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Trial reportEthiopian journal of health sciences2020

Comparative Effectiveness of Electrical Stimulation and Aerobic Exercise in the Management of Erectile Dysfunction: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Adamu Rislanu, Hassan Auwal, Danazumi Musa, Abdulahi Auwal

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Trial report in Ethiopian journal of health sciences, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06397625 (Short- and Medium-term Efficacy of Treatment With Peripheral Nerve Stimulation of the Pudendal Nerve in Patients With Erectile Dysfunction), which is not on this map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 25% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT06397625 naactive not recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Short- and Medium-term Efficacy of Treatment With Peripheral Nerve Stimulation of the Pudendal Nerve in Patients With Erectile Dysfunction: a Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorCamilo Jose Cela UniversityRan2024 to 2026Enrolled72ConditionsErectile Dysfunction, Electric Stimulation, Pudendal NerveArmsPercutaneous electrical neurostimulation (Placebo), Percutaneous electrical neurostimulation
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Pooled it
  3. Pelvic physical therapy for male sexual disorders: a narrative review.International journal of impotence research · 2025
    Review
  4. Article
  5. Effectiveness of Physiotherapy Interventions in the Management Male Sexual Dysfunction: A Systematic Review.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2023
    Article
  6. Review
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Adamu RislanuDepartment of Physiotherapy, University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
Hassan AuwalDepartment of Medical Rehabilitation (Physiotherapy), Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
Danazumi MusaDepartment of Physiotherapy, Federal Medical Centre Nguru, Yobe State, Nigeria.
Abdulahi AuwalDepartment of Physiotherapy, College of Health Sciences, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Bayero University, Kano, Nigeria.
University of Maiduguri · NGBayero University Kano · NGFederal Medical Centre · NG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundElectrical stimulation and aerobic exercise have been indicated to be beneficial in the management of erectile dysfunction individually. However, there is a scarcity of evidence comparing the two treatment approaches. This study investigated the effects of Electrical Stimulation (ES) compared with Eerobic Exercise (AE) in the management of individuals with Erectile Dysfunction (ED).

methodsThis study was a single-blind parallel randomized clinical trial. Thirty (30) patients diagnosed with ED (Mean age of 39.17 ± 6.21 years) were recruited and randomized into two groups, A and B with 15 participants in each group. Group A received ES while Group B received AE. International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) was used to assess the sexual functions of the participants at baseline and after 6 weeks of intervention. Within-group and between-group differences were analyzed using dependent and independent t-tests respectively.

resultsThe result indicated a significant difference between groups A and B [20.83 (1.83) Vs 14.33 (2.07), p=0.001] after 6 weeks of intervention. However, the mean effect was significantly higher in the ES group than in the AE group.

conclusionThe finding of this study indicated that ES is more effective than AE in the management of individuals with ED.Trial Registration: Pan African Clinical Trial Registry (PACTR201906776769795).

Indexed as

Erectile DysfunctionAdultDouble-Blind MethodElectric StimulationExerciseHumansMaleMiddle AgedSingle-Blind MethodTreatment OutcomeAerobic exerciseElectrical stimulationErectile dysfunctionInternational Index of Erectile Function

Identifiers

PMID33883841
PMCPMC8047238
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