Abstract
Objectives
To determine the minimal time to successful intercourse after taking sildenafil citrate
for erectile dysfunction (ED).
Methods
Male patients with ED (mean age 60 years; mean ED duration 7.0 years) who were successfully
treated with sildenafil (100 mg) for 2 months or longer were randomized to sildenafil
(n = 115) or placebo (n = 113) for 4 weeks of double-blind treatment. Using a stopwatch,
patients recorded the time needed to obtain an erection hard enough for sexual intercourse
after taking the study drug at least 2 hours after eating.
Results
Within 14 and 20 minutes of sildenafil dosing, 35% and 51% of sildenafil-treated patients,
respectively, versus 22% and 30% of placebo-treated patients, respectively, had an
erection that led to successful intercourse (P <0.05 for both). The median time to erection leading to successful intercourse after
sildenafil dosing was 36 minutes compared with 141 minutes for placebo.
Conclusions
In this study, slightly more than one half of a population of prior sildenafil responders
achieved an erection that led to successful sexual intercourse within 20 minutes of
sildenafil administration, suggesting that the onset of action of sildenafil can be
less than 30 minutes in men with ED.
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Article Info
Publication History
Accepted:
May 19,
2003
Received:
March 6,
2003
Footnotes
☆This study was funded by Pfizer Inc.
☆H. Padma-Nathan is a study investigator funded by the sponsor.
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© 2003 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
