Sono-Electro-Magnetic Therapy for Refractory Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome
• Interventions: Device: sono-electro-magnetic therapy (Sonodyn Medico Star)

• Registration Number: NCT00710073
• Lead Sponsor: Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern

Brief Summary

Treatment of chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CPPS) is challenging for patients and physicians once conventional therapies fail.

We hypothesize that combined sono-electro-magnetic therapy can improve refractory CPPS in men.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-05
• Primary Completion: 2007-05
• Study Completion: 2007-05
• Status Verified: 2008-07
• Study First Submitted: 2008-07-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-07-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2008-07-02
• Study First Posted: 2008-07-03
• Last Update Posted: 2008-07-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 12

Inclusion Criteria

• CPSS III
• symptomatic >3 months
• NIH-CPSI total score =/>15
• NIH-CPSI pain =/>8

Exclusion Criteria

• post void residual >100mL
• urinary tract infection
• urethral stricture
• age <18 years

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
A	sono-electro-magnetic therapy (Sonodyn Medico Star)	Combined sono-electro-magnetic therapy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI)	before treatment, after 6 weeks of treatment, if effective also after 12 weeks of treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain visual analogue scale	before treatment, after 6 weeks of treatment, if effective also after 12 weeks of treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Urology, Bern University Hospital; 🇨🇭 Bern, Switzerland