Is There a Benefit From Addition of Exercise in Diabetic Patients With ED Who Complain Low Vitamin D?

Cairo University (CU)

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Erectile Dysfunction; Vitamin D Deficiency; Diabetes Mellitus

Treatments: Other: vitamin D intake; Behavioral: exercise and vitamin D intake

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07366970

IRB000-14233-64

Details and patient eligibility

About

males with diabetes complain impotence in the presence of low vitamin D deficiency. pharacmological treatment of low vitamin D levels is necessary but changing lifestyle by performing exercise is also important

Full description

forty diabetic men (type 2) who complain presence of low vitamin D and impotence will be divided to group number I and group number II. Both groups will be pharmacologically treated by administration of Cholecalciferol 200.000 I.U (will be taken every two weeks). this treatment will last for 12 weeks. Additionally, Group number I will perform treadmill walking (one hour walking) with moderate intensity. This walking will be performed three times per designed week for twelve weeks.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 35 to 45 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diabetic men (forty)
• type 2 diabetes
• complaint of erectile dysfucntion (chronic complaint more than 24 months)
• men with low vitamin D (deiciency in vitamin D)

Exclusion criteria

• cardiac patients
• respiratory disease patients
• renal disease
• liver disease

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

group number 1

Experimental group

Description:

twenty diabetic men (type 2) who complain presence of low vitamin D and impotence will be pharmacologically treated by administration of Cholecalciferol 200.000 I.U (will be taken every two weeks). this treatment will last for 12 weeks. Additionally, Group number I will perform treadmill walking (one hour walking) with moderate intensity. This walking will be performed three times per designed week for twelve weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: exercise and vitamin D intake

group number 2

Active Comparator group

Description:

twenty diabetic men (type 2) who complain presence of low vitamin D and impotence will be pharmacologically treated by administration of Cholecalciferol 200.000 I.U (will be taken every two weeks). this treatment will last for 12 weeks.

Treatment:

Other: vitamin D intake