Linear Focused Shockwave Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction
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interventional
84
1 country
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Brief Summary
The study is aimed at comparing the performance of protocols employing one and two sessions per week, respectively. The study hypothesis claims that there is no significant difference between the performances of the compared protocols.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Mar 2014
1 active site
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 22, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 2, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2015
CompletedAugust 11, 2022
September 1, 2015
1.4 years
May 22, 2014
August 8, 2022
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
IIEF-EF- International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire score
the IIEF-EF questionnaire score will be evaluated at baseline, 1,3, and 6 months after end of treatment
1 month post treatment
IIEF-EF questionnaire score
3 months post treatment
IIEF-EF questionnaire score
the IIEF-EF questionnaire score will be evaluated at baseline, 1,3, and 6 months after end of treatment
6 months post treatment
Secondary Outcomes (3)
SEP- Sexual Encounter Profile: Questions 2 and 3
1, 3 and 6 months post treatment
GAQ- Global Assessment Questions
1, 3 and 6 months post treatment
EHS- Erection Hardness Score
1, 3 and 6 months post treatment
Study Arms (2)
long protocol
EXPERIMENTALRenova
short protocol
EXPERIMENTALRenova
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Good general health
- Vasculogenic ED- Erectile Dysfunction, according to physician judgment, for at least 6 months and for no longer than 5 years.
- International Index of Erectile Function 6 (IIEF-EF) between 17 and 25
- Satisfactory response to the use of PDE5 (Phosphodiesterase type 5) inhibitors
- Stable sexual relationship for at least 3 months prior to treatment
- Minimum of two sexual attempts per month
You may not qualify if:
- Hormonal, neurological or psychological pathology
- Past radical prostatectomy or extensive pelvic surgery
- Recovering from cancer during last year
- Any unstable medical, psychiatric, spinal cord injury and penile anatomical abnormalities
- Clinically significant chronic hematological disease
- Anti-androgens, oral or injectable androgens
- Past radiotherapy treatment of the pelvic region
- International normalized ratio (INR) \> 3 for patients using blood thinners (such as Coumadin)
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Initialead
Study Sites (1)
Eastchester Center for Cancer Care
New York, New York, 10469, United States
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
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 22, 2014
First Posted
June 2, 2014
Study Start
March 1, 2014
Primary Completion
August 1, 2015
Study Completion
August 1, 2015
Last Updated
August 11, 2022
Record last verified: 2015-09