Hepatic Enzymes, Psychological Measures, and Sexual Dysfunction Responses to Aerobic Exercise in Hepatitis-C Men

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Erectile Dysfunction; Hepatitis C
• Interventions: Behavioral: exercise

• Registration Number: NCT05624086
• Lead Sponsor: Cairo University

Brief Summary

Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a systematic disease that affects several aspects of patients' well-being, including physical, mental, social, and sexual quality of life. In recent years, this clinical trial aims to search the Response of Hepatic Enzymes, Psychological Measures, and Sexual Dysfunction to Aerobic Exercise in Hepatitis Men With Sexual Dysfunction Complaint

Detailed Description

Hepatitis Men With Sexual Dysfunction (erectile dysfunction) Complaint (n=46) will be randomized randomly to 23-men exercise-training (one hour walking on treadmill, for 3 months, three walking sessions per the week) hepatitis-C group or 23-men waiting-hepatitis-C group.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-10-15
• Status Verified: 2022-11
• Study First Submitted: 2022-11-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-11-13
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-11-13
• Study First Posted: 2022-11-21
• Last Update Posted: 2022-11-21
• Primary Completion: 2023-04-15
• Study Completion: 2023-04-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 46

Inclusion Criteria

• men with hepatitis C men diagnosis
• men with sexual dysfunction (erectile dysfunction)

Exclusion Criteria

• obesity , men with cardiac/thoracic/systemic diseases, drugs for sexual dysfunction (erectile dysfunction)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Exercised group	exercise	In this group, Hepatitis-C Men With Sexual Dysfunction (erectile dysfunction) Complaint (n=23) will receive exercise-training sessions (one hour walking on treadmill, for 3 months, three walking sessions per the week)

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5)	It will be measured after 12 weeks of training	it will assess the sexual dysfunction in men

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Profile of Mood States	It will be measured after 12 weeks of training	it is a questionnaire that will assess mood of men
depression inventory of Beck	It will be measured after 12 weeks of training	it is a questionnaire that will assess depression of men
aspartate transaminase	It will be measured after 12 weeks of training	it is an enzyme of liver will assess the liver funtions
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale	It will be measured after 12 weeks of training	it is a questionnaire that will assess Self-Esteem
alanine transaminase	It will be measured after 12 weeks of training	it is an enzyme of liver will assess the liver funtions

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Cairo Unoversity; 🇪🇬 Giza, Egypt