[Pressing acupuncture therapy combined with auricular pressure beans for the treatment of chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome].
Study Goal
To explore the application value of pressing acupuncture therapy combined with auricular pressure beans in treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).
Results Summary
The observation group (PAT + auricular pressure beans + medication) showed significantly higher total effectiveness (92% vs. 68%) and comfort scores, along with lower pain, urination, and quality-of-life symptom scores compared to the control group (auricular pressure beans + medication).
Population
50 male patients with CP/CPPS confirmed in the Department of Andrology.
Effective Dosage
Not specified
Duration
14 days
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
pressing acupuncture therapy (PAT) combined with auricular pressure beans and medication | increase | total effectiveness rate | patients with chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) in observation group | 92% vs 68% | showed a significantly higher total effectiveness rate | #1 |
pressing acupuncture therapy (PAT) combined with auricular pressure beans and medication | increase | General Comfort Questionnaire (GCQ) score | patients with chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) in observation group | 95.00 ± 9.39 vs 80.16 ± 9.96 | showed a significantly higher GCQ score | #2 |
pressing acupuncture therapy (PAT) combined with auricular pressure beans and medication | decrease | pain symptom score | patients with chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) in observation group | 6.92 ± 2.34 vs 10.08 ± 2.22 | showed a lower pain symptom score | #3 |
pressing acupuncture therapy (PAT) combined with auricular pressure beans and medication | decrease | urination symptom score | patients with chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) in observation group | 3.16 ± 1.46 vs 4.80 ± 1.19 | showed a lower urination symptom score | #4 |
pressing acupuncture therapy (PAT) combined with auricular pressure beans and medication | decrease | quality of life score | patients with chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) in observation group | 4.68 ± 1.35 vs 6.80 ± 1.71 | showed a lower quality of life score | #5 |
pressing acupuncture therapy (PAT) combined with auricular pressure beans and medication | decrease | total NIH-CPSI score | patients with chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) in observation group | 14.76 ± 3.31 vs 23.68 ± 3.05 | showed a lower total NIH-CPSI score | #6 |
pressing acupuncture therapy (PAT) | decrease | clinical symptoms of CP/CPPS | patients with chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) | - | can relieve the clinical symptoms of CP/CPPS | #7 |
pressing acupuncture therapy (PAT) | increase | life comfort of the patients | patients with chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) | - | improve the life comfort of the patients | #8 |
OBJECTIVE: To explore the application value of the pressing acupuncture therapy (PAT) combined with auricular pressure beans in the treatment of chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS). METHODS: We selected 50 cases of CP/CPPS confirmed in our Department of Andrology from January to December 2019 and randomly divided them into an observation (n = 25) and a control group (n = 25), the former treated by PAT combined with auricular pressure beans in addition to medication, and the latter with auricular pressure beans in combination with drug therapy, both for 14 successive days. We compared the scores on NIH-CPSI and General Comfort Questionnaire (GCQ) between the two groups of patients before and after treatment. RESULTS: After treatment, the patients in the observation group, compared with the controls, showed a significantly higher total effectiveness rate (92% vs 68%, P < 0.05) and GCQ score (［95.00 ± 9.39］ vs ［80.16 ± 9.96］, P < 0.05), and a lower pain symptom score ( ［6.92 ± 2.34］ vs ［10.08 ± 2.22］, P < 0.05), urination symptom score (［3.16 ± 1.46］ vs ［4.80 ± 1.19］, P < 0.05), quality of life score (［4.68 ± 1.35］ vs ［6.80 ± 1.71］, P < 0.05) and total NIH-CPSI score (［14.76 ± 3.31］ vs ［23.68 ± 3.05］, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The pressing acupuncture therapy, with the advantage of dynamic needle retention with good compliance, can relieve the clinical symptoms of CP/CPPS and improve the life comfort of the patients, and is therefore worthy of further clinical research and application.