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Chronic Prostatitis Study
The purpose of this study is to determine if having too many
bacteria in the small intestine is related to chronic sterile
prostatitis (CP), and if treatment with a non-absorbable antibiotic
called Xifaxan will help. Some people with CP also have
gastrointestinal symptoms including bloating, gas, abdominal pain
and change of bowel habits. Recent studies have shown that people
who have these gastrointestinal symptoms frequently have small
intestinal bacterial overgrowth.
You can be eligible for the CP study if a breath test that reflects
bacterial overgrowth is positive.
To be eligible in this study you would need to have mild to
moderately severe sterile chronic prostatitis as determined by a
urologist. The symptoms must be active for at least 3 months over
the last 6 months. There can be no bacterial infection in the
expressed prostatic secretions or in the urine.
You would need to wait 4-6 weeks if you have had cystoscopy,
infusion treatments, urethral dilatation, and antibiotics. You would
need to wait for 3 months to enter the study if there has been a
prostate biopsy. You would need to stop terazosin, tamsulosin, and
elmiron for one month prior to starting the study.
This study would involve coming to Dr. Leonard Weinstock’s office in
Creve Coeur for two visits over a period of two weeks. These visits
will take 3 hours each and would include filling out questionnaires
and a doing breath test. Two sets of questionnaires will be filled
out at home. All participants in the study will take the antibiotic
Xifaxan.
To see if you are interested in participating in the study, please
read the consent form and if you wish to enroll, call Michelle at
314-400-9912.
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