Vardi et al., 2010 (1616 Vardi Y, Appel B, Jacob G, Massarwi O, Gruenwald I. Can low-intensity extracorporeal shockwave therapy improve erectile function? A 6-month follow-up pilot study in patients with organic erectile dysfunction. Eur Urol. 2010;58:243-8.) |
Case Series |
20 |
Omnispec ED1000 electrohydraulic device - Medispec |
0.09 mJ/mm2
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>>> 2x/wk for 3 weeks >>> 3 week interval >>> 2x/wk for 3 weeks |
Vardy et al., 2012 (2020 Vardi Y, Appel B, Kilchevsky A, Gruenwald I. Does low intensity extracorporeal shock wave therapy have a physiological effect on erectile function? Short-term results of a randomized, double-blind, sham controlled study. J Urol. 2012;187:1769-75.) |
Randomized, double-Blind, sham controlled study |
60 |
Omnispec ED1000 electrohydraulic device - Medispec |
0.09 mJ/mm2
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>>> 2x/wk for 3 weeks >>> 3 week interval >>> 2x/wk for 3 weeks |
Kitrey et al., 2016 (2121 Kitrey ND, Gruenwald I, Appel B, Shechter A, Massarwa O, Vardi Y. Penile Low Intensity Shock Wave Treatment is Able to Shift PDE5i Nonresponders to Responders: A Double-Blind, Sham Controlled Study. J Urol. 2016;195:1550-5.
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Randomized, double-blind, sham controlled study |
53 |
Omnispec ED1000 electrohydraulic device - Medispec |
0.09 mJ/mm2
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>>> 2x/wk for 3 weeks >>> 3 week interval >>> 2x/wk for 3 weeks |
Fojecki et al., 2017 (2222 Fojecki GL, Tiessen S, Osther PJ. Extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) in urology: a systematic review of outcome in Peyronie’s disease, erectile dysfunction and chronic pelvic pain. World J Urol. 2017;35:1-9.) |
Systematic review |
238 |
Depending on the selected study |
Depending on the selected study |
Depending on the selected study |
Varying according to the selected study |
Zhihua et al., 2016 (2323 Lu Z, Lin G, Reed-Maldonado A, Wang C, Lee YC, Lue TF. Low-intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment Improves Erectile Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Eur Urol. 2017;71:223-33.) |
Systematic review /Meta-analysis |
833 |
Depending on the selected study |
Depending on the selected study |
Depending on the selected study |
Varying according to the selected study |
Fojecki et al., 2017 (2424 Fojecki GL, Tiessen S, Osther PJ. Effect of Low-Energy Linear Shockwave Therapy on Erectile Dysfunction-A Double-Blinded, Sham-Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial. J Sex Med. 2017;14:106-12.) |
Randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled study |
118 |
FBL10, Richard-Wolf GmbH, |
0.09 mJ/mm2
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300 pulses per treatment point at penile shaft
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150 pulses per treatment point at each crura
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frequency of 300p/minOrSham group
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>>> 1x/wk for 5 weeks >>> 4 week interval >>> 1x/wk for 5 weeks |
Kalyvianakis et al., 2019 (2525 Kalyvianakis D, Mykoniatis I, Memmos E, Kapoteli P, Memmos D, Hatzichristou D. Low-intensity shockwave therapy (LiST) for erectile dysfunction: a randomized clinical trial assessing the impact of energy flux density (EFD) and frequency of sessions. Int J Impot Res. 2020;32:329-37.) |
Randomized, four parallel arms, open-label study |
89 |
ARIES 2 Smart focus probe – Dornier |
0.05mJ/mm2 (Groups A and B) 0.10 mJ/mm2 (C and D) |
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>>> 2 or 3x/wk for 12 weeks >>> no interval |
Baccaglini, 2020
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Randomized, two parallel arms, open-label study |
77
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Renova |
0.09 mJ/mm2
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>>> 1x/wk for 8 weeks after radical prostatectomy |
Mykoniatis, 2021
|
Systematic review /Meta-analysis |
3853 |
Depending on the selected study |
Depending on the selected study |
Depending on the selected study |
Varying according to the selected study |
Mykoniatis, 2022
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Double-blind, randomized, placebo -controlled clinical trial |
50 |
– |
0.09 mJ/mm2
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>>> 2x/wk for 3 weeks >>> no interval |
Kalyvianakis, 2022
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Double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled clinical trial |
67 |
ARIES 2 Smart focus probe - Dornier |
0.09 mJ/mm2
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>>> 2x/wk for 6 weeks |