Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome in Males

Biruni University38 enrolled

Overview

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of ESWT (Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy) and TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) in individuals diagnosed with chronic pelvic pain syndrome and treated with medication. The study was organized as a randomized controlled trial. The sample size is 30 patients suffering from chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

Volunteers who are between the ages of 20-40, diagnosed with chronic pelvic pain syndrome, and who meet the inclusion criteria will be included in the study and will be randomized into 2 groups: Group I (TENS) and Group II (ESWT).

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Interventions

EXERCISEOTHER

All participants included in this group will receive Exercises

TENSOTHER

All participants included in this group will receive TENS

ESWTOTHER

All participants included in this group will receive ESWT

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin age: 20 YearsMax age: 40 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Aged between 20-40 years old males 2. Diagnosis of Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Exclusion Criteria: 1. Cancer 2. Surgery related to pelvic floor 2\. Receiving drug treatment

Locations (1)

Faculty of Health Sciences in Biruni University

Istanbul, Zeytinburnu, Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

VISUAL ANALOUGE SCALE

It evaluates pain intensity grading between 0-10. Higher score shows severe pain.

Time frame: baseline and immediately after the intervention

National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI)

This assesses the quality of life. The index has sub dimensions(pain, urinary symptoms, quality of life impact). The score evaluation of the pain scale is between 1 and 21 points, the score evaluation of the urination scale is between 0 and 10 points, and the score evaluation of the quality of life scale is between 0 and 12 points.

Time frame: baseline and immediately after the intervention

ALGOMETER

This evaluates pain tolerance threshold of the patients.The less score shows pain intolerance.

Time frame: baseline and immediately after the intervention

Secondary Outcomes

Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale- HAD

This evaluates depresive symtoms of the patients.This scale is a self-rating scale. The scale is a 4-point Likert type scale consisting of 14 items in total, including anxiety and depression subscales (Aydemir, Güvenir, Küey, \& Kültür, 1997). 7 items in the scale are for anxiety and 7 items are for depression. Participants will be asked to mark each item considering the situation they have experienced in the last week. Each item contains four options. Options will be scored between 0-3 points. The lowest score for the anxiety and depression subscales is 0 and the highest score is 21 points.

Time frame: baseline and immediately after the intervention

Nottingham Health Profile-NHP

This evaluates quality of life of the patients. The survey consists of 6 sections. These sections are pain, emotional reactions, social isolation, physical activity, energy and sleep. It consists of 38 items in total. Each section is scored between 0-100 points. 0 will be considered the best score and 100 will be considered the worst score.

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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