Clinical Efficacy of Integrated Traditional Chinese Medicine Therapy for TypeIIIA Prostatitis of qi Stagnation and Blood Stasis Type:A Report of 63 Cases

Objective To observe the clinical efficacy of integrated traditional Chinese medicine therapy for typeⅢA prostatitis of qi stagnation and blood stasis type.Methods A total of 126 patients with typeⅢA prostatitis of qi stagnation and blood stasis type were divided into treatment group(n=63)and control group(n=63).The treatment group received oral administration of traditional Chinese medicines,enema,and acupuncture,while the control group was orally given levofloxacin and terazosin.The course of treatment was 4weeks for both groups.The clinical efficacy was assessed using the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index(NIH-CPSI)and according to the changes in leukocyte count in expressed prostatic secretion(EPS).Results The treatment group had a significantly better clinical outcome than the control group(P0.01).After treatment,both groups showed significant decreases in all NIH-CPSI subscale scores and leukocyte count in EPS(P0.01),but the treatment group had significantly higher decreases than the control group(P0.01).Conclusion Integrated traditional Chinese medicine therapy can relieve pain and voiding symptoms and improve the quality of life in patients with typeⅢA prostatitis of qi stagnation and blood stasis type.It has significantly better efficacy than conventional Western medicine treatment.