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Acupuncture combined with tamsulosin hydrochloride sustained-release capsule in the treatment of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: A study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Ji-Sheng Wang, Jie Yang, Sheng Deng, Xu-Dong Yu, Bing-Hao Bao, Rui-Jia Liu, Hai-Song Li

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Article in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Ji-Sheng WangGraduate School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.
Jie YangBeijing Fengtai Maternal and Child Health Hospital,Being, China.
Sheng DengGraduate School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.
Xu-Dong YuGraduate School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.
Bing-Hao BaoGraduate School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.
Rui-Jia LiuGraduate School of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine.
Hai-Song LiDepartment of Andrology, Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese, Beijing, China.
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNDongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine · CNBeijing Fengtai Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a common urinary system disease in men. As part of traditional Traditional Chinese medicine, acupuncture has been widely used in clinical practice. In order to evaluate the exact effect of acupuncture on the clinical efficacy of CP/CPPS, this experiment uses randomized controlled experiments. METHODS/

designThis pragmatic randomized controlled trial will recruit 166 patients who are diagnosed with CP/CPPS. Simple randomization to conventional drug treatment with a 1:1 allocation ratio will be used. Ten 30-minute acupuncture sessions will be provided to patients assigned to the Intervention group. All participants will continue to receive conventional drug treatment. The selection of outcomes will be evaluated by Health's Symptom Score Index (NIH-CPSI) score at week 4. DISCUSSION: This trial may provide evidence regarding the clinical effectiveness, safety, and cost-effectiveness of acupuncture for patients with CP/CPPS.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, ChiCTR1900021132, Registered on 29 January 2019.

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Acupuncture TherapyAdrenergic alpha-1 Receptor AntagonistsPelvic PainProstatitisTamsulosinAdministration, OralChinaChronic DiseaseCombined Modality TherapyCost-Benefit AnalysisDelayed-Action PreparationsFeasibility StudiesHumansMalePragmatic Clinical Trials as TopicRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicAdrenergic alpha-1 Receptor AntagonistsDelayed-Action PreparationsTamsulosin

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PMID32195959
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