NCT03359265

Evaluate the Clinical Efficacy of Precious Metal Fiber Textile (Germanium Titanium π Element) for Erectile Dysfunction

Completed NA Last updated 9 September 2020

What this trial tests

NA trial testing underpants in Erectile Dysfunction in 30 participants. Completed in 31 December 2016.

Timeline

25 November 2015

Primary endpoint
15 June 2016

31 December 2016

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	quadruple
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	30
Start date	25 November 2015
Primary completion	15 June 2016
Estimated completion	31 December 2016
Sites	1 location across Taiwan

Drugs / interventions tested

• underpants

Conditions studied

• Erectile Dysfunction — all drugs for Erectile Dysfunction →

Sponsor

National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan

Who can join

Adults 40 to 55, male only, with Erectile Dysfunction. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Erectile dysfunction (ED) is common, and is defined as "persistent or regular inability to achieve or maintain penis erection for satisfactory intercourse". Approximately 3% to 71% of males have this problem as they age, and it is predicted that 320 million males worldwide will have ED by 2025. However, sex remains a topic that is too sensitive for most people to discuss openly. ED therapies include oral medication, vacuum erection devices, intracavernosal injection, testosterone supplementation, surgery, and psychological counseling. In addition, germanium (Ge), titanium (Ti), and π elements are noble metals that can be used to produce far-infrared radiation. There has been little application of these metals to the treatment of ED, but their use is worth investigating. Administered as health textiles, the application of these metals are expected to promote blood circulation, especially in the reproductive system, resulting in an improved sexual performance. Hence, the researcher aimed to investigate the safety and efficacy of Ge-Ti-π elements fiber textiles as an ED treatment, assessed by using the questionnaires related to the quality of sexual function.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Germanium-Titanium-π Polymer Composites as Functional Textiles for Clinical Strategy to Evaluate Blood Circulation Improvement and Sexual Satisfaction.
   Juho YC, Tang SH, Lin YH, Lin CX, et al · · 2021 · cited 2× · PMID 34883657 · DOI 10.3390/polym13234154