SynthesisAmerican journal of men's health
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 16 Randomized Controlled Trials of Clinical Outcomes of Low-Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Treating Erectile Dysfunction.
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The trial behind it
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Low Intensity Shock Wave Therapy for Men With Mild to Moderate Erectile Dysfunction
A Single Arm Study of EXtracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for mAnagement of ereCtile dYsfunction (EXSTACY Study)
Who cites it
24 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 55 citations in OpenAlex.
- Low-intensity shockwave therapy for erectile dysfunction: An abridged Cochrane review.BJU international · 2026Pooled it
- Efficacy of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) in the treatment of erectile dysfunction: a systematic review.International urology and nephrology · 2026Pooled it
- Low-intensity shockwave therapy for erectile dysfunction.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2025Pooled it
- Extracorporeal shock wave therapy for erectile dysfunction: rethinking study design, implementation, and analysis.British medical bulletin · 2025Pooled it
- Efficacy of the new P100 extracorporeal shock wave therapy device in the treatment of type IIIB chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome: a sham treatment controlled, prospective clinical trial.Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases · 2026Trial
- Therapeutic Effect of Micro-Energy Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Based on Randomized Controlled Trials.The world journal of men's health · 2026Article
- Is extracorporeal shock wave therapy more effective in younger patients in the treatment of mild-to-moderate erectile dysfunction? A prospective controlled study.Sexual medicine · 2026Article
- Apparent Non-Response to Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors in Erectile Dysfunction: A Narrative Review of Structured Reassessment and Management.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
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- Low-intensity shockwave therapy in men's health: Insights from a systematic review on erectile dysfunction and CP/CPPS in the Middle East.Arab journal of urology · 2026Review
- Efficacy of low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy for erectile dysfunction: updated meta-analysis of randomized trials.Future science OA · 2025Review
- The Role of Different Modalities of Regenerative Therapies in the Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction: A Global Survey and Global Andrology Forum Expert Recommendations.The world journal of men's health · 2025Article
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- The effectiveness and safety of intracavernosal botulinum toxin injections in the management of erectile dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical studies.Sexual medicine · 2025Article
- The effect of calcium oxalate stones and uric acid stones on male sexual function.International urology and nephrology · 2025Article
- Is low-intensity shockwave therapy for erectile dysfunction a durable treatment option?-long-term outcomes of a randomized sham-controlled trial.Translational andrology and urology · 2024Article
- Efficacy and safety of low-intensity pulsed ultrasound (LIPUS) combined with tadalafil in the treatment of severe erectile dysfunction: a retrospective cohort study.Translational andrology and urology · 2024Article
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- Variations in Low Intensity Shockwave Treatment Protocols for Erectile Dysfunction: A Review of the Literature and Guide to Offering Treatment.The world journal of men's health · 2024Review
- Effectiveness of Low-Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Erectile Dysfunction: An Analysis of Sexual Function and Penile Hardness at Erection: An Umbrella Review.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Review
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9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
We conducted a meta-analysis to evaluate the efficacy of low-intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy (LI-ESWT) in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED). From July 2011 to June 2021, we finally selected 16 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) including 1,064 participants to evaluate the efficacy of LI-ESWT in the treatment of ED from PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane databases. The data are analyzed by Review Manager Version 5.4. Fifteen articles mentioned International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF), in the follow-up of 1 month (mean difference [MD] = 3.18, 95% confidence interval [CI] = [1.38, 4.98],
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