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Trial reportPloS one2021

Efficacy of Sphincter Control Training and medical device in the treatment of premature ejaculation: A multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial.

Jesús E Rodríguez, Jose A Picazo, Juan C Marzo, José A Piqueras, Leandro Reina, Guillermo Hidalgo, Guillermo Tornero

Open access · goldAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in PloS one, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. New technologies developed for treatment of premature ejaculation.International journal of impotence research · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Jesús E RodríguezResearch Area, Murcian Institute of Sexology, Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-8404-1413
Jose A PicazoResearch Area, Murcian Institute of Sexology, Murcia, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-9949-9689
Juan C MarzoDepartment of Health Psychology, University Miguel Hernández of Elche, Elche, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-4284-6744
José A PiquerasDepartment of Health Psychology, University Miguel Hernández of Elche, Elche, Spain.
Leandro ReinaUrology Service, Rafael Méndez University Hospital, Lorca, Spain.
Guillermo HidalgoUrology Service, Rafael Méndez University Hospital, Lorca, Spain.
Guillermo TorneroFaculty of Psychology, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain.
Hospital Rafael Méndez · ESInstituto Sexológico Murciano · ESUniversitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx · ESUniversidad de Murcia · ES

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A new line of treatment for premature ejaculation (PE) based on the use of masturbation aid device in combination with behavioral techniques has emerged in recent years. We report a multicenter randomized clinical trial with a parallel group design to determine the effectiveness of an electronic device called Myhixel I© in the treatment of PE. Forty patients who met the criteria for the diagnosis of lifelong PE, were assigned to two treatment groups completed the Sphincter control training (SCT) program in eight weeks. The only difference between groups was the use of the device. The main measure was the "fold increase" (FI) of the intravaginal ejaculatory latency time (IELT). The geometric means of IELT show, at the end of the treatment at week 8, a superiority of the device group. The mean FI 4.27 (SD 2.59) at the end of treatment for the device group was clearly higher than obtained in the previous clinical trial, in which a specific medical device was not used. No side effects were observed and it required little therapeutic input and no partner involvement. The SCT program in combination with the Myhixel I© is an effective treatment for PE.

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AdultAnal CanalCognitive Behavioral TherapyCoitusDouble-Blind MethodEjaculationHumansMaleMasturbationMiddle AgedPremature EjaculationTreatment OutcomeUrethraYoung Adult

Identifiers

PMID34547013
PMCPMC8454929
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