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Efficacy of Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

NCT02588274 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 68

Last updated 2019-02-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) affects many adult men worldwide. So far, available therapies offer little or no proven benefit to CP/CPPS. The investigators design and implement this study is to assess efficacy of acupuncture therapy performed in the CP/CPPS .

Conditions

  • Chronic Prostatitis

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupuncture

Acupuncture is one of the oldest standardized neuromodulatory therapies. The method of acupuncture treatment involves the insertion of needles in acupuncture points according to a system of channels and meridians. The needles are stimulated by manual manipulation, electrical stimulation or heat. The general theory of acupuncture is based on the premise that there are patterns of energy flow through the body that are essential for health. Disruptions of this flow are believed to be responsible for disease. Acupuncture may correct imbalances of flow at identifiable points close to the skin.

DEVICE

placebo needle

Placebo needle is a type of control without skin penetration based on the application of placebo needles with blunt needle tips.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Zhishun Liu, PhD · Guang'anmen Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-11-30
Primary Completion
2017-05-31
Completion
2017-11-30

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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