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Analyzing the Brain Alterations of Acupuncture on Patients With CP/CPPS Evaluated by fMRI

China500 participantsStarted 2022-01-05

Plain-language summary

Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is one of the most common diseases in urology, but its pathogenesis remains unclear and the effective therapy lacks. As a kind of chronic pain which the patients suffered for more than 3 months, CP/CPPS could be alleviated by acupuncture. Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and higher magnetic field strengths could enable scientists to investigate the brain accurately and non-invasively during every stage of chronic pain.To avoid placebo effect, sham acupuncture would be also enrolled.Herein, by the utilization of fMRI in resting-state, we investigated the influence on patients' brain alterations after the patients accepted the treatment of acupuncture.

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 50 Years

SexMALE

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Exclusion criteria

✕. he chief complaint is long-term recurrent pain or discomfort of lumbosacral and perianal distension in the lower abdomen of the external perineum genital area and the superior pubic area (more than 3 months).
✕. Bacterial prostatitis will be eliminated by routine culture of prostatic fluid and urine culture before and after prostatic massage.
✕. Urinary tract infection will be ruled out by routine urinalysis and sediment examination.

What they're measuring

The change in the NIH-CPSI total score at the end of week 12 and week 36

Timeframe: week 0, week 12 and week 36

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05075551

SponsorShanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-09-12

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