Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: A 6-month, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial was conducted. Eligible patients were randomly assigned in a ratio of 2:1 to the tadalafil 5 mg and placebo groups; all patients received either tadalafil or placebo once a day. The primary efficacy endpoint was the absolute change in glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels during the 6-month study period. The secondary efficacy endpoints included metabolic parameters and erectile function. RESULTS: Of the 68 patients who completed this study, 45 and 23 patients were allocated to the tadalafil and placebo groups, respectively. The mean HbA1c level was significantly different between the groups over the 6-month study period (P = 0.021). After 6 months of treatment, the HbA1c decrement in the tadalafil group was greater than that in the placebo group (- 0.14 ± 0.53% vs. 0.20 ± 0.69%, P = 0.030). The International Index of Erectile Function-5 scores improvement was significantly greater in the tadalafil group than in the placebo group at 6 months (P = 0.003). CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Min-Kyung Lee, Jae-Hyuk Lee, Seo-Young Sohn, Seo Yeon Lee, Tae-Yoong Jeong, Sae Chul Kim |
Journal | Diabetology & metabolic syndrome
(Diabetol Metab Syndr)
Vol. 14
Issue 1
Pg. 56
(Apr 21 2022)
ISSN: 1758-5996 [Print] England |
PMID | 35449082
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Copyright | © 2022. The Author(s). |