Efficacy of Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Sun, Yuanjie; Liu, Yan; Liu, Baoyan; Zhou, Kehua; Yue, Zeng-Hui; Zhang, Wei; Fu, Wenbin; Yang, Jun; Li, Ning; He, Liyun; Zang, Zhiwei; Su, Tongsheng; Fang, Jianqiao; Ding, Yulong; Qin, Zongshi; Song, Hujie; Hu, Hui; Zhao, Hong; Mo, Qian; Zhou, Jing; Wu, Jiani; Liu, Xiaoxu; Wang, Weiming; Pang, Ruoming; Chen, Huan; Wang, Xinlu; Liu, Zhishun

doi:10.7326/m21-1814

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“…A new multicenter randomized controlled trial (RCT) had shown that true acupuncture (TA) significantly improved moderate to severe chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome and improved patients’ quality of life compared to sham acupuncture (SA). 20 …”

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Bibliometric Analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies on Acupuncture Analgesia Over the Past 20 Years

Huang¹,

Xu²,

He³

et al. 2021

JPR

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Background Researches on the central mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia have been widely conducted worldwide. However, there is no bibliometric analysis of functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies on acupuncture analgesia. This study visualized the current status, hot spots and frontiers of fMRI studies on acupuncture analgesia in the past 20 years to provide a theoretical basis for its clinical application. Methods All publications were obtained from Science Citation Index-Expanded (SCI-E) of Web of Science (WOS). We used CiteSpace to analyze publications, journals, cited journals, authors, cited authors, institutions, countries, references, and keywords. We also analyzed collaborative network maps and co-occurrence network maps. Results We retrieved a total of 797 articles. Regarding the volume of publications, the total number of annual publications showed a fluctuating but overall increasing trend. Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine (21 articles) was the most productive journal, and Pain (225 articles) was the most cited journal. The most productive author was Qin W (16 articles), and the most co-cited author was Hui KKS (111). The most prolific institution and country were Massachusetts General Hospital (34 articles) and USA (212 articles). “Pain” was the top-ranked for keyword frequency and centrality. “Functional connectivity” was the frontier hotspot for 2018–2021. Conclusion First, fMRI researches on acupuncture analgesia involved several countries (regions) and institutions, mainly located in the USA, China and Korea, and most of them were universities. In addition, the USA was a major contributor in this field. Second, in terms of disciplinary distribution, the literatures were mainly from clinical neurology, neuroscience, and radiology nuclear medicine medical imaging. Third, the keyword co-occurrence analysis showed that the hot keywords included pain, fMRI, and lower back pain. Fourth, through keyword clustering analysis, the hot disease was found to be lower back pain, and the hot contents were acupuncture specificity and frequency specificity. Fifth, a timeline analysis of the references identified that chronic low back pain and specificity will remain a hot topic for future research.

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Bibliometric Analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies on Acupuncture Analgesia Over the Past 20 Years

Huang¹,

Xu²,

He³

et al. 2021

JPR

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“… 55 Superficial insertion is not a physiologically inert procedure and thus decreases the difference between groups. 56 Therefore, more and more trials choose non-penetrating sham acupuncture at non-acupoints as control to minimise the physiological effects of sham acupuncture.…”

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Is acupuncture effective for knee osteoarthritis? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Liu

Lee

et al. 2022

BMJ Open

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IntroductionKnee osteoarthritis (KOA) is one of the leading causes of disability. The effectiveness of acupuncture for treating KOA remains controversial. This protocol describes the method of a systematic review and meta-analysis evaluating the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for treating KOA.Methods and analysisFour English databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library databases and Web of Science) and four Chinese databases (China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Chinese Biomedical Literature Database, VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals, and Wanfang) will be searched from the database inception to 1 September 2021. All randomised controlled trials related to acupuncture for KOA will be included. Extracted data will include publication details, basic information, demographic data, intervention details and patient outcomes. The primary outcome will be pain intensity. Risk of bias will be assessed using the Cochrane Collaboration’s tool for assessing risk of bias. Article selection, data extraction and risk of bias assessment will be performed in duplicate by two independent reviewers. If the meta-analysis is precluded, we will conduct a descriptive synthesis using a best-evidence synthesis approach. The strength of recommendations and quality of evidence will be assessed using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment Development and Evaluation working group methodology.Ethics and disseminationEthics approval is not required because individual patient data are not included. This protocol was registered in the international Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews on 25 February 2021. The systematic review and meta-analysis will be submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed journal. The findings will also be disseminated through conference presentations.Trial registration numberCRD42021232177.

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“…And the associated symptoms of pain, voiding dysfunction, anxiety, and depression also could be improved. Its efficacy may last 24 weeks after treatment, which is a long-term efficacy of acupuncture [ 59 ]. However, there is still no available evidence from sufficiently high-quality studies to draw a definite conclusion of the mechanisms of acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of CP/CPPS.…”

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Mechanism of Acupuncture and Moxibustion on Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Narrative Review of Animal Studies

Cheng

et al. 2021

Pain Research and Management

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Chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) is a genitourinary disease commonly seen in males, with symptoms involving pelvic pain, urinary system disease, and sexual dysfunction, which seriously affects physical and mental health, and it also influences the quality of life of patients. At present, the disease’s aetiology and pathogenesis are unclear, and there is also no effective treatment for it. Acupuncture and moxibustion have been a way to CP/CPPS, showing good curative effect with advantages of safety and affordability. However, the relevant research in this field is less discussed. By adopting databases, such as CNKI, VIP, Wanfang, PubMed, and Medline, this review article used keywords including chronic prostatitis, chronic pelvic pain syndrome, and electric acupuncture, manual acupuncture, moxibustion, and animal experiments, rats, mice, and mechanism research and reviewing research papers published from 1998 to 2021. Then, it further summarized and evaluated the mechanism research and gave a brief comment about modeling methods, acupoints selection, and stimulus parameters that have been used in the selected research papers. Equally important, this review article proposes a reference for the in-depth study of the mechanism of acupuncture and moxibustion on CP/CPPS and provides a theoretical basis to better treat the disease in the clinic.

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Efficacy of Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Cited by 61 publications

References 45 publications

Bibliometric Analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies on Acupuncture Analgesia Over the Past 20 Years

Bibliometric Analysis of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies on Acupuncture Analgesia Over the Past 20 Years

Is acupuncture effective for knee osteoarthritis? A protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis

Mechanism of Acupuncture and Moxibustion on Chronic Prostatitis/Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome: A Narrative Review of Animal Studies

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