[Clinical trials of combined therapy of an oral Chinese medicine with massage for chronic nonbacterial prostatitis].

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

To evaluate the clinical effect of an oral Chinese medicine combined with massage of the prostate in treating chronic nonbacterial prostatitis (CNP).

METHODS:

Seventy-two CNP patients were randomly divided into an experimental group (oral Chinese medicine with massage) and a control group (oral Chinese medicine only). The main parameters were compared before and two months after the treatment.

RESULTS:

Total efficacy rates of the experimental and control groups were 90.0% and 68.6%, respectively. Compared with the controls, patients in the experiment group had a lower score on NIH-CPSI, and the difference was significant statistically (P < 0.05).

CONCLUSION:

The combined therapy is more effective than oral Chinese medicine alone for the treatment of CNP.

• Authors: Shu-lin Shen, Da-lin He, Yong Luo
• Journal: Zhonghua nan ke xue = National journal of andrology (Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue) Vol. 12 Issue 9 Pg. 851-3 (Sep 2006) ISSN: 1009-3591 [Print] China
• PMID: 17009541 (Publication Type: English Abstract, Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)

Chemical References

• Drugs, Chinese Herbal

Topics

• Adult
• Chronic Disease
• Combined Modality Therapy
• Drugs, Chinese Herbal (therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Male
• Massage
• Medicine, Chinese Traditional
• Middle Aged
• Phytotherapy
• Prostatitis (therapy)