title: [Electroacupuncture at Zhongji (CV 3) for treatment of benign hyperplasia of prostate: a multi-central randomized controlled study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the role of Zhongji (CV 3) in treatment of benign hyperplasia of prostate.
  
  
  METHODS
  Multi-central, randomized, controlled, single bland clinical method was adopted, and 276 cases were divided into an electroacupuncture (EA) group and a medication group, 138 cases in each group. The EA group were treated with EA at Zhongji (CV 3) and the medication group with oral administration of Qianliekang tablets. After treatment of 1 course, their therapeutic effects and changes of international prostate symptom (I-PSS) cumulative score, life quality index (L) cumulative score, nocturia times, urine stream state, lower abdominal symptom, maximal volume of urine flow, residual urine volume, prostatic volume, etc. Were assessed in the two groups.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate was 96.4% in the EA group and 86.2% in the medication group, the former being better than the latter (P<0. 01); the two groups were effective in improvement of international prostate symptom (I-PSS) cumulative score, life quality index (L) cumulative score, nocturia times, urine stream state, hypogastrium symptom, maximal volume of urine flow, residual urine volume, prostatic volume, etc. with the former better than the latter.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Acupuncture at Zhongji (CV 3) has a significant therapeutic effect for treatment of benign hyperplasia of prostate.
authors.affiliation: School of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Beijing University of CM, Beijing 100029, China. liuqingguo999@vip.sina.com
authors.forename: Qing-Guo
authors.initials: QG
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Chao-Yang
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Shuang
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jiao
authors.forename: Li-Xin
authors.initials: LX
authors.lastname: Tang
authors.forename: Ming-Hua
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Li-Fang
authors.initials: LF
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.forename: Wei-Xing
authors.initials: WX
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.forename: Xia
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Shou-Kang
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Lu
authors.forename: Yong-Jun
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Fu
authors.forename: Wei-Lan
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Yi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Qin