Assessment of Serum Levels of Vitamin D, Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid Among Patients With Lifelong Premature Ejaculation and Non-responding to Dapoxetine Treatment. (PE)

Sohag University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Vitamin D, Vitamin B12 and Folic Acid Among Patients With Premature Ejaculation

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: Serum vitamin D, vitamin B12, folic acid

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04355949

2/2020

Details and patient eligibility

About

Therefore, this study will aim to assess serum levels of vitamin D, vitamin B12 and folic acid among patients with lifelong PE and non-responding to dapoxetine treatment.

Full description

We will consider the patients with LPE non-responding to dapoxetine treatment when they used the optimum dose (30 and 60mg) dapoxetine for 4 separate times with no response.

Serum vitamin D, vitamin B12, and folic acid levels will be assessed in all subjects included in the study. Venous blood samples will be drawn and kept into EDTA bottles in the morning between 8 and 10 a.m. after an overnight fast of about 10-14 hr.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 20 to 50 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• premature ejaculation
• non-responding to dapoxetine treatment.

Exclusion criteria

• diabetes mellitus,
• chronic prostatitis,
• Advanced renal or hepatic diseases
• neurological diseases and
• C.N.S. medications

Trial design

Primary purpose: Diagnostic

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Patients with premature ejaculation

Experimental group

Description:

Serum vitamin D, vitamin B12, and folic acid levels will be assessed

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Serum vitamin D, vitamin B12, folic acid

Normal subjects

Experimental group

Description:

Serum vitamin D, vitamin B12, and folic acid levels will be assessed

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: Serum vitamin D, vitamin B12, folic acid