Clinical study of zinc for the treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis.
- Author:
Chunhua DENG
1
;
Bin ZHENG
;
Shengfei SHE
Author Information
- Publication Type:Clinical Trial
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Bacterial Infections; drug therapy; Chronic Disease; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prostatitis; drug therapy; physiopathology; Urodynamics; Zinc; therapeutic use
- From: National Journal of Andrology 2004;10(5):368-370
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo study the efficacy of biological organic zinc in the treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis (CBP).
METHODSSixty-one CBP patients were randomized into two groups: Group A (39 cases) was supplemented with organic zinc after routine antibiotic treatment, Group B (22 cases) was given routine antibiotic treatment only. NIH-CPIS (including pain, urinary symptoms, quality of life) and urodynamic indexes were used to evaluate the efficacy of biological organic zinc in the treatment of CBP.
RESULTSThe NIH-CPIS (including pain, urinary symptoms, quality of life) and the maximum urethra closure pressure (MUCP) were markedly decreased after the zinc treatment, compared with the non-zinc group(P < 0.05).
CONCLUSIONIt is suggested that biological organic zinc is effective for the treatment of CBP.
