Open AccessThe Efficacy and Safety of Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy versus Acupuncture in the Management of Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: Evidence Based on a Network Meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Yongming Kang,
Peng Song,
Deliang Cao,
Xiaoyu Di,
Yanyong Lu,
Peiwen Liu,
Qiang Dong
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
american journal of men's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.881
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1557-9891
pISSN - 1557-9883
DOI - 10.1177/15579883211057998
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome , acupuncture , prostatitis , meta analysis , adverse effect , cochrane library , extracorporeal , physical therapy , randomized controlled trial , extracorporeal shockwave therapy , prostate , alternative medicine , pathology , cancer
The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) and acupuncture therapy for patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS). We searched electronic databases including PubMed, Cochrane Library, Embase and web of science from its inception to June 1, 2021. The randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared ESWT and acupuncture in the management of CP/CPPS were identified. A network meta-analysis was conducted with the software of STATA 14.0. Nine RCTs with 525 patients were enrolled in our analysis. The results revealed that both ESWT and acupuncture were significantly better than the sham procedure in the outcomes of total score of NIH-CPSI, pain subscore, urinary symptoms subscore, QoL subscore, IPSS score, the IIEF score and response rates ( p 24 w) efficacy than acupuncture.