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Study on the Diagnostic Value of Infrared Thermography for Erectile Dysfunction and Its Guiding Role in the Treatment of Miao Medicine Bamboo Twig Moxibustion

Study on the Diagnostic Value of Infrared Thermography for Erectile Dysfunction and Its Guiding Role in the Treatment of Miao Medicine Bamboo Twig Moxibustion

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025002609
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-12-30
Start date
2023-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Western Medicine Group:Sildenafil Citrate Tablets
Miao Medicine Group:moxibustion

Sponsors

Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
20 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Meet the above diagnostic criteria;(2) Disease duration = 3 months, with an IIEF score between 8-21;(3) Aged 20-55 years old;(4) Having a fixed sexual partner for more than 3 months;(5) No treatment related to this disease received within 4 weeks prior to enrollment;(6) Patients with normal or decreased serum testosterone levels;(7) Patients with good compliance, willingness to participate in the trial, and who sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients who do not meet the aforementioned diagnostic criteria and inclusion criteria;(2) Patients with severe cardio-cerebrovascular diseases (such as myocardial infarction, arrhythmia, cerebral hemorrhage) as well as severe liver, kidney, hematological, endocrine, or mental illnesses within the past six months;(3) Patients with hypotension or severe hypertension (blood pressure 170/100 mmHg);(4) Patients with erectile dysfunction caused by medications, surgery, trauma, congenital or acquired organic lesions of the penis;(5) Patients who require long-term use of or are currently taking nitrates;(6) Patients whose spouses have severe organic lesions and cannot fully cooperate;(7) Patients allergic to the medications used in this study;(8) Patients with poor compliance, making it difficult to assess therapeutic efficacy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Infrared Thermography Values of Observation Points at Body Surface Acupoints;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Serum Testosterone;International Index of Erectile Function;Self-rating Depression Scale;Self-ratingAnxiety Scale;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public Contactxiao caihong

The First Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

775087642@qq.com15686130972

Outcome results

None listed

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