Chapter 3 68 IC showed significant improvements in the physical component summary score and mental component summary score of the SF-12. The case study35 found significant improvement in quality of life domain of the NIH-CPSI after PFPT. Patients’ perceived effect Patients’ perceived effect was measured in 2 RCTs51,52 one prospective study49 and the case study.35 In a RCT52 comparing PFPT with lower back massage, a significantly larger proportion of patients than controls reported having benefited from treatment (59% vs 26%, respectively). Likewise, another RCT51 found a significantly larger proportion of patients (57%) reporting benefit relative to controls (21%). In one prospective study,49 59% of the patients with CP/CPPS reported symptoms as moderately or markedly improved. In the case study,35 72% of patients had higher global response assessment scores indicating global improvement.
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