acupuncture therapy in female patients with refractory interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome. Ginekol Pol. 2017;88(2):61-67. doi: 10.5603/GP.a2017.0013.