Testosterone for Penile Rehabilitation After Radical Prostatectomy
Status:
Terminated
Trial end date:
2013-03-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of testosterone replacement
therapy (TRT) in men following surgery to remove the prostate in improving erectile function.
Subjects will be randomized (like flipping a coin) to one of two groups. One group will
receive Testim® (testosterone gel) 5 g per day plus Viagra 25 mg every night and the other
will receive Placebo-Testim® 5 g per day plus Viagra 25 mg every night.
Subjects will begin drug treatment 3 months after the initial screening visit and will take
study drug for 3 months only. Participation will end at the end of the 6-month visit.