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Trial reportInternational journal of impotence research

Tadalafil dosed once a day in men with erectile dysfunction: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in the US.

J Rajfer, P J Aliotta, C P Steidle, W P Fitch, Y Zhao, A Yu

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of impotence research. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 28 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
4.8field-weighted citation impact, top 5% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 115 citations in OpenAlex.

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  18. Udenafil for the treatment of erectile dysfunction.Therapeutics and clinical risk management · 2014
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

J RajferDivision of Urology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA 90509, USA. jrajfer@ucla.edu
P J Aliotta
C P Steidle
W P Fitch
Y Zhao
A Yu
EKOS Corporation · USEli Lilly (United States) · USHarbor–UCLA Medical Center · USUrology San Antonio · USWilliams (United States) · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The efficacy and safety of tadalafil, dosed once a day for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, was assessed in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-design study at 15 US centers. Following a 4-week treatment-free run-in period, patients (>or=18 years of age) were randomly assigned to 24 weeks treatment with tadalafil 2.5 mg, tadalafil 5 mg or placebo. Primary efficacy endpoints were change at 24 weeks in International Index of Erectile Function Erectile Function (EF) Domain score and mean per-patient percentage 'yes' responses to Sexual Encounter Profile diary questions 2 and 3. Tadalafil significantly improved erectile function compared with placebo for all three co-primary efficacy endpoints. Few patients discontinued because of adverse events (2.1%, placebo; 6.3%, tadalafil 2.5 mg; 4.1%, tadalafil 5 mg). Common treatment-emergent adverse events (>or=5%) were nasopharyngitis, influenza, viral gastroenteritis and back pain. Tadalafil 2.5 mg and 5 mg, dosed once a day for 24 weeks, was well tolerated and significantly improved erectile function.

Indexed as

AdultAgedCarbolinesDose-Response Relationship, DrugDouble-Blind MethodErectile DysfunctionHumansMaleMiddle AgedPenile ErectionPhosphodiesterase InhibitorsPlacebosTadalafilTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesCarbolinesPhosphodiesterase InhibitorsPlacebosTadalafil

Identifiers

PMID16871272
OpenAlexW2017908390

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