CHM for Female Stress Urinary Incontinence

Exclusion Criteria11

• Patients with other types of urinary incontinence, such as neurogenic urinary incontinence, urge urinary incontinence, and overflow urinary incontinence.
• Subjects with the following urogenital system diseases (vesicoureteral reflux, detrusor instability, congenital urethral abnormalities, urinary tract infection or hematuria indicated by routine urinalysis or urine culture, urogenital fistula, urethral diverticulum, bladder stones, urinary system tumors, abnormal vaginal bleeding, pelvic malignant tumors, uterine prolapse grade II or above).
• History of SUI surgery or complex urethral surgery, including previous transvaginal tension-free mid-urethral sling, anterior wall prolapse repair, urethral injection therapy, etc.
• Previous pelvic radiotherapy, radical surgery for pelvic malignant tumors, and pelvic floor surgery.
• Currently receiving or needing to continue treatment related to urinary incontinence, including pelvic floor muscle training, physical therapy, pessary, and medication.
• If using medications that affect urination during the screening period (including but not limited to thiazolidinediones, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors, anticholinergics, alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists, alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptor agonists, diuretic antihypertensive drugs, antihistamines, M receptor antagonists, calcium channel blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, hormonal drugs, neurotransmitter drugs, intestinal flora regulating drugs, etc.), and unable to maintain a stable dose during the study period; or if considering using the above medications during the study period but not using them during the screening period.
• Presence of neurological disorders (including but not limited to central nervous system injury, motor neuron disease, neurodegenerative diseases), diabetes, connective tissue diseases, mental disorders, hypertension (defined as long-term monitored systolic blood pressure ≥140 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mmHg), severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, severe liver or kidney diseases.
• Combined with chronic cough diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), gastrointestinal diseases affecting drug absorption, or other chronic diseases in an unstable state.
• History of adverse reactions to traditional Chinese medicine, or G6PD deficiency.
• Unable to complete exercises such as walking or climbing stairs.
• Deemed unsuitable for participation in this study by the researchers due to psychological or physical reasons.