Abstract
Introduction: None of treatments reported for chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome (CP/CPPS) has shown considerable improvement in patient´s daily life. Our objective is to determine the efficacy of hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) in the maintenance of response after sacral pulsed radiofrequency (PRF) in patients with CP/CPPS. Material and methods: Prospective, comparative study including men with CP/CPPS divided in group A: S2-S4 PRF; and group B: S2-S4 PRF+HBO. The evaluated variables were pain (through the visual analog scale, VAS), and quality of life using the The NIH Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (CPSI) at 0, 1, 3, 6 and 12 months-follow up. Responders were predefined as patients who had experienced a more than 50% of decrease in the total NIH- CPSI score and more than 50% improvement in different areas of KHQ. Results: 24 patients met the inclusion/exclusion criteria (17 Group A; 7 Group B) . A significant manteinance of improvement (p<0.05) for pain subscore, urinary subscore, quality of life subscore, total NIH-CPSI score and all the areas of KHQ was noticed in Group B after 18 months follow-up. No adverse effects were reported. Conclusions: In this study, HBO improved the maintenance of the beneficial effects of sacral PRF among men with CP/CPPS.
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