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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

962 questions · 1,000 findings · 69 reviews · Urology

No studies found 196 · 19.6%GRADE not reported 33 · 3.3%Very low 198 · 19.8%Low 354 · 35.4%Moderate 206 · 20.6%High 13 · 1.3%

Antibiotics vs placebo

Prostatitis symptoms: 'responders' Number of participants with a 25% or 6‐point decrease in NIH‐CPSI scores · participants with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Antibiotic therapy showed no clear difference in prostatitis symptoms: 'responders' Number of participants with a 25%… compared with placebo (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Anti‐inflammatories vs control

Prostatitis symptoms: 'responders' Number of participants with a 25% or 6‐point decrease in NIH‐CPSI scores · participants with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Anti‐inflammatories showed no clear difference in prostatitis symptoms: 'responders' Number of participants with a 25%… compared with control (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Phytotherapy vs Another topical agent or placebo

Prostatitis symptoms: 'responders' Number of participants with a 25% or 6‐point decrease in NIH‐CPSI scores · participants with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

Phytotherapy probably leads to higher prostatitis symptoms: 'responders' Number of participants with a 25%… compared with placebo or other agents (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Alpha‐blockers vs placebo

Prostatitis symptoms: 'responders' Number of participants with a 25% or 6‐point decrease in NIH‐CPSI scores · participants with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome

It is very uncertain whether alpha blockers changes prostatitis symptoms: 'responders' Number of participants with a 25%… compared with placebo (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review