SynthesisPain research & management2023
Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis or Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
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- Ningmitai capsule in patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a multicenter, prospective, randomized, parallel, positive-controlled study.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2025Trial
- Huang'e Capsule Alleviates Experimental Autoimmune Prostatitis in Rats Through Regulation of Linoleic Acid and Arachidonic Acid Metabolism by Metabolomics.Biomedical chromatography : BMC · 2026Article
- Integrating vaginal laser therapy into multidisciplinary management of bladder pain syndrome and vulvodynia.BMC urology · 2026Review
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- Mechanistic Insights into Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome via Integrated Network Topology and Bioinformatics Analysis.Journal of pain research · 2026Article
- Acupuncture-Related Interventions for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Non-Surgical Management of Male Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A UPOINT-Guided Narrative Review.Journal of pain research · 2026Review
- Digital Health Technologies in the Treatment of Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndromes: A Systematic Review of Randomized Clinical Trials.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Research Methodology in Acupuncture for Managing Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome: A Scoping Review.Neurourology and urodynamics · 2025Article
- Efficacy and brain modulation mechanisms of acupuncture for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome revealed by structural MRI changes.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- How You Treat Prostatitis Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia with Acupuncture and/or Chinese Herbs.Medical acupuncture · 2024Article
- Acupoints for Headache with Blood Stasis Syndrome: A Literature Study Based on Data Mining Technology [Letter].Journal of pain research · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a complex male dysfunction, mostly seen in young and middle-aged men with a history of more than 3 months. As a traditional therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine, acupuncture has been proven an effective method to treat CP/CPPS in recent years. Though some meta-analyses on acupuncture for chronic prostatitis were published in 2018 and 2019, most of the included studies were low in quality according to the JADAD score (JADAD < 4). The conclusions of acupuncture for CP/CPPS remain indefinite. Purpose: This review aims to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture for CP/CPPS by including high-quality literature only (JADAD ≥ 4) to provide a reliable basis for clinical applications and research. Method: Nine electronic databases were searched from inception to March 1, 2022, and only randomized controlled trials (RCT) with high-quality (JADAD ≥ 4) were included. Data were analyzed using Review Manager 5.3. and was verified through trial sequential analysis (TSA). We carried out a sensitivity analysis for the heterogeneity ( Result: Ten RCTs (11 trials) of high-quality methodology involving 798 patients were included. Meta-analysis showed that compared to sham acupuncture (SAT) and western medicine (WM), acupuncture (AT) played superior roles for CP/CPPS patients in pain score, NIH-CPSI score, quality of life score, urinary symptom, and efficacy rate. As for the adverse effects, 4 RCTs described mild hematoma and pain in AT and SAT groups, while specific symptoms including nausea, abdominal pain, dizziness, and low blood pressure were reported in WM groups. Conclusion: This meta-analysis indicated that acupuncture has measurable benefits on CP/CPPS, and security has also been ensured. However, this meta-analysis only included 10 RCTs; thus, RCTs with a larger sample size and longer-term observation are required to verify the effectiveness of acupuncture further in the future.
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