Qiantongding Decoction: An efficacious therapeutic for type III B prostatitis.
- Author:
De-Ning CHEN
1
;
Wei-Tian CHEN
;
Qing-Hui MA
;
Zhan QIN
;
Zhong-Wang HUANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Drugs, Chinese Herbal; therapeutic use; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pelvic Pain; drug therapy; Phytotherapy; Prostatitis; drug therapy; Treatment Outcome
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2009;15(1):89-91
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo evaluate the clinical efficacy of Qiantongding Decoction in the treatment of type III B prostatitis or chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS).
METHODSSeventy patients with type III B prostatitis / CPPS were randomly divided into an experimental group (n = 36) and a control group (n = 34), the former treated with Qiantongding Decoction, and the latter with oral Indometacin, both for a month. Then their scores on Pelvic Pain Symptom Survey and NIH-CPSI were documented and compared.
RESULTSAn obvious improvement was observed in both groups after the treatment, with significant differences from pre-treatment (P < 0.05), and the experimental group showed a significantly better alleviation of pain than the control (P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONQiantongding Decoction has an obvious therapeutic effect on type III B prostatitis / CPPS.
