Objective:To explore whether there is a specific clinical effect of acupuncture in the treatment of chronic prostatitis.Methods:A total of 52 patients with chronic prostatitis were randomly divided into an acupuncture group(24 cases)and a placebo acupuncture group(28 cases).During the treatment,1 case was dropped out in the placebo acupuncture group and 51 patients accomplished the clinical trial finally in two groups.In the acupuncture group,Shènshū(肾俞BL23),Zhōngliáo(中髎BL33),Huìyáng(会阳BL35)and Sānyīnjiāo(三阴交SP6)were selected.In the placebo acupuncture group,the non-meridian points located lateral to BL23,BL33,BL35 and SP6 were selected,respectively.The duration of treatment was 8 weeks in each group.In the first 4 weeks of treatment,the treatment was given once every two days,three times weekly.In the last 4 weeks of treatment,the treatment was given once every three days,twice a week.Totally,20 acupuncture treatments were required in the whole trial.Before treatment,in week 4 and 8 of treatment and in follow-up,National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index(NIH-CPSI)score and the comprehensive effect were evaluated in the two groups successively.Results:In week 4 and 8 of treatment,NIH-CPSI score in the acupuncture group was lower than that before treatment,respectively(both P＜0.05).In week 8 of treatment,NIH-CPSI score in the placebo acupuncture group was lower than that before treatment(P＜0.05).NIH-CPSI score in the acupuncture group was lower than the placebo acupuncture group in week 8 of treatment(P＜0.05).In follow-up,NIH-CPSI score of the two groups all decreased as compared with the score before treatment(both P＜0.05),and the score in the acupuncture group was lower than the placebo acupuncture group(P＜0.05).In the comparison of comprehensive effect,the total effective rate was 91.7％in the acupunc-ture group and was 74.1％in the placebo acupuncture group.The therapeutic effect in the acupuncture group was better than that of the placebo acupuncture group(P＜0.05).Conclusion:Acupuncture relieves pelvic pain and urination symptoms and has a certain of long-term effect in patients with chronic prostatitis.

谢峥嵘;邓泽成;肖豆;石文英;钟峰;唐媛媛;方闯;王鑫;柯超;章薇

湖南中医药大学,长沙 410208,中国;湖南中医药大学第一附属医院针灸推拿康复科,长沙410007,中国

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