CBD-based Therapy to Attenuate Non-bacterial Prostatitis Symptoms

Inclusion Criteria: * men aged 18-50 years * reported pelvic pain for ≥3 months in the past 6 months * reported the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) total score \>10 with a pain subscore ≥4 * clinically and laboratory diagnosed CP/CPPS Exclusion Criteria: * confirmed genitourinary infections (e.g., Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, Chlamydia spp.) * recent antibiotic use (within 6 months) * cannabis use * alpha-blockers or phytotherapeutics in the preceding 4 weeks * no history of pelvic trauma, surgery or radiotherapy, neurogenic bladder, post-void residual \>50 mL, or psychiatric disorders affecting compliance