Clinical Observation of Ningmitai Capsule in Treating Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome With Erectile Dysfunction

NCT ID: NCT06064448

Last Updated: 2023-10-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

254 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-03-19

Study Completion Date

2022-12-22

Brief Summary

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Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of Ningmitai capsule alone or in combination with sildenafil compared with sildenafil alone in the treatment of CP/CPPS with erectile dysfunction.

Study Design: A multicenter, prospective, randomized and positive drug-controlled clinical study design was adopted.

Interventions:

① Western medicine group (sildenafil): Sildenafil citrate, 25mg/capsule, once a night, one capsule each time, for 4 weeks.

② Chinese medicine group (Ningmitai capsule): Ningmitai capsule, 0.38 g/capsule, 3 times a day, 4 capsules each time, taken after meals for 4 weeks continuously.

③ Combination group (Ningmitai capsule + sildenafil): Ningmitai capsule, 0.38 g/capsule, 3 times a day, 4 capsules each time, taken after meals; Sildenafil citrate, 25mg/capsule, once a night, one capsule each time, was taken continuously for 4 weeks.

Detailed Description

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Sample size: 214

Conditions

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Chronic Prostatitis With Chronic Pelvic Pain Syndrome Erectile Dysfunction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Western Medicine Section (Sildenafil)

Sildenafil is an effective and commonly used oral PDE5 inhibitor in the treatment of ED.

In this study, the subjects in the western medicine group will take sildenafil citrate orally, 25mg/capsule, once a night, one capsule each time for 4 weeks.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Sildenafil

Intervention Type DRUG

Subjects were given sildenafil citrate, 25mg/capsule, once a night, one capsule each time, for 4 weeks.

Traditional Chinese medicine group (Ningmitai capsule)

Ningmitai Capsule (Ningmitai®) is Traditional Chinese Medicine which has already used in treatment of Urinary and reproductive system disease (eg. CP/CPPS, ED) in China for more than twenty years.

In this study, the subjects took Ningmitai Capsule (produced by Guiyang Xintian Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Sinopharm Zhunzi Z20025442), 0.38 g/capsule, 3 times a day, 4 capsules each time, and took it after meals for 4 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ningmitai capsule

Intervention Type DRUG

The subjects took Ningmitai capsule, 0.38 g/capsule, 3 times a day, 4 capsules each time, after meals, and continued to treat for 4 weeks.

Combined group (Ningmitai capsule + sildenafil)

In this study, the subjects will take Ningmitai Capsule (produced by Guiyang Xintian Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Sinopharm Zhunzi Z20025442), 0.38 g/capsule, 4 capsules each time three times a day, after meals; Sildenafil citrate, 25mg/capsule, once a night, one capsule each time, was taken orally for 4 weeks.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ningbitai capsule + sildenafil

Intervention Type DRUG

The subjects took Ningmitai capsule orally, 0.38 g/capsule, 3 times a day, 4 capsules each time, and took it after meals. Sildenafil citrate, 25mg/capsule, once a night, one capsule each time, was taken orally for 4 weeks.

Interventions

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Sildenafil

Subjects were given sildenafil citrate, 25mg/capsule, once a night, one capsule each time, for 4 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Ningmitai capsule

The subjects took Ningmitai capsule, 0.38 g/capsule, 3 times a day, 4 capsules each time, after meals, and continued to treat for 4 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Ningbitai capsule + sildenafil

The subjects took Ningmitai capsule orally, 0.38 g/capsule, 3 times a day, 4 capsules each time, and took it after meals. Sildenafil citrate, 25mg/capsule, once a night, one capsule each time, was taken orally for 4 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Western Medicine Section Traditional Chinese medicine group Combined group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Male patients aged 20-50 years;
2. Have a fixed sexual partner and have a normal sexual life;
3. Long-term and repeated pelvic discomfort or pain (NIH-CPSI pain score ≥ 4), or accompanied by lower urinary tract symptoms (micturition score \> 4), lasting more than 3 months;
4. Secondary patients with erectile dysfunction after normal erection or sexual intercourse, and IIEF-5 ≤ 21 points;
5. It accords with the main symptoms of damp-heat stagnation syndrome in traditional Chinese medicine;
6. Volunteer subjects and agree to sign informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Those who use any antibiotics, α-receptor blockers, PDE5 inhibitors and androgens within one week;
2. Patients with varicocele or tumors in prostate, bladder and urethra;
3. Have received TURP, TUIP, bladder neck incision, transurethral hyperthermia/radiofrequency ablation/balloon dilatation, open prostatectomy, or any other prostate surgery and treatment, such as cryotherapy or hyperthermia;
4. Patients with severe organic ED, drug-induced and traumatic ED, abnormal development of external genitalia or abnormal sex hormone level;
5. Patients with severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, liver, kidney and hematopoietic diseases and psychosis;
6. Those who are known to be allergic to the drugs tested in this study or some of their components
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Xintian Pharmaceutical

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Deng Chunhua, Doctor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University

Locations

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The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Luo D, Guo J, Chen T, Liu G, Luo P, Deng Z, Tang YX, Liao Y, Deng C. The efficacy of combination therapy with Ningmitai capsule and sildenafil in men with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome and erectile dysfunction: a prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled trial. Sex Med. 2025 May 13;13(2):qfaf024. doi: 10.1093/sexmed/qfaf024. eCollection 2025 Apr.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40365426 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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NMT18031S

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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