NCT03213938

Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 440 (actual)
• Sponsor: Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) refers to the presence of bothersome pelvic pain symptoms without an identifiable cause. Common symptoms of CP/CPPS include discomfort in the perineum, suprapubic region, and lower urinary tract symptoms. It affects men of all ages without apparent racial predisposition, among which, 36-50 years old are the most commonly influenced. Yet, few effective therapies are available for treating CP/CPPS. Acupuncture may be an effective treatment option for CP/CPPS. However, effects of acupuncture on CP/CPPS remain uncertain because of the small sample sizes or other methodological limitations. The objective of this multi-centre, randomized, sham acupuncture-controlled trial is to assess the effectiveness of acupuncture for relieving symptoms of CP/CPPS. The results will provide a robust conclusion with a high level of evidence.

Conditions

• Chronic Prostatitis With Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Acupuncture	For acupuncture group, Hwato brand disposable acupuncture needles (size 0.30 × 75mm; size 0.30 × 40mm) will be used. Bilateral SP6, BL33, BL23, and BL35, were selected as acupoints protocol. Acupuncture group consists of 20 sessions over an 8-week period after baseline, each for 30 minutes, and will be administered over 8 weeks (3 sessions in each of the first 4 weeks, and 2 sessions in each of the remaining 4 weeks).
DEVICE	Sham acupuncture	For sham acupuncture group, Hwato brand disposable acupuncture needles (size 0.30 × 25mm) will be used to insert vertically about 2-3 mm without manipulation into non-acupoints bilateral sham SP6, sham BL33, sham BL23, and sham BL35, which were located at different physical locations than SP6, BL23, BL 33, and BL35. Sham acupuncture group consists of 20 sessions over an 8-week period after baseline, each for 30 minutes, and will be administered over 8 weeks (3 sessions in each of the first 4 weeks, and 2 sessions in each of the remaining 4 weeks).

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-10-09
• Primary completion: 2019-12-10
• Completion: 2019-12-10
• First posted: 2017-07-11
• Last updated: 2022-08-09
• Results posted: 2021-09-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China