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Impact of Pilates Exercises on Diabetic Erectile Dysfunction.

NCT07293156 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2026-04-06

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Summary

Erectile dysfunction (ED) has a prevalence of 52.5% in diabetic male patients, as described in a meta-analysis of 145 studies, including 88,577 men with type 1 and type 2 diabetes.

In men, ED can cause sexual dissatisfaction and distress, unsatisfactory relationships, and marital tension

Conditions

  • Diabete Mellitus
  • Erectile Dysfunction Associated With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
  • Pilates Exercise
  • Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise

Interventions

OTHER

Pilate Exercises

Pilates protocol that will be used in the present study consisted of 11 different Pilates postures: Pilates Breathing, Spine Stretch, Swan, Shoulder Bridge, Hundreds, Double Leg Stretch, Footwork, Roll up, Single Leg Stretch, Leg Pull Back, Kick front and back. It will be performed thrice a week, with each session lasting 60 minutes, for 12 weeks, totaling 36 sessions. The progression of the exercises will be based on increasing the number of repetitions of the exercise, and variations in posture from beginner to intermediate and advanced, for each exercise. The movements will be repeated six to eight times each.

OTHER

Pelvic floor muscles exercises

The pelvic floor exercises will be taught by a skilled physiotherapist who instructed the men to tighten their pelvic floor muscles as strongly as possible (as if to prevent flatus from escaping), to gain muscle hypertrophy. During pelvic floor muscle training attention was placed on the ability to retract the penis and lift the scrotum, to make sure the bulbocavernosus and ischiocavernosus muscles were working strongly. Emphasis was placed on gaining a few maximum contractions (three when lying, three sitting, and three standing) twice daily rather than prolonged repetitions. Some submaximal pelvic floor work will be advised while walking, to increase muscle endurance. Men will be also taught to tighten their pelvic floor muscles strongly after voiding urine whilst still poised over the toilet, as a way of working the bulbocavernosus muscle to eliminate the urine from the bulbar urethra. Frequency of treatment: Treatment will be given 3 times / week for 12 weeks total of 36 session

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ahram Canadian University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Benha University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-12-15
Primary Completion
2026-06-01
Completion
2026-06-30

Countries

  • Egypt

Study Locations

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