Improvement in erectile function following weight loss in obese men: the SHED-IT randomized controlled trial

Title: Improvement in erectile function following weight loss in obese men: the SHED-IT randomized controlled trial
Creator: Collins, Clare E.; Jensen, Megan E.; Young, Myles D.; Callister, Robin; Plotnikoff, Ronald C.; Morgan, Philip J.
Relation: Obesity Research and Clinical Practice Vol. 7, Issue 6, p. e450-e454
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.orcp.2013.07.004
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Resource Type: journal article
Date: 2013
Description: In a randomized controlled trial 145 sexually active overweight/obese men received either a male only SHED-IT (Self Help Exercise and Diet Using IT) weight loss program or a wait-list control. Erectile function (IIEF-5) was compared between men in the active intervention versus controls. IIEF-5 was assessed at baseline, 3 months (post-intervention) and 6 months (3-month follow-up). Intention-to-treat analysis revealed a significant intervention effect for erectile function (p = 0.018) at 6 months (+1.4; 95% CI 0.3,2.4; d = 0.32). A minimal contact, gender-tailored weight loss program significantly improved men's erectile function. Further studies evaluating change in erectile function with weight loss are warranted.
Subject: weight loss; men; obesity; erectile function; RCT
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1045777
Identifier: uon:14524
Identifier: ISSN:1871-403X
Language: eng
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