Elliptical Physical Activity and Sexual Dysfunction in Males With Irritable Bowel Syndrome

January 15, 2025 updated by: Ali Mohamed Ali ismail, Cairo University
psychological disturbances resulting from irritable bowel syndrome causes sexual dysfunction in men such as weak erection of penis. The different exercise forms are important in improving symptoms of this syndrome and exercise also may improve sexual dysfunction in men

Study Overview

Status

Recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Forty irritable bowel syndrome men with sexual dysfunction ( weak erection of penis or erectile dysfunction) will divided into Group I or Group II . The group will contain twenty subjects. Group I will perform ellpitical physical activity (40 minutes on elliptical trainer three times weekly. the duration of physical activity will be 12 weeks. Group II will not perform any physical activity.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

40

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • Egypt
    • Giza
      • Dokki, Giza, Egypt
        • Recruiting
        • Faculty of Physical Therapy Cairo University
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Ali MA Ismail, Lecturer

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • men with irritable bowel syndrome
  • men with erectile dysfunction
  • married men

Exclusion Criteria:

  • obese men
  • chest/renal disease men
  • cardiac/metabolic disease men
  • systemic disease men

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: group I
twenty irritable bowel syndrome men with sexual dysfunction ( weak erection of penis or erectile dysfunction) will perform ellpitical physical activity (40 minutes on elliptical trainer three times weekly. the duration of physical activity will be 12 weeks.
Behavioral: exercise (elliptical training)
twenty irritable bowel syndrome men with sexual dysfunction ( weak erection of penis or erectile dysfunction) will perform ellpitical physical activity (40 minutes on elliptical trainer three times weekly. the duration of physical activity will be 12 weeks.
No Intervention: Group II
twenty irritable bowel syndrome men with sexual dysfunction (weak erection of penis or erectile dysfunction) will perform no type of activity (wait list group).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
international index of erectile fucntion
Time Frame: it will be assessed after 12 weeks
it is questionnaire that contains five questions assessing erectile functions
it will be assessed after 12 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Severity Scoring System
Time Frame: it will be assessed after 12 weeks
it is a questionnaire that assesses the severity symptoms related to irritable bowel syndrome
it will be assessed after 12 weeks
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Quality of Life Questionnaire
Time Frame: it will be assessed after 12 weeks
it is a questionnaire that assesses the quality of life in patients irritable bowel syndrome
it will be assessed after 12 weeks
State Anxiety Inventory
Time Frame: it will be assessed after 12 weeks
it is a questionnaire that assesses the long standing anxiety
it will be assessed after 12 weeks
Beck depression inventory
Time Frame: it will be assessed after 12 weeks
it is a questionnaire that assesses depression symptoms
it will be assessed after 12 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Cairo University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Ali MA Ismail, Cairo university

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 12, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

May 30, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 2, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 15, 2025

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 15, 2025

First Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 15, 2025

Last Verified

January 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • IRB00014233-20

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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