Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome in Males

Examination of the Efficacy of ESWT (Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy) and TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) in Individuals Receiving Drug Treatment for Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Randomized Controlled Study

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06369545

Enrollment

Registered

2024-04-17

Start date

2024-01-01

Completion date

2024-08-15

Last updated

2024-10-16

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Conditions

Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Keywords

Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome, Male, ESWT, TENS

Brief summary

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of ESWT (Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy) and TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) in individuals diagnosed with chronic pelvic pain syndrome and treated with medication. The study was organized as a randomized controlled trial. The sample size is 30 patients suffering from chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

Detailed description

Volunteers who are between the ages of 20-40, diagnosed with chronic pelvic pain syndrome, and who meet the inclusion criteria will be included in the study and will be randomized into 2 groups: Group I (TENS) and Group II (ESWT).

Interventions

OTHERTENS

All participants included in this group will receive TENS

OTHERESWT

All participants included in this group will receive ESWT

OTHEREXERCISE

All participants included in this group will receive Exercises

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Intervention model description

Randomized Controled Trial

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

20 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Aged between 20-40 years old males 2. Diagnosis of Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Exclusion criteria

1. Cancer 2. Surgery related to pelvic floor 2\. Receiving drug treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
VISUAL ANALOUGE SCALE	baseline and immediately after the intervention	It evaluates pain intensity grading between 0-10. Higher score shows severe pain.
National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI)	baseline and immediately after the intervention	This assesses the quality of life. The index has sub dimensions(pain, urinary symptoms, quality of life impact). The score evaluation of the pain scale is between 1 and 21 points, the score evaluation of the urination scale is between 0 and 10 points, and the score evaluation of the quality of life scale is between 0 and 12 points.
ALGOMETER	baseline and immediately after the intervention	This evaluates pain tolerance threshold of the patients.The less score shows pain intolerance.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Flexibility Measurements	baseline and immediately after the intervention	To measure flexibility of the muscles, manually. The amount of elasticity is measured and the result is recorded in cm.
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale- HAD	baseline and immediately after the intervention	This evaluates depresive symtoms of the patients.This scale is a self-rating scale. The scale is a 4-point Likert type scale consisting of 14 items in total, including anxiety and depression subscales (Aydemir, Güvenir, Küey, & Kültür, 1997). 7 items in the scale are for anxiety and 7 items are for depression. Participants will be asked to mark each item considering the situation they have experienced in the last week. Each item contains four options. Options will be scored between 0-3 points. The lowest score for the anxiety and depression subscales is 0 and the highest score is 21 points.
Lasegue Test	baseline and immediately after the intervention	To measure flexibility of the sciatic nerve, manually.
ROM Assessments	baseline and immediately after the intervention	To measure range of motion of the joints by using goniometer.
Nottingham Health Profile-NHP	baseline and immediately after the intervention	This evaluates quality of life of the patients. The survey consists of 6 sections. These sections are pain, emotional reactions, social isolation, physical activity, energy and sleep. It consists of 38 items in total. Each section is scored between 0-100 points. 0 will be considered the best score and 100 will be considered the worst score.
Digital Muscle Testing	baseline and immediately after the intervention	To evaluate muscles's strenght using by Power Track. Higher cosre shows good strneght.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026