针灸治疗慢性前列腺炎的Meta分析

目的:利用Meta分析观察针灸治疗慢性前列腺炎的疗效。方法:利用MEDLINE、中国期刊全文数据库检索有关针灸治疗慢性前列腺炎的病历对照研究。根据纳入和排出标准,筛选合适文献。应用Revman4.2软件对纳入的研究进行Meta分析,并进行发表偏倚评估和敏感性分析。结果:13篇文献纳入本项研究,累计病例861例,对照组738例。与对照组相比,针灸组慢性前列腺炎患者的有效率和治愈率均显著提高(P<0.01),其中有效率提高20%(合并RR,1.20;95%CI,1.14,1.25),治愈率提高85%(合并RR,1.85;95%CI,1.63,2.11)。结论:针灸在治疗慢性前列腺炎中疗效确切,是治疗慢性前列腺炎的有效方法之一。

Acupuncture for Chronic Prostatitis:A Meta-Analysis

Objective ： To determine the effect of acupuncture on chronic protatitis. Methods ： We retrieved all the case-control studies on acupuncture for chronic protatitis before August 2007 in MEDLINE and CNKI databases, screened the eligible literature according to the selection and exclusion criteria, and performed meta-analyses of the included studies with the software Revman 4.2. Results： Thirteen eligible reports were identified in this study, including 861 cases and 738 controls. The effectiveness and cure rates were significantly higher in the acupuncture therapy group than in the control, with pooled RR as 1.20 （95% CI , 1.14, 1.25 ; P 〈 0.01） and 1.85 （95% CI , 1.63, 2.11; P〈0.01）, respectively. Conclusion： Acupuncture therapy exhibited a definite effect in the treatment of chronic protatitis.