Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group 1:Acupuncture the Qugu (CV2) point to reach the prostate gland
Experimental group 2:Acupuncture the Qugu (CV2) point with the needle tip 1cm from the prostate gland
Control group:Inserting the blunt needle through the retainer pad to reach the skin surface, twist 3 times without piercing the skin
Sponsors
Xiyuan Hospital, Chinese Academy of traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
50 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. In accordance with the diagnostic criteria of BPH, and the diagnosis was confirmed by a specialist; 2. Aged 50 to 80 years old; 3. Those who sign informed consent voluntarily shall volunteer for the examination.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to communicate; 2. With urethritis, acute prostatitis, urinary calculi and other diseases; 3. Neurogenic bladder, bladder neck fibrosis, urethral stricture and other diseases; 4. Those with neurological diseases and diabetes history affected urination function; 5. Prostatic hyperplasia complicated with prostate cancer,tuberculosis and other malignant consumptive disease; 6. patients with liver, kidney insufficiency and other cardiopulmonary diseases, blood diseases and other serious diseases; 7. patients with hydronephrosis in the upper urinary tract found by B-ultrasonics and impaired renal function; 8. patients using drugs that may affect bladder function or are receiving BPH drugs; 9. Hyperplasia of prostate gland was too large under B ultrasonic or CT which protrude into the bladder too much and influence the operation of acupuncture; 10. B ultrasonic or CT found bladder residual urine over 100 ml affecting the acupuncture operation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS);scoring of symptoms and signs and auxiliary examination; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| age;nationality;educational level;profession;height;Hip circumference at the level of pubic symphysis;Quality of Life(QoL);The correlation between clinical efficacy and traditional Chinese medicine syndrome type;safety evaluation of acupuncture;evaluation of acupuncture tolerance;compliance observation;Blind evaluation; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLu Yonghui
Xiyuan Hospital, Chinese Academy of traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed