Efficacy of acupuncture for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndromes: study protocol for a randomized, sham acupuncture-controlled trial

Table 1 Measurements at different time points

Measurements	baseline	1 week	2 weeks	3 weeks	4 weeks	5 weeks	6 weeks	7 weeks	8 weeks	20 weeks	32 weeks
NIH-CPSI total score	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
NIH-CPSI subscales score	×				×				×	×	×
IPSS total score	×				×				×	×	×
Global response assessment	×				×				×	×	×
Degree of expectation	×
Satisfation									×	×	×

NIH-CPSI The National Institutes of Health Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index, IPSS International Prostate Symptom Score

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