Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction
Conditions
Keywords
Erectile Dysfunction, Extracorporeal shockwave, Low intensity shockwaves
Brief summary
This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind clinical study comparing safety and efficacy of the treatments performed with the Low Intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy (LI-ESWT) device - Renova on symptomatic ED patients to the safety and efficacy of the control sham patients.
Interventions
Sham treatment that looks, sounds and feels like the real LISW treatment.
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Good general health * Vascular ED for at least 6 months * International Index of Erectile Function 6 (IIEF-EF) between 11 to 25 * Positive response to PDE5-I (able to penetrate on demand=Responders) * Negative response to PDE5-I (unable to penetrate on demand even with maximum PDE5-I dosage = Non-responders) * Stable heterosexual relationship for more than 3 months
Exclusion criteria
* Hormonal, neurological or psychological pathology * Past radical prostatectomy or extensive pelvic surgery * Recovering from cancer during last 5 years * Any unstable medical, psychiatric, spinal cord injury and penile anatomical abnormalities * Clinically significant chronic hematological disease * Anti-androgens, oral or injectable androgens * Past radiotherapy treatment of the pelvic region * International normalized ratio (INR) \> 3 for patients using blood thinners (such as Coumadin)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change from baseline in the IIEF-EF (International Index of Erectile Function- Erectile Function Domain) score at 3 and 6 months post treatment | 1, 3 and 6 months post treatment |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change from baseline in the SEP (Sexual Encounter Profile) Questions 2 and 3 at 3 and 6 months post treatment | 1, 3 and 6 months post treatment |
| Change from baseline in the GAQ (Global Assessment Questions) at 3 and 6 months post treatment | 1, 3 and 6 months post treatment |
| Change from baseline in the EDITS (Erectile Dysfunction Inventory of Treatment Satisfaction) score at 3 and 6 months post treatment | 1, 3 and 6 months post treatment |
| Change from baseline in the Partner EDITS (Erectile Dysfunction Inventory of Treatment Satisfaction) score at 3 and 6 months post treatment | 1, 3 and 6 months post treatment |
| Change from baseline in the IPSS (International Prostate Symptom Score) at the end of the treatment | 0 and 6 months post treatment |
Countries
Israel