Ref (type)	Population	Outcome, Interventions	Results and statistical analysis	Effect size	Favours
Symptom improvement
RCT	81 men	Final mean National Institutes of Health-Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI) scores 4 months 11.3 with prostatic massage (3 times a week for 4 weeks) plus antimicrobial drug 12.4 with antimicrobial drugs alone	P >0.05		Not significant