International Journal of Clinical Research

Objective To investigate the clinical efficacy of separated moxibustion combined with sustained-release capsules of tamsulosin in the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) of kidney yang deficiency type. Methods Sixty patients with kidney yang deficiency type BPH in the urology department of Hongxinglong Hospital of Beidahuang Group from January to December 2024 were randomly divided into a medicinal moxibustion group, a combination group, and a control group, with 20 patients in each group. The control group was given oral sustained-release capsules of tamsulosin; The medicinal moxibustion group was given the "Warm Yang Kidney Qi Formula" medicinal moxibustion on Shenque, Guanyuan, Zhongji, bilateral kidney shu, and bilateral bladder shu; The combination group was treated with separated moxibustion and oral sustained-release capsules of tamsulosin. Compare the prostate symptom scores and quality of life scores between two groups. Results The scores of IPSS symptoms such as incomplete urination and frequent urination, as well as QOL scores, in the combined group were lower than those in the moxibustion group and the control group (P<0.05); There was no statistically significant difference (P>0.05) in the above two scores between the medicinal moxibustion group and the control group. Conclusion The combination of medicinal moxibustion and tamsulosin sustained-release capsules has significant therapeutic effects on BPH LUTS of kidney yang deficiency type, and can synergistically improve urinary symptoms, which is worthy of promotion and application.

Medicine separated moxibustion; Tamsulosin; Kidney yang deficiency type; Benign prostatic hyperplasia; Lower urinary tract symptoms