A Clinical Study on the Combined Use of Abdominal Four Needles and Regulating the Spirit Acupuncture Method for the Treatment of Type III Chronic Prostatitis

Authors
Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsInternational Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Registry
Year 2026
INTERVENTION: Experimental Group:Acupuncture;Control Group:Tamsulosin Hydrochloride Controlled‐Release Capsules; CONDITION: Type III chronic prostatitis PRIMARY OUTCOME: NIH‐CPSI; SECONDARY OUTCOME: International Prostate Symptom Score,IPSS;Visual Analogue Scale, VAS;Hamilton Depression Rating Scale,HAMD;Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale, HAMA;Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Syndrome Scoring Scale;prostate ultrasound;Residual urine ultrasound;urine flow rate;5‐HT;IL‐1ß;TNF‐a; INCLUSION CRITERIA: (1) Meets the Western medical diagnostic criteria for Type III chronic prostatitis and the Traditional Chinese Medicine diagnostic criteria for chronic prostatitis with a pattern of damp‐heat and blood stasis, with a disease duration of >3 months; (2) Male, aged 18–55 years; (3) NIH‐CPSI score =15; (4) HAMD score =8 or HAMA score =8; (5) No other medications for chronic prostatitis have been taken within the past month, and no other treatments for chronic prostatitis have been received; (6) Willing to participate in this study and sign an informed consent form. Translated with DeepL.com (free version)
Epistemonikos ID: 4132c1db25e83228caeca055d8068dbf62bcd73e
First added on: Aug 10, 2026