NCT07066735

Extracorporeal Shock-Wave Therapy (ESWT) vs Phytotherapy vs Combined in Treatment of Chronic Prostatitis

Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Combined Extracorporeal Shock- Wave Therapy (ESWT) With Phytotherapy Versus Each of Them Alone in Chronic Prostatitis Category ⅢB

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 90 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Ain Shams University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

to compare the efficacy and safety of ESWT combined with phytotherapy, ESWT alone and phytotherapy alone in treatment of chronic prostatitis.

Detailed description

In this study the investigators will conduct a Prospective randomized clinical trial, patients will be randomized to 3 groups where they will use use radial waves device (INTELECT RPW SHOCKWAVE) By Chattanooga for ESWT. Another group will receive Phytothyrapy that will be capsules containing powder extract of saw palmetto , tomato , uvaursi , pygeum and pumpkin. while the last group will receive both.

Conditions

• Chronic Prostatitis (CP)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	ESWT	Transperineal Shockwaves that are applied once a week for 8 consecutive weeks with a protocol of 3000 pulses each; pressure: 1.8-2.0 bar and a frequency of 10 Hertz (Hz)
DRUG	Phytotherapy that contains powder extract of (saw palmetto , tomato , uva ursi , pygeum and pumpkin	1capsule tob be taken twice daily for one month.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-07-20
• Primary completion: 2026-02-01
• Completion: 2026-03-01
• First posted: 2025-07-15
• Last updated: 2025-07-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Egypt