title: [Clinical observation on treatment of chronic prostatitis syndrome type III B by Tiaoshen Tonglin Decoction].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To observe the clinical effect of Tiaoshen Tonglin Decoction (TTD)) on chronic prostatitis syndrome (CPS) and its effects on urinary flow rate (UFR), uric acid (UA) content and pH value in expressed prostate secretions (EPS).
  
  
  METHODS
  One hundred and eight patients with CPS were randomly assigned to two groups, the treatment group (56 cases) treated with TTI) and the control group (52 cases) with terazosin tablet, both for 60 days. The changes of chronic prostatitis symptom index (NIH-CPSL), established by the National Institutes of Health, U.S.A., UA and pH in EPS, as well as UFR were observed before and after treatment.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cure rate and the total effective rate in the treatment group were higher than those in the control group respectively (P < 0.05); after treatment, the UA level, pH value in EPS and NIH-CPSI decreased significantly in the treatment group (P < 0.01), lower than those in the control group, which had significant change (P < 0.05); the maximum UFR and average UFR of both groups were improved markedly after treatment (P < 0.05) with insignificant difference between the groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  TTD can improve the UFR, decrease the NIH-CPSI score, pH value and UA level in the EPS, is an effective recipe for treatment of CPS.
authors: Hospital of TCM Affiliated to Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang. libodoc@126.com
authors: Bo
authors: B
authors: Li
authors: Li-jun
authors: LJ
authors: Jiang
authors: Juan
authors: J
authors: Chai
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D008297:Male; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008517:Phytotherapy; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000145:classification / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D013577:Syndrome; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D014554:Urination / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal; C528584:tiaoshen tonglin; D014527:Uric Acid