Will Erectile Dysfunction Increase the Risk of Prostate Cancer
- Conditions
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Interventions
- Other: Erectile dysfunction
- Registration Number
- NCT03009123
- Lead Sponsor
- Kuang Tien General Hospital
- Brief Summary
The rationale for investigating the hypothesis that there is an association between erectile dysfunction (ED) and the subsequent development of prostate cancer is based on three assumptions: 1) baseline ED is common in most if not all of the cross-sectional studies in men with prostate cancer; 2) the development of ED and prostate cancer may have certain shared common risk factors; and 3) the use of testosterone for the treatment of ED has been suspected to be associated with prostate cancer development. Controversy exists over whether men with ED have an increased risk of subsequent prostate cancer. Few studies have evaluated the risk of developing prostate cancer for men with ED. The investigators, therefore, conducted a population-based longitudinal study with eight years' follow-up to examine this association and to evaluate the magnitude of the risk.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 21558
- men 50 years and older with no pre-existing prostate cancer
- less than 50 years old
- pre-existing prostate cancer
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Erectile dysfunction group Erectile dysfunction Group contains men with physician-diagnosed erectile dysfunction
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Incident prostate cancer through study completion, up to 7 years
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Kuang Tien General Hospital
🇨🇳Taichung, Taiwan