title: Sacral magnetic stimulation in non-inflammatory chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To prospectively evaluate sacral magnetic high-frequency stimulation as a treatment option for patients with non-inflammatory chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS, category IIIB).
  
  
  METHODS
  Fourteen men with CPPS IIIB were treated with high-frequency sacral magnetic stimulation, with 10 treatment sessions once a week for 30 min at a frequency of 50 Hz. The National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) and quality-of-life index were determined before and after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients tolerated the stimulation well and 12 of 14 reported agreeable sensations during stimulation. There were no complications; only one patient did not complete the treatment course. The mean (range) total NIH-CPSI score did not change with treatment, at 27 (18-38) before and 27 (4-40) after treatment. Moreover, there was no sustained effect on the mean scores for pain, micturition complaints or quality of life.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  High-frequency sacral magnetic stimulation in patients with CPPS IIIB only reduces pain during stimulation, with no sustained relief of symptoms. Therefore, intermittent sacral magnetic stimulation cannot be recommended as a treatment option for CPPS IIIB.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Leippold
authors.forename: Raeto T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Strebel
authors.forename: Mirjam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Huwyler
authors.forename: Hubert A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: John
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Hauri
authors.forename: Daniel M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Schmid
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008280:Magnetics / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010147:Pain Measurement; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000150:complications*; D011788:Quality of Life; D012445:Sacrococcygeal Region; D017211:Treatment Failure