Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group: selenium-enriched corn flour supplementation.40g/d
Placebo group:ordinary corn flour 40g/d
Sponsors
School of Nursing, Soochow University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with clinical diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia; 2. Aged=40 years; 3. No prostate tumor; 4. Patients without other serious chronic diseases; 5. Patients with clear awareness and have the ability to express; 6. Volunteer to join the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Allergic to corn flour; 2. Having selenium supplementation experience or taking health care products to improve prostate function over the past three months; 3. Have chronic liver or kidney diseases, neurological, gastrointestinal or metabolic disorder; 4. patients who undergone prostatectomy; 5. Taking prostate hyperplasia related drugs within the last 3 months
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| IPSS;Prostate volume;Blood selenium;Hair selenium; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life;Sleep quality;Grip strength;Lower-limb muscle force;6 minute walk distance; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWang Li
School of Nursing, Soochow University
Outcome results
None listed