Effects of Electroacupuncture on Benign Prostate Hyperplasia Patients with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Single-Blinded, Randomized Controlled Trial

Table 5

Effect of electroacupuncture on subscore of IPSS in patients with benign prostate hyperplasia.

	EA (𝑛=18)	CG (𝑛=19)	𝑃 value
Incomplete emptying
Baseline	3.4±1.2	3.4±1.2	.766
3 weeks	2.9±1.3	3.0±0.9	.799
6 week	2.8±1.3	3.1±0.9	.443
ΔBaseline-3 weeks	0.56±1.04	0.37±0.60	.94
▲Baseline-6 weeks	0.67±1.03	0.32±0.67	.461
Frequency
Baseline	3.3±1.1	3.4±1.1	.834
3 weeks	2.9±0.9	2.9±1.2	.940
6 weeks	2.7±1.3	2.7±1.2	.940
ΔBaseline-3 weeks	0.44±0.62	0.47±0.77	.730
▲Baseline-6 weeks	0.67±0.59	0.62±1.01	.298
Intermittency
Baseline	3.1±1.0	3.0±1.2	.675
3 weeks	2.7±1.0	2.9±1.2	.499
6 weeks	2.7±1.0	2.8±1.2	.851
ΔBaseline-3 weeks	0.39±0.50	0.05±0.62	.159
▲Baseline-6 weeks	0.35±0.49	0.21±0.63	.594
Urgency
Baseline	2.8±1.5	2.7±1.1	.938
3 weeks	2.5±1.2	2.3±1.1	.707
6 weeks	2.3±1.1	2.4±1.2	.753
ΔBaseline-3 weeks	0.33±0.97	0.47±0.90	.707
▲Baseline-6 weeks	0.56±1.04	0.32±1.0	.685
Weak stream
Baseline	3.4±1.0	3.2±1.0	.490
3 weeks	3.1±1.0	2.8±0.8	.518
6 weeks	3.1±0.9	2.7±0.7	.245
ΔBaseline-3 weeks	0.28±0.46	0.32±0.58	1.000
▲Baseline-6 weeks	0.33±0.59	0.47±0.70	.775
Straining
baseline	3.3±1.0	3.2±0.7	.705
3 weeks	2.8±1.0	2.9±0.7	.753
6 weeks	2.7±0.9	2.8±0.7	.707
ΔBaseline-3 weeks	0.44±0.62	0.26±0.65	.443
▲Baseline-6 weeks	0.56±0.70	0.37±0.83	.518
Nocturia
Baseline	2.6±1.0	2.6±1.2	.961
3 weeks	2.1±0.9	2.0±1.2	.893
6 weeks	1.6±0.7	2.0±1.0	.358
ΔBaseline-3 weeks	0.50±0.62	0.32±0.7	.988
▲Baseline-6 weeks	1.0±0.84	0.58±0.9	.271

Data present as mean ± standard deviation; EG: electroacupuncture group; CG: sham electroacupuncture group; Baseline: before electroacupuncture; 3 weeks: at finishing 3 consecutive weeks total six times electroacupuncture; 6 weeks: at finishing 6 consecutive weeks total twelve times electroacupuncture; Δ: difference between baseline and at 3 weeks; ▲: difference between baseline and at 6 weeks.