Effect of repetitive transcranial acupuncture stimulation acupuncture combined with Wenglitong capsule on benign prostatic hyperplasia
Objective To observe the curative effect of repetitive transcranial acupuncture stimulation(rTAS)acupuncture combined with Wenglitong capsule on benign prostatic hyperplasia(BPH).Methods Sixty patients with BPH with kidney deficiency and blood stasis were randomized 1∶1∶1 to receive Wenglitong capsule(control group 1),rTAS acupuncture on alternate days(control group 2),or rTAS acupuncture+Wenglitong capsule(treatment group)by a random number table for 2 months.The clinical effects,international prostate symptom score(IPSS),prostate volume,prostate specific antigen(PSA)level,testosterone level and traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)syndrome score were assessed before and after treatment.Results The overall effective rate was significantly higher in the treatment group(90％[18/20])than in the control group 1(75％[15/20])and control group 2(80％[16/20])(P＜0.05),which was found no significant difference from the control group 1 vs the control group 2(P＞0.05).After treatment,TCM syndrome score and IPSS score in the three groups were significantly decreased than those before treatment(P＜0.05),the decrease in the treatment group was more common than the control group 1 and control group 2(P＜0.05).None of the TCM syndrome score and IPSS score differed significantly between control group 1 and control group 2(P＞0.05).The difference was not statistically significant in the prostate volume in the three groups before and after treatment(P＞0.05),and with no significant differences in pairwise comparisons(P＞0.05).There was no statistically significant difference in the differential values among the three groups(P＞0.05).The difference was not statistically significant in the testosterone level in the three groups before and after treatment(P＞0.05),and with no significant differences in pairwise comparisons(P＞0.05).After treatment,the PSA level was significantly decreased in the treatment group compared with before treatment(P＜0.05),which was found no significant difference from the control group 1 vs the control group 2(P＞0.05).None of the PSA level differed significantly among the three groups(P＞0.05).Conclusion rTAS acupuncture combined with Wenglitong capsule for patients with BPH can obviously improve the symptoms and improve the curative effect,and the effect is better than that of Wenglitong capsule and rTAS acupuncture alone.
Benign prostatic hyperplasiaKidney deficiency and blood stasisTranscranial stimulationPoints,Scalp stimulation areasChinese patent medicine
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