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Erectile dysfunction affects about 40% of all men above the age of 40 and the prevalence increases with increasing age. It is not possible to cure the condition as current forms of treatment are aimed solely at improving symptoms. Treatment options today include medications, injection therapy, and vacuum pumps, among others. However, pelvic floor muscle training is a natural, inexpensive, and non-invasive form of treatment that is used to a limited extent.
Theoretically, a strengthening of the pelvic floor muscles can help increase the intracavernous pressure and thereby the hardness of the erection. Furthermore, tense pelvic floor muscles can help compress pelvic veins and reduce blood flow away from the penis which prolongs the erection. Finally, it is possible that pelvic floor muscle training can contribute to an increased blood supply to the pelvic floor and the penis which will have positive effects in relation to both the integrity of the penile tissue and the physiological erection mechanism itself.
This study aims to investigate the effect of pelvic floor muscle training in men with erectile dysfunction.
The study hypothesis is that pelvic floor training can provide a clinically significant improvement in the erection function at individual patient level
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Control | No Intervention | The control group will not recieve any training in the trial period but will have to answer the same questionnaires on erectile function (IIEF-EF) and international prostate symptom score (IPSS). | |
| Pelvic Floor Muscle Training | Experimental | Participants who are randomized to pelvic floor training will then undergo instruction in the anatomy, function and training of the pelvic floor muscles. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Pelvic Floor Muscle Training | Behavioral |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Clinically significant improvements in erectile function | The proportion of patients who achieve clinically significant improvements in the erectile function (EF) domain of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) after 3 months of pelvic floor training or observation in an intention-to-treat analysis (assessed 1 month after the last training session). This is defined according to Rosen et al. (mild ED: 2 points; moderate ED: 5 points; severe ED: 7 points) | 1 month after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Clinically significant improvements in erectile function | The proportion of patients who achieve clinically significant improvements in the erectile function (EF) domain of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) after 3 months of pelvic floor training or observation in an intention-to-treat analysis (assessed 1 month after the last training session). This is defined according to Rosen et al. (mild ED: 2 points; moderate ED: 5 points; severe ED: 7 points) | 4 months after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Clinically significant improvements in erectile function | The proportion of patients who achieve clinically significant improvements in the erectile function (EF) domain of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) after 3 months of pelvic floor training or observation in an intention-to-treat analysis (assessed 1 month after the last training session). This is defined according to Rosen et al. (mild ED: 2 points; moderate ED: 5 points; severe ED: 7 points) | 6 months after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Clinically significant improvements in erectile function | The proportion of patients who achieve clinically significant improvements in the erectile function (EF) domain of the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) after 3 months of pelvic floor training or observation in an intention-to-treat analysis (assessed 1 month after the last training session). This is defined according to Rosen et al. (mild ED: 2 points; moderate ED: 5 points; severe ED: 7 points) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Changes in the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire category; orgasmic function. Items 9-10. Score range: 0-5. Maximum score: 10. | Low score points represent a reduced orgasmic function whereas high score points represent a better/improved orgasmic function. The scores will be calculated and compared between groups as continuous variables. | 1 month after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Urological Research Unit | Recruiting | Herlev | Capital Region | 2730 | Denmark |
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| ID | Term |
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| D007172 | Erectile Dysfunction |
| D012735 | Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological |
| ID | Term |
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| D005832 | Genital Diseases, Male |
| D000091662 | Genital Diseases |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D052801 | Male Urogenital Diseases |
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Men who meet all inclusion criteria will be randomized 1:1 for either pelvic floor training or control. Stratified randomization with correction for IIEF-EF category is used (mild 17-25, moderate 11-16, severe 0-10)
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| 12 months after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Changes in the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire category; orgasmic function. Items 9-10. Score range: 0-5. Maximum score: 10. | Low score points represent a reduced orgasmic function whereas high score points represent a better/improved orgasmic function. The scores will be calculated and compared between groups as continuous variables. | 4 months after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Changes in the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire category; orgasmic function. Items 9-10. Score range: 0-5. Maximum score: 10. | Low score points represent a reduced orgasmic function whereas high score points represent a better/improved orgasmic function. The scores will be calculated and compared between groups as continuous variables. | 6 months after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Changes in the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire category; orgasmic function. Items 9-10. Score range: 0-5. Maximum score: 10. | Low score points represent a reduced orgasmic function whereas high score points represent a better/improved orgasmic function. The scores will be calculated and compared between groups as continuous variables. | 12 months after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Changes in the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire category; sexual desire. Items 11-12. Score range: 1-5. Maximum score: 10. | Low score points represent a reduced sexual desire whereas high score points represent a high sexual desire. The scores will be calculated and compared between groups as continuous variables. | 1 month after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Changes in the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire category; sexual desire. Items 11-12. Score range: 1-5. Maximum score: 10. | Low score points represent a reduced sexual desire whereas high score points represent a high sexual desire. The scores will be calculated and compared between groups as continuous variables. | 4 months after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Changes in the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire category; sexual desire. Items 11-12. Score range: 1-5. Maximum score: 10. | Low score points represent a reduced sexual desire whereas high score points represent a high sexual desire. The scores will be calculated and compared between groups as continuous variables. | 6 months after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Changes in the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire category; sexual desire. Items 11-12. Score range: 1-5. Maximum score: 10. | Low score points represent a reduced sexual desire whereas high score points represent a high sexual desire. The scores will be calculated and compared between groups as continuous variables. | 12 months after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Changes in the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire category; intercourse satisfaction. Items 6-8. Score range: 0-5. Maximum score: 15. | Low score points represent a reduced intercourse satisfaction whereas high score points represent high intercourse satisfaction. The scores will be calculated and compared between groups as continuous variables. | 1 month after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Changes in the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire category; intercourse satisfaction. Items 6-8. Score range: 0-5. Maximum score: 15. | Low score points represent a reduced intercourse satisfaction whereas high score points represent high intercourse satisfaction. The scores will be calculated and compared between groups as continuous variables. | 4 months after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Changes in the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire category; intercourse satisfaction. Items 6-8. Score range: 0-5. Maximum score: 15. | Low score points represent a reduced intercourse satisfaction whereas high score points represent high intercourse satisfaction. The scores will be calculated and compared between groups as continuous variables. | 6 months after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Changes in the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire category; intercourse satisfaction. Items 6-8. Score range: 0-5. Maximum score: 15. | Low score points represent a reduced intercourse satisfaction whereas high score points represent high intercourse satisfaction. The scores will be calculated and compared between groups as continuous variables. | 12 months after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Changes in the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire category; overall satisfaction. Items 13-14. Score range: 1-5. Maximum score: 10. | Low score points represent a reduced overall satisfaction whereas high score points represent high overall satisfaction. The scores will be calculated and compared between groups as continuous variables. | 1 month after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Changes in the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire category; overall satisfaction. Items 13-14. Score range: 1-5. Maximum score: 10. | Low score points represent a reduced overall satisfaction whereas high score points represent high overall satisfaction. The scores will be calculated and compared between groups as continuous variables. | 4 months after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Changes in the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire category; overall satisfaction. Items 13-14. Score range: 1-5. Maximum score: 10. | Low score points represent a reduced overall satisfaction whereas high score points represent high overall satisfaction. The scores will be calculated and compared between groups as continuous variables. | 6 months after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Changes in the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire category; overall satisfaction. Items 13-14. Score range: 1-5. Maximum score: 10. | Low score points represent a reduced overall satisfaction whereas high score points represent high overall satisfaction. The scores will be calculated and compared between groups as continuous variables. | 12 months after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Participant satisfaction | Subjective participant satisfaction assessed using a modified version of the patient version of the Erectile Dysfunction Inventory of Treatment Satisfaction (EDITS) questionnaire after treatment. This analysis will be performed as an intention-to-treat analysis without correction for missing data. Each EDITS item is scored from 0 to 4, with higher scores indicating greater treatment satisfaction. The mean EDITS questionnaire score is multiplied by 25, yielding a standardized EDITS index of treatment satisfaction score, ranging from 0 (low satisfaction) to 100 (extremely high satisfaction). | 4 months after first pelvic floor muscle training |
| Changes in the International Prostate Symptom Score | Changes in the International Prostate Symptom Score will be assessed from all the participants. The IPSS is made up of 7 questions related to voiding symptoms. A score of 0 to 7 indicates mild symptoms, 8 to 19 indicates moderate symptoms and 20 to 35 indicates severe symptoms. | 1 month after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Changes in the International Prostate Symptom Score | Changes in the International Prostate Symptom Score will be assessed from all the participants. The IPSS is made up of 7 questions related to voiding symptoms. A score of 0 to 7 indicates mild symptoms, 8 to 19 indicates moderate symptoms and 20 to 35 indicates severe symptoms. | 6 months after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| Changes in the International Prostate Symptom Score | Changes in the International Prostate Symptom Score will be assessed from all the participants. The IPSS is made up of 7 questions related to voiding symptoms. A score of 0 to 7 indicates mild symptoms, 8 to 19 indicates moderate symptoms and 20 to 35 indicates severe symptoms. | 12 months after first pelvic floor muscle training session |
| D020018 | Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological |
| D001523 | Mental Disorders |