[PDF] Top 20 Acupuncture for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

... bacterial prostatitis, the cause of CP/CPPS is unknown and no well-conducted epidemiologic studies are available to support any particular risk factors ...on pain, voiding and QoL ...that acupuncture ... See full document

... this trial, we aim to clarify the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for treating ...of acupuncture during the 8 weeks of treatment; additionally, the mean value may provide more sufficient evidence ... See full document

... back pain will be identified from the health plans' automated visit ...the study, describes eligibility requirements, and invites ...the study staff guides the patient through the consent ...be ... See full document

... this study was taken with the aim to explore a new treatment modality based on Ayurvedic ...Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) was the primary outcome parameter for this ... See full document

... We selected local acupoints and local non-acupoints on the same side of the shoulder lesion, while distal acu- point and distal non-acupoint were opposite to the shoulder lesion. Acupuncture points are selected as ... See full document

... single-blinded, randomized, sham-controlled trial was ...be randomized into one of five groups (35 patients in each group) as follows: a traditional acupuncture group (group A), a ... See full document

... that preclude them from further increases, up to a maximum dose of nine capsules (2700 mg), as shown in table 1. The titration phase will last a maximum of 4 weeks. If necessary they will be advised to titrate down to ... See full document

... maximum pain have no impact on treatment decisions based on the International Classification of Headache Disorders (3rd Edition) [15] of the International Headache Society ...the acupuncture points to be ... See full document

... This study will use the following the inclusion criteria: (1) males and females aged 19 to 65; (2) the presence of unexplained fatigue that is continuous and repetitive for more than 6 months; (3) the absence of ... See full document

... on acupuncture for CLBP have used manual acupuncture with equivocal results ...that acupuncture led to greater improvement in pain and function compared with usual care (medical visits, ... See full document

... to acupuncture needles and has been widely practiced and has been indicated in some cases where treatment with traditional acupuncture (or another tech- nique) has ...manual acupuncture, low ... See full document

... This study is a multi-center randomized sham-controlled trial with 2 parallel ...the study met the following criteria: 1) low back pain lasting for at least the last 3 months, 2) ... See full document

... feasibility study with a crossover design based on the principles of a ‘ cohort multiple randomized controlled trial ’ will be conducted to test a combined therapy for patients with ...The ... See full document

... patients randomized to pollen extract or ibuprofen, reported a response rate of ...largest study, Wagenlehner and co-workers demonstrated a clinical response rate of ...double-blind study which ... See full document

... are randomized to one of two treat- ment ...receive acupuncture in the Baihui, Yintang, Taiyang, Tinggong, Wangu, Fengchi, Hegu, Fenglong, and Taichong acupuncture points (Table ...disposable ... See full document

... proposed trial, which is designed to answer the pragmatic research question that relates to the overall benefit to ...the trial, so that we can adequately describe inputs associated with putative ... See full document

... Keywords: Qianlie Tongli decoction; Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.. 42.[r] ... See full document

... by chronic prostatitis, or due to a defect of opening of the vesical neck sheathed by chronic ...with chronic prostatitis would be due to prostatic inflammation that would alter the ... See full document

... Skeletal Pain and their four strand thematic structure has some overlap to CP/CPPS stories as ...their pain’ echoes the medical stories of CP/CPPS ...their pain’ is also part of the CP/CPPS ... See full document

... Our second aim is to explore the mechanisms of change of CBT for CFS by means of functional MRI and behav- ior. Task-dependent functional neuroimaging provides information about neural mechanisms that underlie specific ... See full document