Acupuncture versus Sham Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain
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Efficacy of acupuncture for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndromes: study protocol for a randomized, sham acupuncture-controlled trial
BACKGROUND Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) affects many adult men worldwide. The currently available therapies offer little or no proven benefit for CP/CPPS. We designed this study to assess the efficacy of acupuncture therapy for the treatment of CP/CPPS. METHODS This study is designed as a randomized, sham acupuncture-controlled trial. We will compare patients wit...
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عنوان ژورنال: The American Journal of Medicine
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0002-9343
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2007.07.033