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Efficacy and safety of acupuncture at Different depths of Qugu Acupoint in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a randomized controlled trial

Efficacy and safety of acupuncture at Different depths of Qugu Acupoint in the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia: a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2200005751
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-01-01
Start date
2022-01-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-20

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

Conditions

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

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)It meets the diagnostic criteria of BPH and has been clearly diagnosed by a specialist; (2)The age ranges from 50 to 80; (3)Voluntary subjects who sign informed consent voluntarily.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Unable to communicate unobstructed; (2) Associated with urethritis, acute prostatitis, urinary calculi and other diseases; (3) Complicated with neurogenic bladder, bladder neck fibrosis, urethral stricture and other diseases; (4) Patients with neurological diseases or diabetes that affect urination function; (5) Hyperplasia of prostate complicated with malignant wasting diseases such as prostate cancer and tuberculosis; (6) Patients with serious diseases such as liver and kidney insufficiency and other heart and lung diseases and blood diseases; (7) Patients taking anticoagulants for a long time and patients with severe anemia; (8) Patients with upper urinary tract obstruction and hydronephrosis 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 excessive prostatic hyperplasia, protruding too much bladder, affecting acupuncture operators; (11) B ultrasound or CT found that residual urine in the bladder was more than 100ml or too much, which affected the acupuncture operator.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
International Prostate Symptom Score,IPSS;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Quality of life,QoL;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLu Yonghui
yhlu2008@sina.com13521776025

Outcome results

None listed

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