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Effectiveness, safety and mechanism of low energy shock wave treatment for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Effectiveness, safety and mechanism of low energy shock wave treatment for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2100050691
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-09-02
Start date
2021-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-05-02

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

Conditions

chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndromes

Interventions

Experimental group:Low-energy shock wave treatment, 1 time per week for 4 times
Control group:False shock wave therapy, 1 time per week for 4 times

Sponsors

Lanzhou University Second Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Male, aged 18 to 65 years; 2. Chronic pain occurs in the bladder, groin, genitals, lower abdomen, perineum, perianal area and no obvious abnormality is found in urinary tract examination for more than 3 months; 3. NIH-CPSI total score >15 and pain domain score > 4; 4. The white blood cell count of prostatic fluid (expressed prostatic secretion, EPS) is less than 10, and the bacterial culture is negative; 5. Have not received any CP/CPPS-related treatment 2 weeks before treatment; 6. Be able to understand the test content, sign the informed consent form and have the ability to return for regular inspections.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Have coagulation disorders or are using anticoagulant drugs; 2. Complications such as prostatic hyperplasia, prostate cancer, urinary calculi, etc.; 3. Combined with systemic or local infectious diseases; 4. Other situations that cannot cooperate with the treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Pain relief rate;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Scale score change values;International Prostate Scale score change value;Indonesian International Education Foundation score change value;Changes in sperm count and motility;Urine and semen biomarker changes;Urine exfoliative cytological changes;Microbiome changes in semen and intestinal;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactKong Xiangbin

Lanzhou University Second Hospital

kongxb20@lzu.edu.cn+86 13893160157

Outcome results

None listed

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