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Methods | Design: randomised controlled trial Allocation concealment: no Blinding procedures: no blinding Duration: 6‐12 weeks Follow‐up: no follow‐up Withdrawal/dropouts: none Intention‐to‐treat: yes |
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Participants | 60 women Inclusion criteria: stress urinary incontinence Exclusion criteria: no Mean age: 52.8 years |
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Interventions | A (30 women): electroacupuncture B (30 women): midodrine hydrochloride |
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Outcomes | Subjective cure rate: A) 13.3%, B) 6.7% Subjective improved rate: A) 73.3%, B) 33.3% Adverse effects: A 0/30, B 23/30 (headache, dizziness and thirst) |
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Notes | Small sample size | |
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Random number table |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | High risk | No concealment |
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes | High risk | No blinding |
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes | High risk | No blinding assessment |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | No incomplete data |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Low risk | No selective reporting |
Other bias | Unclear risk | Small sample size |