title: [Qiantongding Decoction: An efficacious therapeutic for type III B prostatitis].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the clinical efficacy of Qiantongding Decoction in the treatment of type III B prostatitis or chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS).
  
  
  METHODS
  Seventy patients with type III B prostatitis / CPPS were randomly divided into an experimental group (n = 36) and a control group (n = 34), the former treated with Qiantongding Decoction, and the latter with oral Indometacin, both for a month. Then their scores on Pelvic Pain Symptom Survey and NIH-CPSI were documented and compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  An obvious improvement was observed in both groups after the treatment, with significant differences from pre-treatment (P < 0.05), and the experimental group showed a significantly better alleviation of pain than the control (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Qiantongding Decoction has an obvious therapeutic effect on type III B prostatitis / CPPS.
authors.affiliation: Department of Andrology, Shenzhen Hospital of TCM, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518033, China. cdn0125@126.com
authors.forename: De-Ning
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Wei-Tian
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Qing-Hui
authors.initials: QH
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Zhan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Qin
authors.forename: Zhong-Wang
authors.initials: ZW
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017699:Pelvic Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D008517:Phytotherapy; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal