Clinical trials of combined therapy of an oral Chinese medicine with massage for chronic nonbacterial prostatitis.
- Author:
Shu-lin SHEN
1
;
Da-lin HE
;
Yong LUO
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Chronic Disease; Combined Modality Therapy; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; therapeutic use; Humans; Male; Massage; Medicine, Chinese Traditional; Middle Aged; Phytotherapy; Prostatitis; therapy
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2006;12(9):851-853
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the clinical effect of an oral Chinese medicine combined with massage of the prostate in treating chronic nonbacterial prostatitis (CNP).
METHODSSeventy-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.
RESULTSTotal 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).
CONCLUSIONThe combined therapy is more effective than oral Chinese medicine alone for the treatment of CNP.
