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Effectiveness of Sympathetic Plexus Block on Male Pelvic Pain (Prostatitis, Prostatodynia)

SuspendedPhase 4NCT00194636
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

The purpose of this study is to investigate, by means of a temporary sympathetic nerve block, the involvement of the sympathetic nervous system in Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome (CPPS). This study may also result in a new therapeutic approach for male CPPS.

Study details

Official title
Effectiveness 0f Sympathetic Plexus Block on Male Pelvic Pain (Prostatitis, Prostatodynia)
Conditions
Sponsor
University of Washington
Collaborators
Paul G. Allen Family Foundation
Start date
2003-11
Sex
Male
Age range
from 18 Years to 65 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
United States
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Men with Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome who, for the past year, have not responded to standard pain treatment modalities. Exclusion Criteria: * Urinary tract infection with common pathogens * Treatment for prostate, bladder, renal, or other urinary malignancies. * Back pain or rectal pain only * Psychotic or suicidal men * Post-surgical pain * Pain from another source in genital the tract such as kidney stones or neoplasm * Having had radiation therapy * History of genitourinary tuberculosis * Neurological abnormalities such as stroke, brain tumors, spinal tumors, spinal cord injury and Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease. * Drug allergies * Use of any drugs, such as antihypertensives, that would interfere with biochemical and electrodiagnostic tests. * Bleeding and clotting disorders such as factor deficiencies or anticoagulant drug use.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00194636