World J Mens Health.  2022 Oct;40(4):678-685. 10.5534/wjmh.210078.

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

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Urology, Uijeongbu St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Seoul, Korea
  • 2Department of Urology, Eunpyeong St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
  • 3Department of Urology, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
  • 4Catholic Integrative Medicine Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea

Abstract

Purpose
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).
Materials and Methods
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.
Results
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.
Conclusions
MESWT can be an effective treatment modality in patients with CP/CPPS as it improves pain and QoL.

Keyword

Chronic pelvic pain syndrome; Low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy; Multi-focal
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