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Efficacy and safety of ''acupuncture at different depths of Qugu points'' in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia---randomized controlled trial

Efficacy and safety of ''acupuncture at different depths of Qugu points'' in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia---randomized controlled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2200055104
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-01-01
Start date
2022-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-01-09

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

Conditions

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)

Interventions

Sponsors

Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
50 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria of BPH, and be diagnosed by a specialist; 2. Aged 50 to 80 years; 3. Those who voluntarily signed the informed consent form were voluntary subjects.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Unable to communicate smoothly; 2. Combined with urethritis, acute prostatitis, urinary calculi and other diseases; 3. Neurogenic bladder, bladder neck fibrosis, urethral stricture and other diseases; 4. Those with neurological disease and diabetes history affecting urination function; 5. Patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia complicated by malignant wasting diseases such as prostate cancer and tuberculosis; 6. Patients with liver and kidney insufficiency, other heart and lung diseases, blood diseases and other serious diseases; 7. Patients who take anticoagulant drugs for a long time, patients with severe anemia; 8. Upper urinary tract obstruction with hydrops and impaired renal function found by B-ultrasound; 9. Have been using drugs that may affect bladder function or are receiving BPH drugs; 10. B-ultrasound or CT found that the prostatic hyperplasia is too large and protrudes too much into the bladder, which affects the acupuncture operator; 11. Ultrasound or CT found that the residual urine in the bladder exceeds 100ml or too much, which affects the acupuncture operator.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
International Prostate Symptom Scale;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of Life Score;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLu Yonghui
yhlu2008@sina.com+86 13521776025

Outcome results

None listed

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