[Clinical study of zinc for the treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis]

Zhonghua Nan Ke Xue. 2004 May;10(5):368-70.
[Article in Chinese]

Abstract

Objective: To study the efficacy of biological organic zinc in the treatment of chronic bacterial prostatitis (CBP).

Methods: Sixty-one CBP patients were randomized into two groups: Group A (39 cases) was supplemented with organic zinc after routine antibiotic treatment, Group B (22 cases) was given routine antibiotic treatment only. NIH-CPIS (including pain, urinary symptoms, quality of life) and urodynamic indexes were used to evaluate the efficacy of biological organic zinc in the treatment of CBP.

Results: The NIH-CPIS (including pain, urinary symptoms, quality of life) and the maximum urethra closure pressure (MUCP) were markedly decreased after the zinc treatment, compared with the non-zinc group(P < 0.05).

Conclusion: It is suggested that biological organic zinc is effective for the treatment of CBP.

Publication types

  • Clinical Trial
  • English Abstract
  • Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
  • Chronic Disease
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prostatitis / drug therapy*
  • Prostatitis / physiopathology
  • Urodynamics
  • Zinc / therapeutic use*

Substances

  • Zinc