Overview

Study of Sildenafil Citrate During and After Radiotherapy/Hormone Therapy for Erectile Function Versus Radiotherapy/Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer

Status:
Completed

Trial end date:
2014-04-01

Target enrollment:

Participant gender:

Summary

Radiation sometimes affects the ability for a person to have a normal erection. Complete loss of erections after radiation treatment can happen in 40-50% of treated patients. There are medications, like sildenafil (also known as Viagra), that can help the ability to get back erections in almost 70% of such patients. The purpose of this study is to see if taking Viagra every day starting right before, during and for about 6 months after treatment, could reduce the risk of long-term erectile dysfunction.

Phase:

Phase 3

Details

Lead Sponsor:

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Collaborators:

Beth Israel Medical Center
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center

Treatments:

Citric Acid
Hormones
Sildenafil Citrate