Erectile Dysfunction, Hepatitis C
Conditions
Brief summary
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a systematic disease that affects several aspects of patients' well-being, including physical, mental, social, and sexual quality of life. In recent years, this clinical trial aims to search the Response of Hepatic Enzymes, Psychological Measures, and Sexual Dysfunction to Aerobic Exercise in Hepatitis Men With Sexual Dysfunction Complaint
Detailed description
Hepatitis Men With Sexual Dysfunction (erectile dysfunction) Complaint (n=46) will be randomized randomly to 23-men exercise-training (one hour walking on treadmill, for 3 months, three walking sessions per the week) hepatitis-C group or 23-men waiting-hepatitis-C group.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALexercise
Hepatitis-C Men With Sexual Dysfunction (erectile dysfunction) Complaint will receive exercise-training sessions (one hour walking on treadmill, for 3 months, three walking sessions per the week)
Sponsors
Cairo University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
35 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* men with hepatitis C men diagnosis * men with sexual dysfunction (erectile dysfunction)
Exclusion criteria
* obesity , men with cardiac/thoracic/systemic diseases, drugs for sexual dysfunction (erectile dysfunction)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) | It will be measured after 12 weeks of training | it will assess the sexual dysfunction in men |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| alanine transaminase | It will be measured after 12 weeks of training | it is an enzyme of liver will assess the liver funtions |
| aspartate transaminase | It will be measured after 12 weeks of training | it is an enzyme of liver will assess the liver funtions |
| Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale | It will be measured after 12 weeks of training | it is a questionnaire that will assess Self-Esteem |
| Profile of Mood States | It will be measured after 12 weeks of training | it is a questionnaire that will assess mood of men |
| depression inventory of Beck | It will be measured after 12 weeks of training | it is a questionnaire that will assess depression of men |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Primary ContactAli Ismail, lecturer
Backup ContactAli Ismail, Lecturer
Outcome results
None listed