Chronic Non-bacterial Prostatitis Type IIIB, Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
Conditions
Brief summary
The study will include 50 chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) patients who will be randomised in 2 groups. Group A (25 patients )will receive 6 LiST sessions with a frequency 1 session / week. Group B (25 patients) will receive 6 LiST sessions with a frequency 2 sessions / week. National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index(NHI-CPSI), International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-ED) questionnaires will be answered before and at 1 and 3 month follow up visit. Adverse events will be reported during the treatment and follow up period.
Interventions
LiST will be applied in the perineum of the patients by using Dornier Aries 2 shockwave machine (5000shockwaves per session, energy level 7)
Sponsors
Institute for the Study of Urological Diseases, Greece
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 60 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
1. Participant must 18 to 60 years of age. 2. Participant has signed and dated the appropriate Informed Consent document. 3. Participant has had a clinical diagnosis of CP/CPPS defined as symptoms of discomfort or pain in the perineal or pelvic region for at least a three (3) month period within the last six (6) months
Exclusion criteria
1. Participant has evidence of facultative Gram negative or enterococcus with a value of ≥ 1000 CFU/ml in mid-stream urine (VB2). 2. Participant has a history of prostate, bladder or urethral cancer. 3. Participant has undergone pelvic radiation or systemic chemotherapy. 4. Participant has undergone intravesical chemotherapy. 5. Participant has unilateral orchialgia without pelvic symptoms, active urethral stricture or bladder stones, or any other urological condition associated with LUTS, any neurological disease or disorder affecting the bladder. 6. Participant has undergone prostate surgery or treatment. 7. Participant with penile or urinary sphincter implants. 8. Participant has been diagnosed with cancer during the last 5 years, or had any surgery in the pelvis. 9. Participant has a neurological impairment or psychiatric disorder preventing his understanding of consent and his ability to comply with the protocol. 10. PSA\>3 and age \> 40 years 11. Positive (suspicious for malignancy) digital rectal examination (DRE).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1.The difference between groups in the change of the pain domain of NIH-CPSI score | from baseline to 12 weeks after final treatment | CP/CPPS-related complaints will be assessed by the the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI). The questionnaire designed to provide symptom scores for patients with chronic prostatitis. The index provides scores on pain (items 1-4), urinary symptoms (items 5-6), and quality of life (items 7-9).Total score ranges from 0 to 35 (higher values represent worse outcome).The index provides a special pain domain (items 1-4) and the score for this domain ranges from 0 to 21. |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| The difference between groups in the change of urinary symptoms (Q 5-6) and quality of life domains (Q 7-9) of the NIH-CPSI score | from baseline to 4 and 12 weeks after final treatment | CP/CPPS-related complaints will be assessed by the the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI). The questionnaire designed to provide symptom scores for patients with chronic prostatitis. The index provides scores on pain (items 1-4), urinary symptoms (items 5-6), and quality of life (items 7-9).Total score ranges from 0 to 35 (higher values represent worse outcome).The index provides a special urinary symptom domain (items 5-6) and the score for this domain ranges from 0 to 10 |
| The difference between groups in the change of IIEF-ED score | from baseline to 4 and 12 weeks after final treatment | It will be assessed by International Index of Erectile Function -Erectile Domain (IEF-ED) score. A questionnaire designed to evaluate erectile capabilities. The questionnaire provides a score between 5 and 30.The severity categories are: 1-10 severe ED, 10-16 moderate ED, 17-21 moderate to mild ED, 22-25 mild ED, 26-30 no ED |
| The difference between groups in the change of total NIH-CPSI score (Q1-9) | Time Frame: baseline, 4 and 12 weeks after final treatment | CP/CPPS-related complaints will be assessed by the the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI). The questionnaire designed to provide symptom scores for patients with chronic prostatitis. The index provides scores on pain (items 1-4), urinary symptoms (items 5-6), and quality of life (items 7-9).Total score ranges from 0 to 35 (higher values represent worse outcome) |
| The difference between groups in the the Pain Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) | at week 3, 4, 5, | It will be assessed by the pain VAS, right after each LIST session. Pain VAS is a unidimensional measure of pain intensity . It is a continuous scale comprised of a horizontal (HVAS) or vertical (VVAS) line, usually 10 centimeters (100 mm) in length, anchored by 2 verbal descriptors, one for each symptom extreme. For pain intensity, the scale is most commonly anchored by no pain (score of 0) and pain as bad as it could be or worst imaginable pain (score of 100 \[100-mm scale\]. To avoid clustering of scores around a preferred numeric value, numbers or verbal descriptors at intermediate points are not recommended. The following cut points on the pain VAS have been recommended: no pain (0-4 mm), mild pain (5-44 mm), moderate pain (45-74 mm), and severe pain (75- 100 mm) |
| Adverse events rate in all patients | 18 weeks | Potential treatment related adverse events after the first LIST session and during the 3 month follow up period will be reported |
| The difference between groups in the change of IPSS | from baseline to 4 and 12 weeks after final treatment | They will be assessed by the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS). A questionnaire designed to provide information on lower urinary tract symptoms and their impact on quality of life. Scores range from 0 to 35. The severity categories are: 1-7 mild, 8-19 moderate, 20-35 severe |
Countries
Greece
Outcome results
None listed