| publication name | Intra-Cavernous Injection of BOTOX® (50 and 100 Units) For Treatment of Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction: Randomized Controlled Trial. |
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| Authors | Waleed El‐Shaer Hussein Ghanem Tamer Diab Ahmed Abo‐Taleb Wael kandeel |
| year | 2021 |
| keywords | Botox, Erectile dysfunction, ICI, PDE5Is, SHIM score |
| journal | ANDROLOGY |
| volume | 3 |
| issue | 9 |
| pages | :1166–1175. |
| publisher | wileyonlinelibrary. |
| Local/International | International |
| Paper Link | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/andr.13010 |
| Full paper | download |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract
Background Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a socio‐economic problem, there are several options for its management including Intra‐Cavernosal Injection (ICI). Objective To compare the safety, efficacy, and durability of ICI of Onabotulinum toxin‐A (BTX)in different doses (50 & 100 U) against placebo (saline) in the Management of Vasculogenic ED non‐responding to pharmacological therapy (phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors or/and ICI of trimix). Materials and Methods A prospective randomized double‐blind placebo‐controlled trial conducted between July 2016 to February 2019. A total of 176 patients were randomly assigned (1:1:1) to one of the treatment sequences: Botox 100 U group (BTX‐100; 62 patients), Botox 50 U group (BTX‐50; 59 patients) or Placebo group (55 patients). All patients were followed‐up for 6 months. Results Significant improvement in all parameters i.e.; SHIM score & Erection Hardness Score (EHS), Sexual Encounter Profile (SEP), Global Assessment Score (GAS) and Doppler parameters (P < 0.001) was observed in patients of BTX‐100 and BTX‐50 groups with maximum improvement at 3rd month of treatment. Around 40% of patients were responders and abled to engage in sexual intercourse. Patients in placebo group didn’t experience significant improvement (P = 0.264). It was noted that; at the 2nd week and 3rd months after treatment, there was no statistically significant difference in the improvement of these parameters in BTX‐100 & BTX‐50 groups (P >0.05). In the 6th month, there was a statistically significant difference between the aforementioned groups in favor of BTX‐100 (P< 0.01). Conclusions only one‐time ICI of BTX (50 U and 100 U) is effective and safe for the treatment of refractory ED. This agent has a considerable long duration of action particularly BTX‐100U seems to be more durable.