Erectile dysfunction
Conditions
Interventions
Chinese herbal treatment group:chaihu shugan powder
Western medicine treatment group:tadalafil
The placebo group:palcebo
Sponsors
Zhang Pei-Hai
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
20 Years to 40 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. absence of organic ED; 2. normal morning and nocturnal penile erection rated by the Nocturnal Penile Tumescence using RigiScan test (the tool of rigiscan used in our study was just confirmatory; 3. all patients enrolled in this study underwent duplex doppler ultrasonography with PSV measurements before and after ICI of prostaglandin. Moreover, all patients were enrolled in this study after (1) a detailed history taking (including medical history, sexual history, and relevant drug history); (2) basic laboratory tests; (3) detailed psychophysical status evaluation including the level of depression rated by the 17-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression(HAMD-17) and the level of anxiety rated by the 14-item Hamilton Rating Scale for Anxiety (HAMA-14), and (iv) sexual functioning assessed by the International Index of Erectile Function(IIEF).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. serious psychiatric, neurological,cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal or renal diseases; 2. urological surgery; 3. organic brain disorder; 4. drug or alcohol dependence; 5. use of any psychoactive medication and other medications that might affect sexual function during the previous 30 days; 6. any contraindications toundergo an MRI scan.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhang PeiHai
Chengdu University of TCM
Outcome results
None listed