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

• Published in: The world journal of men's health Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 678 - 685
• Main Authors: Kim, Kang Sup, Choi, Yong Sun, Bae, Woong Jin, Cho, Hyuk Jin, Ha, U-Syn, Hong, Sung-Hoo, Lee, Ji Youl, Han, Chang Hee, Kim, Sae Woong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Busan Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology 01.10.2022
• Subjects: Antibiotics; chronic pelvic pain syndrome; Double-blind studies; Leukocytes; Lithotripsy; low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy; multi-focal; Original; Pain; Penis; Prostate; Questionnaires; Statistical analysis; Urine; Urogenital system

PurposeTo 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).Materials and MethodsWe randomly separated 30 patients with CP/CPPS into a MESWT and placebo group of same nu...