Acupuncture for chronic prostatitis: a meta-analysis / 中华男科学杂志
National Journal of Andrology
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(12): 853-856, 2008.
Article
in Chinese
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-309781
ABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To determine the effect of acupuncture on chronic prostatitis.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>We retrieved all the case-control studies on acupuncture for chronic prostatitis before August 2007 in MEDLINE and CNKI databases, screened the eligible literature according to the selection and exclusion criteria, and performed meta-analyses of the included studies with the software Revman 4. 2.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Thirteen eligible reports were identified in this study, including 861 cases and 738 controls. The effectiveness and cure rates were significantly higher in the acupuncture therapy group than in the control, with pooled RR as 1.20 (95% CI, 1.14, 1.25; P < 0.01) and 1.85 (95% CI, 1.63, 2.11; P < 0.01), respectively.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>Acupuncture therapy exhibited a definite effect in the treatment of chronic prostatitis.</p>
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Prostatitis
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Therapeutics
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Acupuncture Therapy
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Case-Control Studies
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Chronic Disease
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Systematic reviews
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
Chinese
Journal:
National Journal of Andrology
Year:
2008
Type:
Article
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