Trial | NCT00947323  Report issue

Title

Simvastatin for Treating Erectile Dysfunction
The Effect of Simvastatin in the Penile Erection: a Randomized, Double-blind Clinical Trial

  • Phase

    Phase 3

  • Study Type

    Interventional

  • Status

    Completed No Results Posted

  • Intervention/Treatment

    simvastatin ...

  • Study Participants

    41
This is a randomized clinical trial, double-blind, placebo controlled, to verify if simvastatin can improve erectile dysfunction in men with endothelial dysfunction, without any cardiac disease.It is hypothesized that the simvastatin can improve the endothelial function, improving the nitric oxide liberation in corpora cavernosa of the penis, resulting in improvement of erection.
Study Started
Jan 31
2006
Primary Completion
Jul 31
2008
Study Completion
Dec 31
2008
Last Update
Sep 27
2010
Estimate

Drug Simvastatin

simvastatin 20 daily for six months.

Drug Placebo

placebo Placebo Comparator

Simvastatin Experimental

Treatment arm.

Criteria 

Inclusion Criteria:

Erectile dysfunction
Elevated C reactive protein
Able to adhere the protocol

Exclusion Criteria:

Diabetes mellitus
Cardiac disease
Cerebral vascular disease
Hypogonadism
Any contraindication to simvastatin
No Results Posted