%0 Journal Article
%T Clinical Efficacy of Multi-Focal Low-Intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in the Treatment of Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Prospective-Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study.
%A Kim KS
%A Choi YS
%A Bae WJ
%A Cho HJ
%A Ha US
%A Hong SH
%A Lee JY
%A Han CH
%A Kim SW
%J World J Mens Health
%V 0
%N 0
%D Jul 2021 14
%M 34448376
%F 6.494
%R 10.5534/wjmh.210078
%X <B>OBJECTIVE: </B>To assess the safety and effect of the multifocal low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy (MESWT) in the treatment of chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS).<BR><B>METHODS: </B>We randomly separated 30 patients with CP/CPPS into a MESWT and placebo group of same number using prospective-randomized, double-blind design. The participants' National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) total and subdomain scores, International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS), International Index of Erectile Function-5 (IIEF-5), and visual analogue scale (VAS) were assessed and compared at baseline and at finishing immediately and 4 weeks after procedure and also were compared between MESWT and placebo group.<BR><B>RESULTS: </B>A total of 30 participants were randomized a MESWT or placebo group. Twenty of thirty participants completed this trial. NIH-CPSI total and subdomain scores, IPSS, IIEF-5, and VAS had significantly ameliorated compared with baseline in the MESWT group at 4 weeks assessment. Furthermore, comparison of the results from MESWT and placebo groups represented statistically significant differences in NIH-CPSI total and subdomain scores, IPSS, IIEF-5, and VAS. No side effects or events were occurred in both groups of the participants during study periods.<BR><B>CONCLUSIONS: </B>MESWT can be an effective treatment modality in patients with CP/CPPS as it improves pain and QoL.