Low-energy Extracorporeal Shockwave Treatment for Patients After Radical Prostatectomy

NCT03192917 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 38

Last updated 2020-01-02

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Summary

The purpose of this project is to verify the relationship between low intensity shock wave treatment (LI-SWT) and increased scores in self-assessment regarding to erectile function (ED) and sexual intercourse, in patients, who has undergone a radical prostatectomy (RP). The data will be obtained from patients using international accepted sexual questionnaires prior to the LI-SWT and 5, 12 and 24 weeks following treatment.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Low intensity extracorporeal shock wave treatment (LI-ESWT)

Shock wave treatment with 3000 Hz for 10 min on the penile shaft. This will be done one time a week for five weeks.

PROCEDURE

Low intensity extracorporeal shock wave treatment (LI-ESWT) sham

A specialized cap can be applied to the chock wave device, which disallow shock waves to transmit through the unit.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Southern Denmark

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Lars Lund, MD professor · Department of Urology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-11-01
Primary Completion
2018-08-01
Completion
2019-09-01

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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