Effect of acupuncture on quality of life in patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a randomized controlled trial.
Study Goal
To evaluate the effect and safety of acupuncture on quality of life, pain, and prostate symptoms in patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).
Results Summary
Acupuncture improved quality of life, reduced pain levels, and alleviated prostate symptoms in CP/CPPS patients, with favorable long-term efficacy compared to sham acupuncture.
Population
70 patients with CP/CPPS (acupuncture group: 34, sham group: 32 after dropouts).
Effective Dosage
Routine acupuncture at bilateral BL 33, BL 35, BL 23, and SP 6 (frequency not specified).
Duration
Not specified in the abstract.
Interactions
None mentioned
| Intervention | Direction | Endpoint | Population | Dosage | Impact | Claim # |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
acupuncture | increase | quality of life | patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) | - | effectively improve | #1 |
acupuncture | decrease | pain levels | patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) | - | reduce | #2 |
acupuncture | decrease | prostate symptoms | patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) | - | alleviate | #3 |
acupuncture | increase | quality of life, pain, and prostate symptoms | patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) | - | shows favorable long-term efficacy | #4 |
OBJECTIVES: To observe the effect and safety of acupuncture on quality of life, pain, and prostate symptoms in patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS). METHODS: Seventy patients with CP/CPPS were randomly divided into an acupuncture group (35 cases, 1 case was eliminated) and a sham acupuncture group (35 cases, 3 cases dropped out). The patients in the acupuncture group were treated with routine acupuncture at bilateral Zhongliao (BL 33), Huiyang (BL 35), Shenshu (BL 23) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6), while the patients in the sham acupuncture group were treated with shallow needling at non-meridian and non-acupoint points beside bilateral Zhongliao (BL 33), Huiyang (BL 35), Shenshu (BL 23) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6),without manipulation to induce arrival of RESULTS: After treatment and at the follow-up, the scores of each dimension and PCS, MCS scores of SF-36 in the acupuncture group were higher than those before treatment ( CONCLUSIONS: Acupuncture could effectively improve the quality of life, reduce pain levels, alleviate prostate symptoms, and shows favorable long-term efficacy in patients with CP/CPPS.