Low Intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (LI-ESWT) by 'Renova' for Patients With Erectile Dysfunction
A Prospective, Randomized, Double Blind With Sham Control, Clinical Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Low Intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (LI-ESWT) by 'Renova' in Patients With Erectile Dysfunction
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1 country
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Brief Summary
This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical study for assessing the safety and efficacy of the treatments performed with Renova (LI-ESWT) on symptomatic ED patients.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Dec 2012
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
December 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 18, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 20, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2015
CompletedMay 12, 2015
May 1, 2015
2.2 years
March 18, 2013
May 11, 2015
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change from baseline in the IIEF-EF (International Index of Erectile Function- Erectile Function Domain) score at 1, 3 and 6 months post treatment
1, 3 and 6 months post treatment
Secondary Outcomes (2)
Change from baseline in the OSS (Overall Sexual Satisfaction) Questions 13 and 14 at 1, 3 and 6 months post treatment
1, 3 and 6 months post treatment
Change from baseline in the HES (Erection Hardness Score) at 1, 3 and 6 months post treatment
1, 3 and 6 months post treatment
Study Arms (2)
Shockwaves
EXPERIMENTAL4 weekly sessions of low-intensity shockwave therapy
Control Group
SHAM COMPARATORInterventions
Sham treatment that looks, sounds and feels like real LI-ESWT treatment by Renova.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Good general health
- Vasculogenic ED for at least 6 months
- International Index of Erectile Function 6 (IIEF-EF) between 11 to 25
- Positive response to PDE5-I (able to penetrate on demand, Responders)
- Negative response to PDE5-I (unable to penetrate on demand even with maximum PDE5-I dosage,Non-responders)
- Stable heterosexual relationship for more than 3 months
You may not qualify if:
- Psychogenic ED
- Neurological pathology
- Hormonal pathology
- Past radical prostatectomy
- Recovering from cancer during last 5 years
- Any unstable medical, psychiatric, spinal cord injury and penile anatomical abnormalities
- Clinically significant chronic hematological disease
- Anti-androgens, oral or injectable androgens
- Radiotherapy in pelvic region
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Initialead
Study Sites (1)
Meir Medical Center
Kfar Saba, Israel
Related Publications (4)
Vardi Y, Appel B, Jacob G, Massarwi O, Gruenwald I. Can low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy improve erectile function? A 6-month follow-up pilot study in patients with organic erectile dysfunction. Eur Urol. 2010 Aug;58(2):243-8. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2010.04.004. Epub 2010 May 6.
PMID: 20451317BACKGROUNDGoyal NK, Garg M, Goel A. Re: Does low intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy have a physiological effect on erectile function? Short-term results of a randomized, double-blind, sham controlled study: Y. Vardi, B. Appel, A. Kilchevsky and I. Gruenwald. J Urol 2012; 187: 1769-1775. J Urol. 2012 Nov;188(5):2018-9. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.07.052. Epub 2012 Sep 20. No abstract available.
PMID: 22999553BACKGROUNDRosen RC, Cappelleri JC, Gendrano N 3rd. The International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF): a state-of-the-science review. Int J Impot Res. 2002 Aug;14(4):226-44. doi: 10.1038/sj.ijir.3900857.
PMID: 12152111BACKGROUNDRosen RC, Allen KR, Ni X, Araujo AB. Minimal clinically important differences in the erectile function domain of the International Index of Erectile Function scale. Eur Urol. 2011 Nov;60(5):1010-6. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2011.07.053. Epub 2011 Jul 30.
PMID: 21855209BACKGROUND
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Uri Gur, M.D.
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 18, 2013
First Posted
March 20, 2013
Study Start
December 1, 2012
Primary Completion
February 1, 2015
Study Completion
February 1, 2015
Last Updated
May 12, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-05