A Study in Erectile Dysfunction

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Eli Lilly and Company
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00833638
First received: January 30, 2009
Last updated: August 18, 2010
Last verified: August 2010
Results First Received: June 3, 2010  
Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized;   Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study;   Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment;   Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator);   Primary Purpose: Treatment
Condition: Erectile Dysfunction
Interventions: Drug: Placebo
Drug: Tadalafil

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Recruitment Details
Key information relevant to the recruitment process for the overall study, such as dates of the recruitment period and locations
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Pre-Assignment Details
Significant events and approaches for the overall study following participant enrollment, but prior to group assignment
The first phase of the study was a run-in phase that lasted for approximately 4 weeks. During this time, subjects did not use any form of treatment for erectile dysfunction and were instructed to make at least 4 sexual intercourse attempts with their sexual partner. The purpose of this phase was to obtain baseline data for analysis purposes.

Reporting Groups
  Description
Tadalafil 2.5 mg No drug during baseline period, 2.5 mg for 14 days, then will continue at 5 mg for 14 days.
Tadalafil 5 mg No drug during baseline period, 5 mg for 14 days, then will continue at 5 mg for 14 days.
Placebo No drug during baseline period, placebo for 14 days, then will continue tadalafil at 5 mg for 14 days.

Participant Flow for 2 periods

Period 1:   Phase 2: Double-blind Treatment Phase
    Tadalafil 2.5 mg     Tadalafil 5 mg     Placebo  
STARTED     121     118     133  
COMPLETED     111     108     124  
NOT COMPLETED     10     10     9  
Adverse Event                 1                 2                 0  
Entry Criteria Not Met                 3                 2                 1  
Lost to Follow-up                 1                 2                 1  
Physician Decision                 1                 0                 0  
Protocol Violation                 3                 3                 3  
Sponsor Decision                 0                 0                 2  
Withdrawal by Subject                 1                 1                 2  

Period 2:   Phase 3: Open-label Extension Phase
    Tadalafil 2.5 mg     Tadalafil 5 mg     Placebo  
STARTED     111     108     124  
COMPLETED     110     105     122  
NOT COMPLETED     1     3     2  
Lost to Follow-up                 1                 2                 0  
Protocol Violation                 0                 1                 2  



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Reporting Groups
  Description
Tadalafil 2.5 mg No drug during baseline period, 2.5 mg for 14 days, then will continue at 5 mg for 14 days.
Tadalafil 5 mg No drug during baseline period, 5 mg for 14 days, then will continue at 5 mg for 14 days.
Placebo No drug during baseline period, placebo for 14 days, then will continue tadalafil at 5 mg for 14 days.
Total Total of all reporting groups

Baseline Measures
    Tadalafil 2.5 mg     Tadalafil 5 mg     Placebo     Total  
Number of Participants  
[units: participants]
  121     118     133     372  
Age  
[units: years]
Mean ± Standard Deviation
  59.63  ± 10.02     57.68  ± 11.07     59.23  ± 10.63     58.87  ± 10.58  
Gender  
[units: participants]
       
Female     0     0     0     0  
Male     121     118     133     372  
Race/Ethnicity, Customized [1]
[units: participants]
       
American Indian or Alaska Native     4     0     0     4  
Asian     2     4     1     7  
Black or African American     25     21     22     68  
Multiple     1     6     2     9  
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander     0     0     1     1  
White     89     87     107     283  
Region of Enrollment  
[units: participants]
       
United States     121     118     133     372  
Sexual Encounter Profile Diary question number 1 [2]
[units: percentage of participants]
Mean ± Standard Deviation
  74.04  ± 35.64     75.22  ± 35.69     82.26  ± 28.98     77.34  ± 33.55  
Sexual Encounter Profile Diary question number 2 [3]
[units: percentage of participants]
Mean ± Standard Deviation
  52.70  ± 40.58     54.20  ± 39.47     56.16  ± 37.14     54.41  ± 38.94  
Sexual Encounter Profile Diary question number 3 [4]
[units: percentage of participants]
Mean ± Standard Deviation
  30.90  ± 36.99     25.42  ± 32.62     29.95  ± 34.85     28.80  ± 34.85  
Sexual Encounter Profile Diary question number 4 [5]
[units: percentage of participants]
Mean ± Standard Deviation
  8.33  ± 19.18     4.96  ± 13.19     8.36  ± 16.88     7.26  ± 16.64  
Sexual Encounter Profile Diary question number 5 [6]
[units: percentage of participants]
Mean ± Standard Deviation
  7.67  ± 18.73     4.39  ± 12.31     8.08  ± 16.88     6.77  ± 16.27  
[1] American Indian or Alaska Native
[2] Sexual Encounter Profile Diary question number 1: "Were you able to achieve at least some erection (some enlargement of the penis)?" Data are presented as the mean percentage of participants who answered yes.
[3] Sexual Encounter Profile Diary question number 2: "Were you able insert your penis into your partner's vagina?" Data are presented as the mean percentage of participants who answered yes.
[4] Sexual Encounter Profile Diary question number 3: "Did your erection last long enough for you to have successful intercourse?" Data are presented as the mean percentage of participants who answered yes.
[5] Sexual Encounter Profile Diary question number 4: "Were you satisfied with the hardness of your erection?" Data are presented as the mean percentage of participants who answered yes.
[6] Sexual Encounter Profile Diary question number 5: "Were you satisfied overall with this sexual experience?" Data are presented as the mean percentage of participants who answered yes.



  Outcome Measures
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1.  Primary:   Earliest Onset Day Measured by Cumulative Percentage of Participants With Yes Response to Sexual Encounter Profile Diary Question 3   [ Time Frame: 4 days during double-blind period ]

2.  Secondary:   Sexual Encounter Profile Diary Question Number 1, Change From Baseline to Post Baseline During the Double-blind Period in Percentage of Yes Responses   [ Time Frame: Baseline and 14 days double-blind period ]

3.  Secondary:   Sexual Encounter Profile Diary Question Number 2, Change From Baseline to Post Baseline During the Double-blind Period in Percentage of Yes Responses   [ Time Frame: Baseline and 14 days double-blind period ]

4.  Secondary:   Sexual Encounter Profile Diary Question Number 3, Change From Baseline to Post Baseline During the Double-blind Period in Percentage of Yes Responses   [ Time Frame: Baseline and 14 days double-blind period ]

5.  Secondary:   Sexual Encounter Profile Diary Question Number 4, Change From Baseline to Post Baseline During the Double-blind Period in Percentage of Yes Responses   [ Time Frame: Baseline and 14 days double-blind period ]

6.  Secondary:   Sexual Encounter Profile Diary Question Number 5, Change From Baseline to Post Baseline During the Double-blind Period in Percentage of Yes Responses   [ Time Frame: Baseline and 14 days double-blind period ]

7.  Secondary:   Sexual Encounter Profile Diary Question 3, the Overall Distribution of Time to Onset by Yes Responses   [ Time Frame: 4 days double-blind period ]

8.  Secondary:   Sexual Encounter Profile Diary Question 3, Daily Cumulative Percentage of Successful Intercourse Attempts   [ Time Frame: 14 days during double-blind period ]

9.  Secondary:   Sexual Encounter Profile Diary Question 3, Percentages of Yes Responses During the Double-blind and Open-label Periods for Participants Who Were Assigned to Placebo in the Double-blind Treatment Period   [ Time Frame: 14 days double-blind and 14 days open-label ]

10.  Secondary:   Sexual Encounter Profile Diary Question 3, Percentages of Yes Responses in the Double-blind Period and the Open-label Period for Participants Who Were Assigned to Tadalafil 2.5 mg in the Double-blind Treatment Period   [ Time Frame: 14-day double-blind and 14-day open-label ]

11.  Secondary:   Sexual Encounter Profile Diary Question 3, Percentages of Yes Responses in the Double-blind Period and the Open-label Period for Participants Who Were Assigned to Tadalafil 5 mg in the Double-blind Treatment Period   [ Time Frame: 14-day double-blind and 14-day open-label ]

12.  Secondary:   Sexual Encounter Profile Diary Question 3, Percentages of Yes Responses During the Double-blind Period and the Open-label Period for Participants Who Didn't Respond to Tadalafil 2.5 mg During Double-blind Period   [ Time Frame: 14 days double-blind and 14 days open-label ]


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Certain Agreements:  
Principal Investigators are NOT employed by the organization sponsoring the study.
There IS an agreement between Principal Investigators and the Sponsor (or its agents) that restricts the PI's rights to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.
The agreement is:
unchecked The only disclosure restriction on the PI is that the sponsor can review results communications prior to public release and can embargo communications regarding trial results for a period that is less than or equal to 60 days. The sponsor cannot require changes to the communication and cannot extend the embargo.
unchecked Other disclosure agreement that restricts the right of the PI to discuss or publish trial results after the trial is completed.


Limitations and Caveats
Limitations of the study, such as early termination leading to small numbers of participants analyzed and technical problems with measurement leading to unreliable or uninterpretable data
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Results Point of Contact:  
Name/Title: Chief Medical Officer
Organization: Eli Lilly and Company
phone: 800-545-5979


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Responsible Party: Chief Medical Officer, Eli Lilly
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00833638     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 12719, H6D-US-LVHZ
Study First Received: January 30, 2009
Results First Received: June 3, 2010
Last Updated: August 18, 2010
Health Authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration