Original Article: Clinical Investigation

Psychotherapy combined with drug therapy in patients with category III chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: A randomized controlled trial

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Jianxin Wang

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Department of Urology, Taizhou First People's Hospital, Taizhou, China

Department of Urology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China

Correspondence: Jianxin Wang M.D., Department of Urology, Taizhou First People's Hospital, No. 218 Hengjie Road, Taizhou 318020, China. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this author

Kuixiang Liang,

Kuixiang Liang

Department of Obstetrics, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China

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Huijing Sun,

Huijing Sun

Department of Nursing, Binzhou Polytechnical College, Binzhou, China

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Lianpeng Li,

Lianpeng Li

Department of Urology, Binzhou Central Hospital, Binzhou, China

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Hongcai Wang,

Hongcai Wang

Department of Neurology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China

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Jingyuan Cao,

Jingyuan Cao

Department of Urology, Taizhou First People's Hospital, Taizhou, China

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Jianxin Wang,

Corresponding Author

Jianxin Wang

[email protected]

Department of Urology, Taizhou First People's Hospital, Taizhou, China

Department of Urology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China

Kuixiang Liang,

Kuixiang Liang

Department of Obstetrics, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China

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Huijing Sun,

Huijing Sun

Department of Nursing, Binzhou Polytechnical College, Binzhou, China

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Lianpeng Li,

Lianpeng Li

Department of Urology, Binzhou Central Hospital, Binzhou, China

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Hongcai Wang,

Hongcai Wang

Department of Neurology, Binzhou Medical University Hospital, Binzhou, China

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Jingyuan Cao,

Jingyuan Cao

Department of Urology, Taizhou First People's Hospital, Taizhou, China

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First published: 03 June 2018

https://doi.org/10.1111/iju.13706

Citations: 17

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Abstract

Objectives

To explore the efficacy of psychotherapy combined with drug therapy in patients with category III chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

Methods

A total of 156 patients with category III chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome were randomly divided into two groups: the control group of 78 patients receiving routine medication; and the intervention group of 78 patients receiving psychological intervention therapy combined with routine medications. Treatment courses were for 3 months. The end-points were the response rate of the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index, International Index of Erectile Function-5, Self-Rating Anxiety Scale, Self-Rating Depression Scale and expressed prostatic secretion-white blood cells.

Results

After 3 months, the average scores of the National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index decreased to 10.1 ± 5.0 in the control group compared with 14.1 ± 4.9 in the intervention group; thus, significant differences were observed between the two groups in the study (P < 0.001). The average scores of the International Index of Erectile Function-5 were improved in the two groups, but compared with the control group, a more marked improvement was detected in the psychological intervention group, and there was a significant difference between the two groups (P < 0.001). There was significant difference between the two groups in terms of the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale and Self-Rating Depression Scale scores (P < 0.001). Expressed prostatic secretion-white blood cell counts significantly decreased to 4.4 ± 3.5 in the control group compared with 9.8 ± 3.4 in the intervention group (P < 0.001).

Conclusions

Psychological intervention therapy can effectively improve the psychological status and sexual function in patients with category III chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome than the routine medication.

Conflict of interest

None declared.

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