Benigh Prosatic Hyperplasia/Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (BPH/LUTS)
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia focused on measuring Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms, electroacupuncture, four sacral points
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Diagnosis of BPH in accordance with the criteria of the Chinese Urological Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines 2014 edition.
- Male patients aged 40-80 years.
- Not on any 5a-reductase inhibitor, a1 receptor blocker or traditional Chinese medicine in the past two weeks.
- International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) scores range from 1 to 19.
- Family members or patients give informed consent and sign informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with recurrent urinary tract infections.
- Patients with neurogenic bladder and urethral stricture, bladder tumor and prostate cancer.
- Patients with benign prostatic obstruction who have failed invasive treatment.
- Patients with serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, hematopoietic system and other primary diseases and mental disorders.
- Patients who are participating in other clinical trials or who are participating in other clinical trials within one month.
Sites / Locations
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
electroacupuncture at'four sacral points'
conventional electroacupuncture
The participants in the electroacupuncture at'four sacral points'group will receive treatment that consists of 8 acupuncture sessions over an 4-week period after baseline (2 sessions in each week), each for 30 minutes. Hua Tuo brand disposable acupunctureneedles (size 0.40 × 100mm) and electronic needle therapy instrument SDZ-IIB will be used.The device will be set at a frequency of 2.0 Hz, continuous wave and a moderate intensity the patient can tolerate. Electrostimulation will be performed for 30 min during each treatment. BL30 (Baihuanshu )(both sides and BL35 (Huiyang )(both sides), were selected as acupoints protocol.BL30 is located on either side of the sacrococcygeal joint, approximately 1 cm from the joint. BL35 is in the buttock region, 0.5 cun lateral to the extremity of the coccyx.
The participants in the conventional electroacupuncture group will select RN3 (Zhongji), CV4 (Guanyuan), and ST28 (Shuidao, both sides), KL3 (Taixi).A needle measuring 0.25×40 mm will be inserted perpendicularly to a depth of 25- 40 mm to RN3, CV4 and ST28 and 0.5 cun to KL3 to induce a local sensation (distention or sourness).Subsequently, the electrodes from the SDZ-IIB electroacupuncture device will be connected to the needles at these points, with the anode connected to ST28 and RN3, the cathode connected to ST28 and CV4. The protocol includes the same duration, frequency of sessions and the parameter setting of electroacupuncture as for the'four sacral points'treatment.