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Study aim
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Comparison The effect of tadalafil 20 mg alone and tadalafil 5 mg with tamsulosin on erectile dysfunction in diabetic patients
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Design
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Clinical trial with a control group, with parallel groups, phase 3 on 154 patients. The rand function of Excel software was used for randomization.
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Settings and conduct
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In this clinical trial study, all patients with diabetes who are treated with symptoms of lower urinary system and erectile dysfunction in Shahid Beheshti Hospital of Babol are included in the study.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria included known cases of diabetes with symptoms of the lower urinary system and erectile dysfunction aged between 50-70 years with IPSS greater than 12 who are treated with oral diabetes medications or insulin. Exclusion criteria include uncontrolled blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, liver failure, unstable coronary disease, psychiatric disease, contraindications to receiving tadalafil or tamsulosin, prostate malignancies, bladder stones, history of retention, history of previous prostate surgery, urinary system infection, neurogenic bladder, treatment with finasteride in the last 6 months, history of urethral stricture, and history of bladder neck obstruction.
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Intervention groups
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Intervention group: tadalafil 20 mg tablet(Farabi, Iran) one tablet daily for 4 weeks and control group treatment with tamsulosin 0.4 mg (Farabi, Iran) with tadalafil 5 mg (Aria, Iran) once daily for 4 weeks. In both groups of patients, before treatment, 4, 8 and 12 weeks after the treatment, the international score of prostate symptoms and the international index of erectile function are evaluated. Q max is evaluated before treatment and after 12 weeks.
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Main outcome variables
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Sexual function, lower urinary tract symptoms