Trial reportBMC complementary and alternative medicine2016
Efficacy of acupuncture for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndromes: study protocol for a randomized, sham acupuncture-controlled trial.
Trial report in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02588274 (Efficacy of Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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Efficacy of Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Study Protocol for a Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- Non-pharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Non-pharmacological interventions for treating chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Efficacy and Safety of Electro-Thumbtack Needle Therapy for Patients With Chronic Neck Pain: Protocol for a Randomized, Sham-Controlled Trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundChronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) affects many adult men worldwide. The currently available therapies offer little or no proven benefit for CP/CPPS. We designed this study to assess the efficacy of acupuncture therapy for the treatment of CP/CPPS.
methodsThis study is designed as a randomized, sham acupuncture-controlled trial. We will compare patients with CP/CPPS in an acupuncture group and a sham acupuncture group. Sixty-eight patients will be randomly allocated to receive acupuncture or sham acupuncture. The treatments will consist of 30-min sessions, three times weekly, for 8 weeks. The primary outcome measure is change in the weekly mean National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) total score from baseline through the 8-week treatment period. Secondary measures include the NIH-CPSI subscale scores, the total International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), patients' response rate, and patient satisfaction after treatment. We will also assess changes in the NIH-CPSI total score from baseline at the 20 DISCUSSION: This is a randomized, sham-controlled trial of acupuncture treatment for CP/CPPS. The results of this trial will provide more evidence on whether acupuncture is efficacious for treating CP/CPPS.
trial registrationClinical Trials.gov NCT02588274.
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