Role of Low-intensity Shock Wave Therapy in Penile Rehabilitation Post Nerve Sparing Radical Cysto-prostatectomy

• Status: Unknown status
• Trial end date: 2017-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

The aim of this clinical trial is to evaluate the role of extracorporeal low-intensity shock wave therapy in penile rehabilitation post nerve sparing radical cysto-prostatectomy.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Mansoura University
• Treatments: Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors; Sildenafil Citrate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients will be eligible if he is sexually motivated and potent men with stable relationship of more than 6 months duration who will undergo nerve sparing radical cysto-prostatectomy for organ-confined bladder cancer.

Exclusion Criteria:

• 1. Men with Peyronie's disease. 2. Inflammation in the shock wave area. 3. Evidence of disease failure after surgery. 4. Patients developing postoperative complications requiring hospital readmission after surgery which interferes with the process of SWL.

5. Unstable medical or psychiatric disorder.