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http://dx.doi.org/10.15204/jkobgy.2020.33.4.001

The Efficacy of Moxibustion for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence: a Systematic Review  

Park, Hye-Rin (Dept. of Korean Medicine Obstetrics & Gynecology, Chung-Yeon Korean Medicine Hospital)
Jo, Hee-Geun (Chung-Yeon Central Institute)
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The Journal of Korean Obstetrics and Gynecology / v.33, no.4, 2020 , pp. 1-22 More about this Journal
Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this review is to evaluate the efficacy of moxibustion for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) in women. Methods: For relevant randomized controlled trials (RCTs), we searched the following databases from their inception to September 1, 2020: The Cochrane Library, PubMed, EMBASE, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure Database (CNKI), Koreanstudies Information Service System (KISS), Research Information Sharing Service (RISS), and National Digital Science Library (NDSL). The key search terms were 'stress urinary incontinence' and 'moxibustion'. Data extraction and assessment of risk of bias were conducted by two authors independently. Results: A total of 11 RCTs were finally included in this systematic review. In all studies, moxibustion treatment was applied as an adjuvant therapy to the conventional treatment, and the most common conventional treatment was pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT). The treatment group (conventional treatment plus moxibustion) showed statistically more significant effect than the control group (conventional treatment only) in various evaluation indicators including urinary incontinence frequency, 1 hour urine pad test, quality of life, the clinical efficacy rate, and pelvic muscle strength. Conclusions: In this study, we investigated the efficacy of moxibustion as an adjuvant therapy for female SUI patients. Further studies are needed to supplement the safety of moxibustion and the evaluation of moxibustion dose.
Keywords
Stress Urinary Incontinence; Moxibustion; Female; Systematic Review;
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