Clinical Trial: Low-Intensity Shockwave Therapy to Treat Erectile Dysfunction and Preserve Erectile Function After Prostate Cancer Surgery
Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: RECRUITING
Condition: Erectile Dysfunction
Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
Official Title: Preservation of Erectile Function With Early Postoperative Application of Low Intensity Shockwave Therapy After Nerve Sparing Radical Prostatectomy
Brief Summary:
This phase I clinical trial studies how well low intensity shockwave therapy (LiSWT) improves erectile function in patients who have had nerve-sparing radical prostatectomy (NS-RP), a type of surgery that attempts to save the nerves near the tissues being removed, for prostate cancer.Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a known side effect of the radical prostatectomy procedure.The low intensity shockwave therapy delivers painless electrotherapy pulse to increase blood flow and supply, activation of tissues and wound…
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