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ArticleLife (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Comparative Effects of Tadalafil Cream Versus Oral Tadalafil on Males with Erectile Disfunction Regarding Relationship Dynamics: A Secondary Analysis of Dyadic Adjustment Outcomes in a Randomized Crossover Trial.

Dragoș-Mihail Trifu, Daniel-Corneliu Leucuța, Martina-Luciana Pintea-Trifu, Florin Elec, Nicolae Crișan, Dan Eniu, Ioan Coman

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Dragoș-Mihail TrifuDepartment of Urology, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0009-0004-9318-4036
Daniel-Corneliu LeucuțaDepartment of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-4218-8622
Martina-Luciana Pintea-TrifuDepartment of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400349 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0001-8801-5407
Florin ElecDepartment of Urology, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-0803-2387
Nicolae CrișanDepartment of Urology, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Dan EniuDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400000 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-6988-2828
Ioan ComanDepartment of Urology, Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, 400012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania.

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Iuliu Hațieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 1032/73/13.01.2021, 882/64/12.01.2022
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Abstract

BACKGROUND/

objectivesRelationship quality is closely tied to sexual health. This study compared the effects of tadalafil cream and oral tadalafil on Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) subscales and assessed the influence of age on treatment outcomes.

methodsThis study includes a secondary analysis of data collected during a previously published randomized controlled crossover trial, but they were not published at that time. The participants (n = 35) completed both tadalafil cream and oral tadalafil interventions in a crossover design. Dyadic Adjustment, including DAS subscales, was assessed at baseline and after each intervention. Improvements across all DAS subscales were greater in the tadalafil cream group compared to the oral tadalafil group. Statistically significant differences were observed for Affective Expression (5.45, 95% CI: 0.22-10.67,

conclusionThis study provides evidence that tadalafil intervention had a favorable impact on relationship dynamics, particularly in Affective Expression and Dyadic Cohesion.

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dyadic scale adjustmenterectile dysfunctionrelationship strengthtadalafil

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PMCPMC12028357

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