AGO-RE

Date: 1998
Auteurs: Aune A, Alraek T, LiHua H, Baerheim A
Titre: Acupuncture in the prophylaxis of recurrent lower urinary tract infection in adult women. Scand J Prim Health Care 1998 Mar;16(1):37-9
Mots clés: urinary tract infection, infection urinaire
Contribution: article
Abstract: OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of acupuncture in the prevention of recurrent lower urinary tract infection (UTI) in adult women. DESIGN A controlled clinical trial with three arms: an acupuncture group, a sham-acupuncture group, and an untreated control group. Patients were followed for 6 months. SETTING An acupuncture clinic in Bergen, Norway. SUBJECTS Sixty-seven adult women with a history of recurrent lower UTI. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Acute lower UTIs during the 6-month observation period. RESULTS Eighty-five percent were free of lower UTI during the 6-month observation period in the acupuncture group, compared with 58% in the sham group (p < 0.05), and 36% in the control group (p < 0.01). There were half as many episodes of lower UTI per person-half-year in the acupuncture group as in the sham group, and a third as many as in the control group (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION Acupuncture seems a worthwhile alternative in the prevention of recurring lower UTI in women.