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A clinical trial to study the effects of Dapoxetine in premature ejaculation in the adult population.

Evaluation of efficacy and safety of Dapoxetine versus placebo in the treatment of premature ejaculation: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover, multi-centre study.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2010/091/001089
Enrollment
200
Registered
2010-07-23
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Intervention1: Dapoxetine: One tabelts of Dapoxetine on demand for 4 weeks. Intervention2: Placebo: One placebo tablet on demand for 4 week. Control Intervention1: Placebo: Placebo of 30mg on demand f

Sponsors

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. Acme Plaza, Andheri Kurla Road, Andheri East, Mumbai ? 400059. Maharashtra. India.
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Male patients aged between 21 and 64 years. 2.Patients are in a stable, monogamous sexual relationship with the same woman for at least 6 months and plans to maintain this relationship for the duration of the study. 3.Diagnosis of PE according to the criteria of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th edition, text revision (DSM-IV-TR) for at least 6 months before study initiation. 4.Patients with willingness for minimum 2 sexual intercourse in a week. 5.Patients willing to give consent for participation in the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with erectile dysfunction or other forms of sexual dysfunction and or partner sexual dysfunction. 2.Patients who are using SSRIs or tricyclic antidepressant as concomitant medication. 3.Patients with history of mania, hypomania or bipolar disorder. 4.Patients with uncontrolled hypertension or cardiac impairment. 5.Patients with epilepsy. 6.Patients who are using other forms of therapy for premature ejaculation (pharmacological or behavioral). 7.Patients taken Dapoxetine or participated in another study investigating pharmacologic treatment of PE. 8.Alcoholic patients. 9.Patients with known allergy or hypersensitivity to SSRIs or SNRIs. 10.Patients with history of malignancy. 11.Patients with moderate to severe liver problem. 12.Patients with moderate to severe hepatic impairment. 13.Patients with orthostatic hypotension. 14.Patients whose partners had problems with self-reported female sexual dysfunction. 15.Patients using recreational drugs with serotonergic activity such as ketamine, methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD). 16.Patients whose treatment for ongoing depression or anxiety is discontinued, in order to initiate Dapoxetine for the treatment of PE. 17.Patients with bleeding or coagulation disorders. 18.Patients with severe renal impairment. 19.Patients on CNS active medicinal products. 20.Patients taking PDE5 inhibitors like tadalafil and sildenafil. 21.Patients who use alpha adrenergic receptor antagonists. 22Patients taking warfarin chronically. 23.Patients using following medication as concomitant medication or discontinued such medication within 7 days of screening: ?MAOIs, Thioridazine, SSRIs, SNRIs, TCAs, Phenothiazine, acetylsalicylic acid, NSAIDs, antiplatelet agents or anticoagulant (e.g., Warfarin) ?Herbal products with serotonergic effects (e.g. tryptophan, triptans, tramadol, linezolid, lithium, St. John?s Wort (Hypericum perforatum). ?Potent CYP3A4 inhibitors such as ketoconazole, itraconazole, ritonavir, aquinavir, telithromycin, nefazadone, nelfinavir, atazanavir

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
?Evaluation of average individual PEP score between treatment groups Perceived control over ejaculation Personal distress related to ejaculation Satisfaction with sexual intercourse Interpersonal difficulty related to ejaculation ?Evaluation of PEP Index score (Mean of all four measures ) Timepoint: Day 0, day 14, and day 35.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Patients impression of severity by ??severity?? scale, between treatment groups. 2.Patients global impression of change in their condition by ??change?? scale, between treatment groupsTimepoint: 1. Day 0, day 14 and day 35 2. Day 14 and day 35

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Surendra Borgharkar
medical.services@sunpharma.com02266969696

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026