Efficacy of Propiverine for Chronic Prostatitis / Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome.
- Author:
Hyung Jee KIM
1
;
Joo Hyung HONG
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea. killtumor@yahoo.co.kr
- Publication Type:Randomized Controlled Trial ; Original Article
- Keywords:
Prostate;
Anticholinergics
- MeSH:
Cholinergic Antagonists;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Pelvic Pain*;
Pelvis;
Prospective Studies;
Prostate;
Prostatic Hyperplasia;
Prostatitis*;
Quality of Life
- From:Journal of the Korean Continence Society
2008;12(2):158-162
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PUROPOSE: Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a common disorder to men and the syndrome is diagnosed only on the basis of symptoms, principally pain or discomfort in the pelvic region. However many patients have a urinary symptoms, especially storage symptoms such as frequency and urgency. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of anticholinergics in a prospective randomized, single-blind trial to young and middle aged patients to exclude the effect of benign prostatic hyperplasia as possible. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Forty six men with CP/CPPS (age of third to fifth decades) were randomized in a single-blind fashion to receive either group 1; gatifloxacin (200mg, bid) of 15 patients, or group 2; gatifloxacin (200mg, bid) and propiverine (20mg, once daily) of 31 patients for 2 months. The NIH chronic prostatitis symptom index (NIH-CPSI) and International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) were used to grade symptoms and the quality of life (QoL) impact at the start, 1 month and 2 months of the study. RESULTS: There was no significant difference between group 1 and group 2 in about age and duration of the disease. In addition, no significant difference was found between group 1 and 2 in the scores of sub-factors of IPSS and NIH-CPSI at the time of baseline. No statistically significant difference in the NIH-CPSI total score and each domain was seen after treatment. Statistically significant difference in the storage symptom of IPSS was seen after treatment. CONCLUSIONS: The efficacy of propiverine (combined to antibiotics) for CP/CPPS were improvements of the storage symptom of IPSS significantly.
