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Assess the Effect of Daily Treatment of Vardenafil 20mg or Sildenafil 100mg and Placebo on Sperm Function

Information source: Bayer
Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on June 20, 2008
Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.

Condition(s) targeted: Erectile Dysfunction

Intervention: Levitra (Vardenafil, BAY38-9456) (Drug); Sildenafil (Drug); Placebo (Drug)

Phase: Phase 4

Status: Completed

Sponsored by: Bayer

Official(s) and/or principal investigator(s):
Bayer Study Director, Study Director, Affiliation: Bayer

Summary

Assess the effect of daily treatment of vardenafil 20mg or sildenafil 100mg and placebo on sperm function

Clinical Details

Official title: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled, Parallel Arm, Multicenter Trial Assessing the Effect of Daily Treatment of Vardenafil 20 mg or Sildenafil 100 mg Compared to Placebo on Spermatogenesis

Study design: Treatment, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety Study

Primary outcome: Proportion of vardenafil subjects with a 50% or greater decrease from baseline in mean sperm concentration at 6 months (LOCF), compared to placebo after repeated use

Secondary outcome:

Mean sperm concentration

Mean sperm count

Sperm morphology

Sperm motility

Reproductive hormones

Proportion of sildenafil subjects with a 50% or greater decrease from baseline in mean sperm concentration at 6 months (LOCF), compared to placebo and vardenafil after repeated use

Eligibility

Minimum age: 25 Years. Maximum age: 64 Years. Gender(s): Male.

Criteria:

Inclusion Criteria:

- Healthy male subjects or men with ED aged 25 - 64

- Baseline sperm conc. of > 20 mio / ml

- Normal World Health Organization A+B+C sperm mortality > 50%

- Normal sperm morphology (WHO, 1992 manual criteria) > 30% and

- 1. 0 mL ejaculate volume at each of the 3 analyses during the screening phase.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Presence of any psychological or physiological abnormalities that in the opinion of

the Investigator would significantly impair sexual performance or ability to provide semen samples according to the protocol

- Spinal cord injury

- History of surgical prostatectomy

- Other exclusion criteria apply according to US Product Information

Locations and Contacts

Phoenix, Arizona 85023, United States

Tempe, Arizona 85282, United States

Van Nuys, California 91405, United States

La Mesa, California 91942-3058, United States

Beverly Hills, California 90212, United States

Torrance, California 90502-2004, United States

San Diego, California 92128, United States

New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, United States

Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0330, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, United States

New York, New York 10016-4576, United States

Great Neck, New York 11021, United States

Cincinnati, Ohio 45212-2787, United States

San Antonio, Texas 78229, United States

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Starting date: January 2005
Ending date: June 2006
Last updated: April 4, 2008

Page last updated: June 20, 2008

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