A pilot study carried out in the USA found preliminary evidence of the benefits of acupuncture in the treatment of incontinence in women. Nine women (aged 44 to 66) with urge, mixed urge stress urinary incontinence were randomised to receive true acupuncture or a sham needle control. Subjects who received true acupuncture had a mean 63.30% reduction in daytime accidents per day at one week post-acupuncture a 67.47% reduction at four weeks post-acupuncture. In contrast, the sham group’s mean reduction in daytime accidents was 18.88% at 1 week and 16.67% at four weeks post treatment. (J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2009 Nov-Dec;36(6):661-70).

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