Risk Factors for Chronic Prostatitis Patients in Northwest China

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexMale
Age18+
SponsorShaanxi Provincial People's Hospital

About this trial

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the risk factors of lifestyle, medication and sexual habits in adult chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome patients. The main questions it aims to answer are:

* Is lifestyle, medication, and sexual habits related to chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome * Is there any medication available to protect men from chronic prostatitis / chronic pelvic pain syndrome.

Participants will:

* Independently receive a survey questionnaire on lifestyle, medication, and sexual habits. * Symptomatic individuals will undergo additional prostate fluid examination for diagnosis.

Researchers will compare healthy adult males to see if there are differences on lifestyle, medication and sexual habits between the two groups.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Discomfort or pain in the pelvic region or perineum;

Symptoms lasting for at least 3 months;

NIH-CPSI pain score of ≥ 4;

Controls are volunteers who do not present any prostatitis-related symptoms.

Disqualifiers

Prostate cancer;

Benign prostatic hyperplasia with a post-void residual urine volume of >50 ml;

Acute urinary tract infection.

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • lifestyle
  • sexual habits
  • medication

Treatment groups

400 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups