Effects of Electroacupuncture on Benign Prostate Hyperplasia Patients with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms : A Single-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial
Joint Authors
Chen, Wen-Chi
Her, Jiann-Shyan
Yu, Jung-Sheng
Shen, Kun-Hung
Hsieh, Ching-Liang
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2011, Issue 2011 (31 Dec. 2011), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2011-04-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
We tested the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) on lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) patients.
A total of 42 BPH patients with LUTS were randomly assigned to either the EA group (EG), received 2 Hz EA for 20 min twice/week for a total of twelve treatments, or a sham EA group (CG), received sham EA.
The increase of voiding volume, average flow rate, and maximal flow rate in the EG were 32.2±104.4 mL, 1.2±1.6 mL/sec, and 2.3±3.7 mL/sec, respectively, from baseline value (before EA) using the measurement of an uroflowmetry.
These increases were greater than −37.9±120.4, −0.22±2.7, and −0.3±4.3, respectively, in the CG (P=.038, .026, and .030, resp.).
The changes of prostate special antigen and international prostatic symptom score were not significantly different between two groups (P=.573, .175, resp.), suggesting the clinical improvement of 2 Hz EA was quite limited to the LUTS of patients with BPH.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yu, Jung-Sheng& Shen, Kun-Hung& Chen, Wen-Chi& Her, Jiann-Shyan& Hsieh, Ching-Liang. 2011. Effects of Electroacupuncture on Benign Prostate Hyperplasia Patients with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms : A Single-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yu, Jung-Sheng…[et al.]. Effects of Electroacupuncture on Benign Prostate Hyperplasia Patients with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms : A Single-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2011 (2011), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Yu, Jung-Sheng& Shen, Kun-Hung& Chen, Wen-Chi& Her, Jiann-Shyan& Hsieh, Ching-Liang. Effects of Electroacupuncture on Benign Prostate Hyperplasia Patients with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms : A Single-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2011. Vol. 2011, no. 2011, pp.1-8.
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Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-461773