Randomized trial of low intensity shockwave therapy for erectile dysfunction utilizing grayscale ultrasound for analysis of erectile tissue homogeneity/inhomogeneity.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Electrohydraulic shockwave devices have been Food and Drug Administration-cleared for improved blood flow and connective tissue activation and have been used to treat erectile dysfunction (ED). In this study, the main focus was to evaluate improvement in erectile tissue quality after low intensity shockwave therapy (LiSWT).

Methods

A single-blind, sham-controlled, randomized, prospective study, was performed in men with ED naïve to shockwave or radial ballistic pressure wave therapy. Participants were randomized 1:2 to simulated (sham) or active LiSWT treatment. After simulated treatments, participants in the Sham Arm were converted to active LiSWT, while participants initially in the Active Treatment Arm received no further treatment. Assessments were performed a

SUBMITTER: Goldstein SW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11535730 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature