Successful establishment of crowdfunding to develop new diagnostic tools for chronic prostatitis.

Diagnostic methods for CP have not been established.4 Thus, we proposed "The Project to Develop a Novel Diagnostic Tool for Chronic Prostatitis" to enable the easy diagnosis of CP by patients and medical professionals who are not urologists. Crowdfunding may also be effective for raising nonmedical professionals' awareness regarding CP. Abbreviation & Acronym CP chronic prostatitis Obtaining research grants is a critical global issue for researchers.1 In Japan, research grants are typically provided using public funds, such as the JSPS KAKENHI Grant, or given by public interest foundations. [Extracted from the article]