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NCT Number: NCT06783894

Elliptical Physical Activity and Sexual Dysfunction in Males With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

psychological disturbances resulting from irritable bowel syndrome causes sexual dysfunction in men such as weak erection of penis. The different exercise forms are important in improving symptoms of this syndrome and exercise also may improve sexual dysfunction in men

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Key information

Conditions

Irritable Bowel Syndrome Colonic Diseases Colonic Diseases, Functional Digestive System Diseases Erectile Dysfunction Gastrointestinal Diseases Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Male Intestinal Diseases Male Urogenital Diseases Mental Disorders Sexual Dysfunction, Physiological Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological Urogenital Diseases

Age range

30 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

faculty of physical therapy Cairo university

Dokki, Giza Governorate, Egypt

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Ali Ismail, lecturer

CONTACT

[email protected]

+201005154209

Ali MA Ismail, Lecturer

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

About this study

Forty irritable bowel syndrome men with sexual dysfunction ( weak erection of penis or erectile dysfunction) will divided into Group I or Group II . The group will contain twenty subjects. Group I will perform ellpitical physical activity (40 minutes on elliptical trainer three times weekly. the duration of physical activity will be 12 weeks. Group II will not perform any physical activity.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • men with irritable bowel syndrome
  • men with erectile dysfunction
  • married men

Exclusion criteria

  • obese men
  • chest/renal disease men
  • cardiac/metabolic disease men
  • systemic disease men

Treatment and study plan

exercise (elliptical training)

Behavioral

twenty irritable bowel syndrome men with sexual dysfunction ( weak erection of penis or erectile dysfunction) will perform ellpitical physical activity (40 minutes on elliptical trainer three times weekly. the duration of physical activity will be 12 weeks.

Primary outcomes

  1. international index of erectile fucntion

    Time frame: it will be assessed after 12 weeks

    it is questionnaire that contains five questions assessing erectile functions

Secondary outcomes

  1. Irritable Bowel Syndrome Severity Scoring System

    Time frame: it will be assessed after 12 weeks

    it is a questionnaire that assesses the severity symptoms related to irritable bowel syndrome

  2. Irritable Bowel Syndrome Quality of Life Questionnaire

    Time frame: it will be assessed after 12 weeks

    it is a questionnaire that assesses the quality of life in patients irritable bowel syndrome

  3. State Anxiety Inventory

    Time frame: it will be assessed after 12 weeks

    it is a questionnaire that assesses the long standing anxiety

  4. Beck depression inventory

    Time frame: it will be assessed after 12 weeks

    it is a questionnaire that assesses depression symptoms

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Ali MA Isamil, Lecturer

CONTACT

[email protected]

0201005154209

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Jan 20, 2025
Registry last updated
Jan 20, 2025

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