BAY38-9456, 5/10/20mg, vs.Placebo in Erectile Dysfunction
Phase 4
Completed
- Conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Interventions
- Drug: Placebo
- Registration Number
- NCT00665054
- Lead Sponsor
- Bayer
- Brief Summary
Purpose of the study is:- To assess the efficacy and tolerability of vardenafil in male subjects suffering from erectile dysfunction as compared to placebo- To assess the influence of vardenafil on the self-esteem and self-confidence of subjects suffering from erectile dysfunction following treatment with vardenafil as compared to placebo
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Inclusion Criteria
- Men with heterosexual relationships aged 18 - 64 years suffering from ED for more than 6 months according to the NIH Consensus Statement (i.e. inability to attain and/or maintain penile erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance).
- At least 4 attempts at sexual intercourse (according to the question in the subject diary) on 4 separate days during the 4-week untreated baseline period. At least 50% of attempts during this period had to be unsuccessful according to the subject diary.
Exclusion Criteria
- Presence of penile anatomical abnormalities (eg penile fibrosis or Peyronie's disease) that in the investigator's opinion would significantly impair sexual performance.
- Primary hypoactive sexual desire.-Spinal cord injury-History of surgical prostatectomy (transurethral interventions not excluded).
- Unstable angina pectoris.
- History of myocardial infarction, stroke or life-threatening arrhythmia within the prior 6 months.
- Uncontrolled atrial fibrillation/flutter at screening visit (ventricular response rate >100 BPM).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Arm 1 Levitra (Vardenafil, BAY38-9456) - Arm 2 Placebo -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method LOCF improved compared to baseline GAQ results at the end of the study baseline versus visit 2 visit 5 or premature termination visit
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Response scores and summary score from the responses to the SF-36 visits 2 and 5 or premature termination visit IIEF scores visits 3, 4 and 5 OF, SD, IS scores in IIEF Questionnaire visits 2, 3, 4, 5 or at premature termination visit Scores of all individual questions on IIEF questionnaire visits 2, 3, 4, 5 or at premature termination visit Subject's diary response baseline and after randomization per visit period SSES-E scores visits 2 and 5 or premature termination visit Summary score from the responses to SSES-E visits 2 and 5 or premature termination visit
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