Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Erectile Dysfunction
• Interventions: Drug: Sildenafil Citrate 50Mg Tab; Behavioral: Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy; Combination Product: Combined or Integrated Therapy; Other: Placebo

• Registration Number: NCT04126252
• Lead Sponsor: International Islamic University, Islamabad

Brief Summary

The study involved the administration of pharmacotherapy and cognitive behavior psychotherapy to individuals suffering from erectile dysfunction. The study was randomized controlled trial with four arms involving a control group.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2018-08-29
• Primary Completion: 2019-09-03
• Study Completion: 2019-09-03
• Study First Submitted: 2019-10-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-10-11
• Study First Posted: 2019-10-15
• Status Verified: 2019-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-11-28
• Last Update Posted: 2019-12-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 116

Inclusion Criteria

• Men diagnosed with erectile dysfunction
• Must be in the age range of 18 to 40 years
• Must be in a stable heterosexual relationship
• Must not be suffering from any medical or psychiatric illness

Exclusion Criteria

• Men not meeting criteria of diagnosis of erectile dysfunction
• Men not in a heterosexual relationship
• Men above the age of 40 years
• Men diagnosed with any medical or psychiatric illness

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SEQUENTIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Group A	Sildenafil Citrate 50Mg Tab	This arm received pharmacotherapy for erectile dysfunction.
Group B	Cognitive Behavioral Psychotherapy	This arm received cognitive behavior psychotherapy for erectile dysfunction.
Group C	Combined or Integrated Therapy	This arm received combined treatment approach.
Group D	Placebo	This arm acted as a control group and received placebo or no intervention.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
International Index of Erectile Functioning-5	3 months maximum

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ahmad Bilal Private Practice; 🇵🇰 Bahāwalpur, Punjab, Pakistan