The efficacy of Thai traditional massage compared with Tamsulosin on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

The efficacy of Thai traditional massage compared with Tamsulosin on Urinary Tract Symptoms.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20190204001

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2019-02-04

Start date

2018-12-19

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms LUTS

Interventions

0.4 mg Tamsulosin orally a day for 1 month,Massage session&#44

8 sessions&#44

30 min/session for 1 month

Active Comparator Drug,Experimental Other

Standard treatment: Tamsulosin,Study treatment: Thai traditional massage

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

50 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Men aged between 50-75 year old 2. Whose got the LUTS atleast 6 months 3. Whose got IPSS score between 8-19 4. Whose got prostate size ã€‹30 cm^3 5. Whose got Qmax between 5-15 ml/s 6. Whose got PSA level ã€Š 4 ng/ml 7. GFR > 60 ml/min, BUN 6- 20 mg/dL,Cr 0.7 - 1.3 mg/dL

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Urethral stricture and/or bladder neck disease active or recent < 3 months 2. Recurrent urinary tract i fection 3. Urinary retention 4. Indication of BPH surgery 5. Bladder or urethral stone 6. Acute or chronic prostatitis 7. Prostate or bladder cancer 8. Interstitial cystitis 9. Active upper trqct stones disese scausing symptoms 10. Surgery of prostate, bladder neck and pelvic region 11. Local or systemic inflammation disorder 12. Orthostatic hypotenion 13. History of neurogenic or psychiatric disorder/disease interfering with detrusor or sphincter muscle 14. Insulin- dependent diabetes mellitus and non-controlled non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus 15. History of chronic renal insufficiency 16. History of severe hepa5ic failure or other severe underlying diseses 17. History of abdominal surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Efficacy of Thai traditional massage compared with Tamsulosin on lower urinary tract symptoms in me Baseline and end of study IPSS score, Uroflowmetry, Post-void residual urine (ultrasound) and MCP-1 level in urine	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life Baseline and end of study WHO quality of life questionnaire	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactKusuma Sriyakul

Chulabhorn international college of medicine

kusuma_cat@yahoo.com081-171-8221

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026