Tadalafil combined with behavioral therapy and psychological counseling for erectile dysfunction
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical effect of tadalafil combined with behavioral therapy and psychological counseling in the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED).
METHODS: We collected the clinical data on 338 cases of ED treated in our andrology clinic with tadalafil combined with behavioral therapy and psychological counseling (the trial group, n = 159) or with tadalafil alone (the control group, n = 179) from January to December 2019. Using chief complaints scores as the main observation indexes, we evaluated the subjective feelings and objective symptoms of the patients during their sexual life.
RESULTS: After treatment, the patients in the trial group, compared with the controls, showed significantly lower chief complaints scores (1.96 ± 1.38 vs 2.73 ± 1.80, P < 0.01) and higher satisfaction with the therapeutic effect (67.9% vs 47.5%, P < 0.01). No statistically significant difference was observed in the IIEF-5 scores between the two groups before and after treatment.
CONCLUSIONS: Tadalafil combined with behavior therapy and psychological counseling is superior to oral tadalafil alone in the treatment of ED, which affords greater satisfaction with the therapeutic effect, higher quality of sexual life, and better relationship between the partners.
How strong is the evidence?
Evidence Hub reads this as a clinical trial, done in people. Its evidence level is 3 of 5 (Moderate · trial / cohort / secondary analysis). Trials without a large randomized design, cohorts and secondary analyses give moderate evidence. Reported size: 179 participants or records.
Read the paper
Related studies
- Protective effects of tadalafil and N-acetyl cysteine therapy on cisplatin-induced testicular toxicity
- The Use of Generative AI for Scientific Literature Searches for Systematic Reviews: ChatGPT and Microsoft Bing AI Performance Evaluation
- Sildenafil as a Candidate Drug for Alzheimer’s Disease: Real-World Patient Data Observation and Mechanistic Observations from Patient-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Neurons
- Ozone-modified properties of pumpkin seed oil as anti-H. pylori, anticancer, anti-diabetic and anti-obesity agent
- Effectiveness of Low-Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Erectile Dysfunction: An Analysis of Sexual Function and Penile Hardness at Erection: An Umbrella Review
- Molecular Docking of Silymarin as a Ligand for Aromatase Enzyme and HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase Using Molegro Virtual Docker
Go deeper in Evidence Hub
Evidence Hub adds a study data sheet (design, sample size, evidence level, key numbers), an AI summary and a chat grounded in the paper's text.