Efficacy observation on chronic pelvic pain syndrome of damp-heat stagnation pattern treated with acupoint catgut embedding therapy

Objective To compare the efficacy difference in the treatment of chronic pelvic pain syndrome of damp-heat stagnation pattern between acupoint catgut embedding therapy and western medication.Methods Seventy cases were randomized into a catgut embedding group(40cases)and a western medication group(30cases)at the ratio of 4∶3.In the catgut embedding group,the catgut embedding therapy was applied to Sanyinjiao(SP 6), Quchi(LI 11),Huiyin(CV 1),Zusanli(ST 36),Zhongji(CV 3),Shenshu(BL 23),etc.The treatment was given once every two weeks,the treatment for 4weeks was as one session and totally 2sessions were required.In the western medication group,tamsulosin hydrochloride capsules 0.2mg,oral administration,once a day,and Indometacin sustained release tablets,75mg,once a day,3tablets each time were prescribed.The symptom score of TCM,score of NIH Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index(NIH-CPSI),lecithin body number in prostatic fluid,(SAS)score of Self-Rating Anxiety Scale and score of Self-Rating Depression Scale(SDS)were compared before and after treatment in the patients of the two groups.The efficacy was evaluated in the two groups.Results ① The total effective rate was 91.9%(34/37)in the catgutembedding group and was 86.2%(25/29)in the western medication group.The efficacy in the catgutembedding group was better than that in the western medication group(P0.05).② The symptom score of TCM was all reduced significantly after treatment in the two groups(both P0.01),and the result in the catgut embedding group was superior to the western medication group(6.42± 2.81vs 10.99±3.11,P0.01).③ Lecithin body number was increased apparently in the two groups after treatment(both P0.01),and the result in the catgut-embedding group was superior to the western medicine group(33.56±5.88vs 29.78±7.06,P0.05).④ Total score of NIH-CPSI,score of pain,score of SAS and score of SDS were all improved apparently after treatment in the two groups(all P0.01),and the results in the catgut embedding group were superior to the western medication group(P0.01,P0.05).Conclusion The acupoint catgut embedding therapy achieves the superior efficacy on chronic pelvic pain syndrome of damp-heat stagnation pattern as compared with conventional western medicine.This therapy relieves clinical symptoms,improves the states of anxiety and depression and increases lecithin body number obviously.