Effectiveness and Safety of Electroacupuncture on Poststroke Urinary Incontinence

"The EA group will receive the verum therapies using the following procedures.~1. Let the patient lie down on lateral decubitus.~2. The practitioners install the same guide-tubes as Park sham needle on CV2, CV3, CV4, CV6 and bilateral points of SP11 and SP6.~3. The verum acupunctures are inserted on each acupoint inside the installed guide-tube. (stainless steel, 0.25 mm in diameter and 4.0 mm in length, Dong Bang Acupuncture Inc., Republic of Korea)~4. After de qi response is elicited, the electrical stimulation is presented for 20 minutes by middle frequency (30 Hz). (STN-111, Stratek, Republic of Korea)~5. The practitioner should have at least 1-year clinical experiences.~The procedure will be repeated 10 times (once a session) within 21 days."

"1. Let the patient lie down on lateral decubitus.~2. The practitioners install the same guide-tubes as Park sham needle on CV2, CV3, CV4, and CV6 unilaterally \& SP11 and SP6 bilaterally.~3. The non-penetrating sham acupunctures are implemented on each acupoint inside the installed guide-tube.~4. The electrical stimulation is presented for 20 minutes by middle frequency (30 Hz), (STN-111, Stratek, Republic of Korea) even though the electrical stimulation is not delivered through the skin because the needles are not penetrated through the skin.~5. The practitioner should have at least 1-year clinical experiences.~The procedure will be repeated 10 times (once a session) within 21 days."