NCT01815593

The Value of Enhanced External Counterpulsation on Erectile Dysfunction

A Prospective, Randomized Study of Enhanced External Counterpulsation for Patients With Erectile Dysfunction

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) in patients with erectile dysfunction

Detailed description

Patients with erectile dysfunction will be randomized into two groups: EECP intervention or not. Erectile function, hemodynamic parameters, vascular endothelial function will be measured and compared.

Conditions

• Erectile Dysfunction

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Enhanced external counterpulsation	Enhanced external counterpulsation therapy is done by sequential inflation of 3 sets of cuffs wrapped around the lower extremities during diastole and deflation of the cuffs during systole. The systolic deflation/ Diastolic inflation sequence of EECP leads to systolic unloading and diastolic augmentation, resulting in increased blood flow in a pulsatile manner. The patients receive 35-36 hours EECP intervention, 1 -hour session every day over a 7-week period.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-04-01
• Primary completion: 2018-03-01
• Completion: 2018-04-01
• First posted: 2013-03-21
• Last updated: 2017-04-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China