通过移动尿液流量计测量Serenoa repens (USPlus) 提取物的疗效
Joshua Winograd1, John Lama1, Alia Codelia-Anjum2
1Department of Urology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, New York, USA.
The Canadian journal of urology
|December 15, 2024
概括
这项研究表明,标准化USP验证的Saw Palmetto提取物显著改善了患有良性前列腺增生症 (BPH) 的男性下泌尿道症状 (LUTS). 提取物有效地缓解症状,提高生活质量.
科学领域:
- 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科 泌尿器科
- 药理学是指药理学,即药理学是指药理学.
- 男人的健康 男人的健康
背景情况:
- 良性前列腺增生 (BPH) 是一种常见的疾病,在男性中引起下游泌尿道症状 (LUTS).
- 植物疗法,包括 Saw Palmetto 提取物,是 BPH 的一种流行的替代治疗方法.
- 棕树提取物 (Serenoa repens) 对LUTS的疗效仍然存在争议,因为研究结果不一致.
研究的目的:
- 为了评估标准化,USP认证的Saw Palmetto提取物在治疗与BPH相关的男性LUTS的有效性.
- 为了解决围绕Saw Palmetto提取物在临床实践中的疗效的争议.
主要方法:
- 进行了一项前性单臂临床试验.
- 参与者使用了一种标准化的USP核实的Saw Palmetto提取物 (每天320毫克).
- ProudP移动应用程序促进了家庭尿流量计和症状评估 (IPSS,QoL).
主要成果:
- 在12周后,国际前列腺症状评分 (IPSS) 和生活质量 (QoL) 显著改善.
- 患有中度BPH症状的患者在症状得分方面表现特别好.
- 尿液流量计显示了流量的改善,特别是在轻度LUTS的男性中.
结论:
- 这项研究支持使用标准化USP验证的Saw Palmetto提取物来缓解BPH男性的LUTS.
- 建议对更大,更多样化的群体进行进一步研究,并进行扩展的随访,以证实这些发现.
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