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A randomized, controlled, single blind, multi-center study of thunderbolt moxibustion treatment for prostatitis (hot and humid stasis type TCM 'zhen)

A randomized, controlled, single blind, multi-center study of thunderbolt moxibustion treatment for prostatitis (hot and humid stasis type TCM 'zhen)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR-INR-16008956
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2016-08-02
Start date
2016-09-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2017-04-18

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

prostatitis (hot and humid stasis type)

Interventions

The treatment group:thunderbolt moxibustion
The control group:Moxibustion

Sponsors

Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
19 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Between the ages of 19-65 years old, male; 2. Patient diagnosis consistent with prostatitis NIH classification IIIb type (prostatic fluid examination report or a copy provided by the patient, must be nearly a week, two or more hospitals or private hospitals do have the means to check the prostate fluid examination), urinalysis test negative findings; 3. The course has been more than 3 months; 4. In line with TCM for patients with damp-heat stasis type; 5. Signed informed consent voluntarily. Obtaining informed consent process should comply with GCP regulations; 6. Within one week of unused drugs or other treatment methods and treatment of prostatitis affect urination before enrollment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Common major chronic diseases, malignant diseases, such as coronary heart disease, angina, myocardial infarction, stroke, congestive heart failure, cirrhosis, chronic kidney failure, prostate cancer; 2. Recent or previous pelvic surgery, history of genitourinary surgery and a history of urinary tract invasive operation; 3. Associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia, cystitis, bladder cancer, urethral stenosis; 4. It can cause pain in the pelvic region of the non-prostate disease; 5. The combined urinary tract, pyelonephritis, urinary tract bacterial infection; 6. Seminal patients with chronic epididymitis; 7. Suffering from neurological and psychiatric diseases, or the use of the central, peripheral nerves affecting drugs, such as sedatives, antiepileptic drugs, antidepressant drugs, etc; 8. It is possible to reduce the possibility of the group or to test complicated situations who go out as long-term, environmental instability, alcoholism, drug abuse patient; 9. Other patients taking part in clinical trials; 10. Patients with allergies or thunderbolt moxibustion, moxibustion allergy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
TCM syndromes criteria;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NIH-CPSI;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWang Ye

Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

wyln270@163.com+86 18102457033

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026