[Qiantongding Decoction: An efficacious therapeutic for type III B prostatitis].
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.
Chen
De-Ning
DN
Department of Andrology, Shenzhen Hospital of TCM, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518033, China. cdn0125@126.com
Chen
Wei-Tian
WT
Ma
Qing-Hui
QH
Qin
Zhan
Z
Huang
Zhong-Wang
ZW
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
D004365:Drugs, Chinese Herbal