Low Intensity Shock Wave Therapy in the Rehabilitation Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction After Robotic Radical Prostatectomy.

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Conditions studied: Erectile Dysfunction

In brief

The study deals with the hypothesis that LiESWT in addition to the administration of PDE5i can improve sexuality rehabilitation with faster recovery of a valid erection and higher IIEF-5 scores in the short and medium-term follow-up.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06442020

Run by

Regina Elena Cancer Institute

People needed

158

Starts

2023-09-15

Expected to finish

2026-09-15

Last updated by the study team

2024-06-04

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 75. Sex: male. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients aged ≤75 yrs;
• Low-risk PCa (PSA <10 ng/mL and GS <7, ISUP grade 1, and cT1-2a) undergoing nerve sparing RARP;
• preoperative IIEF-5 score ≥ 17;
• First PSA (45d after surgery) <0.2
• compliants patients able to follow the study protocol and fill in IIEF-5 scores and EORTC quality of life questionnaires;
• patients able to provide a written informed consent for the trial.

You may not qualify if…

• anaesthesiologic contraindications to robotic surgery;
• patients submitted to pelvic radiotherapy or androgen deprivation;
• patients reporting major postoperative complications (CD≥3);
• cardiovascular contraindications to PDE5i medical treatment.

Where it is running

• "Regina Elena" National Cancer Institute — Rome, Italy (enrolling)

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