Efficacy of acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine on chronic prostatitis

Abstract

Background: Chronic prostatitis is a common andrological disease, which brings many troubles to the lives of middle-aged and elderly male patients. With the increase of modern life pressure, the incidence of chronic prostatitis tends to younger, but its etiology and pathogenesis are not fully elucidated. Which seriously affects men's health? Relevant studies have shown that acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has a good effect on the treatment of chronic prostatitis compared with conventional western medicine; however, there is no consistent conclusion at present. The main purpose of this study is to explore whether acupuncture combined with TCM is effective in treating chronic prostatitis.Methods: The collection of randomized controlled trials related to acupuncture and TCM for chronic prostatitis will search the following electronic databases, including: PubMed, Web of Science, the Cochrane Database, EMBASE, Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure, Wanfang Data Knowledge Service Platform, Weipu. There are 8 electronic databases including the VIP Chinese Science and Technology Periodical Database and the China Biomedical Literature Database. The cure rate and total effective rate are the main indicators, and the recurrence rate and adverse events are the secondary indicators. Meta-analysis using RevMan5.4 provided by Cochrane Collaboration.Results: This study will provide the latest evidence of efficacy for the acupuncture combined with TCM in the treatment of chronic prostatitis. Conclusion:The effectiveness of acupuncture combined with TCM for chronic prostatitis will be evaluated.

Research Progress on Clinical Effect of Acupuncture on Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

“…The results of the three groups of follow-up showed that the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interferon-γ (IFN-γ), interleukin-12 (IL-12), prostate volume and prostate transition zone volume in groups A and B were significantly lower than those in group C (P<0.05), and AFR and MFR were significantly higher than before (P<0.05). Ma Yong et al [10] used acupuncture combined with traditional Chinese medicine to treat 30 patients with CP / CPPS of damp-heat stasis type, and the other 30 patients were treated with tamsulosin hydrochloride capsules.The results showed that after treatment, the NIH-CPSI score, Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) score and Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) score of the acupuncture-medicine group were better than those of the western medicine group (P<0.05). The improvement of clinical symptoms in the acupuncture-medicine group was significantly better than that in the western medicine group (P<0.05).…”