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Evaluate the effect of TECAR therapy on pain, voiding, erectile function, sleep quality and quality of life in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome.
Sixty men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain will be sourced from the urology outpatient clinic at Tanta University hospitals in Egypt, with referrals from urologists. Patients will be randomly assigned into two groups.
Study group: It will include 30 men receiving true TECAR therapy plus dietary and life style adjustments.
Control group: It will include 30 men receiving sham TECAR therapy plus dietary and life style adjustments.
Evaluation Procedures:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| TECAR therapy group | Active Comparator |
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| Control group | Sham Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| TECAR therapy | Device | WINBACK 3SE (France) will be used for TECAR therapy in this study. To facilitate optimal distribution of endogenous heat therapy and effective contact between the active electrodes, both capacitive and resistive, and the surface of the skin, a layer of high-conductivity cream will be applied to the treatment region. The plate, an inactive electrode, which has a specific size (21cm*15cm), will be placed on the gluteal region. The capacitive electrode was employed for a duration of seven and a half minutes, at an intensity of 30-40%, whereas the resistance electrode will be utilized for an equivalent period over the perineum at the same intensity. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Pelvic pain | Pain will be assessed using the National Institutes of Health-Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index | Baseline and 8 weeks later |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Quality of life of men | Quality of life will be assessed using the National Institutes of Health-Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index | Baseline and after 8 weeks |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Saher Elgayar, Ph.D | Contact | +201020429911 | saherlotfy020@gmail.com | |
| Mohammed Elhamrawy, Ph.D | Contact |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Mohammed Saif | National institute for Gerontology | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Tanta University Hospital | Tanta | Egypt |
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| ID | Term |
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| D011472 | Prostatitis |
| ID | Term |
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| D011469 | Prostatic Diseases |
| D005832 | Genital Diseases, Male |
| D000091662 | Genital Diseases |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
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| Sham TECAR therapy | Device | The procedure is similar to the active treatment of TECAR, but with the critical difference being that the output intensity of the TECAR device will be set to zero during the session. |
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| D052801 |
| Male Urogenital Diseases |