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Efficacy and Safety of Life Enhancer Probiotic Capsules for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Erectile Dysfunction: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

Efficacy and Safety of Life Enhancer Probiotic Capsules for the Treatment of Mild to Moderate Erectile Dysfunction: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300077681
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-11-16
Start date
2023-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-11-21

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

Conditions

Erectile Dysfunction

Interventions

Control Group:The placebo group took 1 capsule 2 times a day. Treatment lasted for 3 months. The placebo and Life Enhancer probiotic capsules have the same appearance and weight. They are still produc
Test Group:Life Enhancer probiotic capsule set, take 1 capsule 2 times a day for 3 months.

Sponsors

Shanghai General Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
20 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Male aged = 20 years old and = 60 years old; (2) Meet the diagnostic criteria for mild or moderate erectile dysfunction before enrollment: the International Erectile Function Questionnaire-5 (IIEF-5) score is between 8 and 21, and the disease duration is =3 months. (3) Have a regular adult female partner for at least the last 3 months and during this trial, and expect to maintain a sexual life with this female partner during the trial; (4) Agree to attempt sexual intercourse at least 4 times every 4 weeks during the trial; agree to attend all appointments during clinical visits, and be able to complete all examinations and procedures required by the attending physician during routine clinical visits; (5) You have not received Chinese or Western medicine for the treatment of ED in the first week before the introduction period, you have not received acupuncture, massage and other external Chinese medicine treatments for ED in the first month, and you have not received vacuum erection devices or vacuum erection devices in the first 6 months. Low-energy extracorporeal shock wave therapy, negative pressure suction and other physical treatments; (6) Volunteer to be tested and be able to read, understand and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Those who are known or suspected to be allergic or allergic to this experimental drug; (2) Patients have genital anatomical malformations that significantly impair erection, such as severe penile fibrosis, penile hemangioma, or cavernous sclerosis; (3) Myocardial infarction, angina, cerebrovascular accident, heart failure, severe arrhythmia and other diseases occurred in the past 6 months; (4) Clinically significant chronic blood system diseases, or severe respiratory or digestive diseases; (5) Patients with a history of radical prostatectomy, spinal cord injury, pelvic (prostate, bladder, bowel) and genital injuries or a history of surgery or radiotherapy in the past; (6) Recovering from cancer or undergoing radiotherapy to the pelvic area in the past year; (7) Use of anti-androgens and androgen drugs; coagulation dysfunction and use of anticoagulants (such as Coumadin) and other drug-induced ED; (8) Those who supplemented probiotic-related preparations and received antibiotic treatment within 2 weeks before enrollment, including but not limited to other probiotic supplements, vitamin C, vitamin E, yogurt and other products; (9) Those who have neurological or mental illness and are unable or unwilling to cooperate; (10) Those who have a childbirth plan during the trial and within 3 months after the end of the trial; (11) Have a history of drug abuse, or a history of alcohol abuse within the past 6 months, or other conditions that, according to the researcher's judgment, reduce the possibility of enrollment or complicate enrollment (alcohol abuse is defined as the amount of alcohol consumed per week) >14 alcohol units, a 350ml bottle of beer, 120ml wine or 30ml of spirits with an alcohol content of 40% is one alcohol unit); (12) Those who have participated in any other clinical research of medical devices or drugs in the past 3 months; (13) Patients considered by other investigators to be unsuitable for participation in this trial.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
International Index of Erectile Function Questionnaire Score (IIEF-5);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
AMS Questionnaire Score;EHS—erectile hardness score;International Prostate Symptom Score (I-PSS);Chronic Prostatitis Symptom Index (NIH-CPSI);

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactShujie Xia

Shanghai General Hospital

xsjurologist@163.com+86 153 0165 5577

Outcome results

None listed

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