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Tina S Verghese1,2, Richael Ni Riordain3, Rita Champaneria4
1University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK. t.s.verghese@bham.ac.uk.
International Urogynecology Journal
|December 9, 2015
Summary
Dietary management, acupuncture, and physical therapy show promise for treating bladder pain syndrome. Further research is needed to confirm these complementary therapy benefits for patients.
Area of Science:
- Urology
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Systematic Review
Background:
- Bladder pain syndrome (BPS) presents significant treatment challenges.
- Identifying effective therapeutic options for BPS is crucial for patient well-being.
Purpose of the Study:
- To systematically review and assess the efficacy of complementary therapies for bladder pain syndrome.
- To evaluate the available evidence on alternative treatments for BPS.
Main Methods:
- A systematic review adhering to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews guidelines.
- Comprehensive database searches (CINAHL, Cochrane, EMBASE, Medline, SIGEL) from inception to July 2014.
- Inclusion of studies on women with BPS treated with complementary therapies, assessing symptom improvement; quality evaluated using the Cochrane risk of bias scale.
Main Results:
- Eleven studies (4 RCTs, 7 prospective) were selected from 1,454 initial citations.
- Key interventions investigated included acupuncture, relaxation therapy, physical therapy, hydrogen-rich therapy, diet, and nitric oxide synthetase.
- Preliminary evidence suggests potential benefits from specific complementary approaches.
Conclusions:
- Dietary management, acupuncture, and physical therapy demonstrate potential benefits for BPS patients.
- Findings are based on small studies, necessitating caution.
- High-quality, multicenter randomized controlled trials are required to validate these complementary therapies.
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