Linear Focused Shockwave Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction
- Conditions
- Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction
- Interventions
- Device: Renova
- Registration Number
- NCT02152683
- Lead Sponsor
- Initia
- 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.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- TERMINATED
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 84
- 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
- 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)
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description short protocol Renova Renova long protocol Renova Renova
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method IIEF-EF- International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire score 1 month post treatment the IIEF-EF questionnaire score will be evaluated at baseline, 1,3, and 6 months after end of treatment
IIEF-EF questionnaire score 6 months post treatment the IIEF-EF questionnaire score will be evaluated at baseline, 1,3, and 6 months after end of treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method GAQ- Global Assessment Questions 1, 3 and 6 months post treatment SEP- Sexual Encounter Profile: Questions 2 and 3 1, 3 and 6 months post treatment EHS- Erection Hardness Score 1, 3 and 6 months post treatment
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Eastchester Center for Cancer Care
🇺🇸New York, New York, United States