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Tribulus terrestris versus placebo in the treatment of erectile dysfunction: A prospective, randomized, double-blind study
Tribulus terrestris versus placebo en el tratamiento de la disfunción eréctil: un estudio aleatorizado, prospectivo y doble ciego
C.A. Santos Jr.a, L.O. Reisa,b,
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, R. Destro-Saadea, A. Luiza-Reisa, A. Fregonesia
a Departamento de Cirugía (Urología), Facultad de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad Estatal de Campinas UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brazil
b Facultad de Medicina (Urología), Centro de Ciencias de la Vida, Universidad Católica de Campinas PUC-Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
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randomized&#44; double-blind and placebo-controlled study&#46; Data collection occurred from September 2009 to April 2010&#44; in a urology outpatient clinic&#46; The subjects were evaluated with history and physical examination directed to the genitals and femoral pulses bilaterally&#46; No patient had abnormal physical examination&#46;</p><p id="par0025" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Inclusion criteria were as follows&#58;<ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0005"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0005"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0030" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Male&#59;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0010"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0035" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Minimum age 40 years&#59;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0015"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0040" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Erectile dysfunction treatment-naive&#59;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0020"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0045" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Consenting to participate&#59;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0050" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Exclusion criteria were as follows&#58;<ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0010"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0025"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0055" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Illiterate individuals&#59;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0030"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0060" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Smoking&#59;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0035"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0065" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Dyslipidemia &#40;abnormal serum cholesterol or triglycerides&#41;&#59;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0040"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0070" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Uncontrolled diabetes mellitus &#40;fasting glucose<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#62;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>150<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg&#47;dl&#41;&#59;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0045"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0075" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Uncontrolled hypertension &#40;diastolic blood pressure<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#62;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>90<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mmHg&#41;&#59;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0050"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0080" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Prior pelvic radiotherapy&#59;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0055"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0085" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Previous pelvic surgery&#59;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0060"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0090" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Use of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitor&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0095" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">All subjects underwent determination of serum total testosterone&#44; fasting glucose&#44; triglycerides&#44; and total cholesterol&#44; and were subsequently weighed and had height measured in order to obtain the Body Mass Index &#40;BMI&#41;&#46; Additionally&#44; the International Index of Erectile Function questionnaire &#40;IIEF &#8211; 5&#41; was also applied&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">12</span></a></p><p id="par0100" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Then&#44; all the patients were randomized using a computer program into two groups of fifteen&#44; the intervention &#40;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Tribulus terrestris</span>&#41; and control &#40;placebo&#41; groups&#46; Researchers and individuals were blinded for the groups&#46;</p><p id="par0105" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The intervention group received sixty capsules containing 400<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg of dry extract of <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Tribulus terrestris</span> in each&#44; being told to take one capsule in the morning&#44; before breakfast&#44; and another capsule after twelve hours without ingesting any food&#46;</p><p id="par0110" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The control group received similar sixty capsules containing 400<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg of pharmaceutical talc &#40;placebo&#41; in each&#44; with identical orientation of the herbal medicine&#46;</p><p id="par0115" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">At the end of the treatment&#44; both groups were instructed to collect a new blood sample for total testosterone dosage&#44; and again to respond to the IIEF-5 questionnaire&#46; All were asked about the possible side effects that could have been associated with the treatment they had undergone&#46;</p><p id="par0120" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">All patients were instructed that they were free to leave the study at any time without any harm&#46;</p><p id="par0125" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The Chi-square test or Fisher&#39;s exact test was used to compare proportions&#44; 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subjects were divided into three groups based on their BMI&#58; normal &#40;18&#46;6&#8211;25&#46;0&#41;&#44; overweight &#40;25&#46;1&#8211;30&#46;0&#41;&#44; and obese &#40;&#62;30&#46;0&#41;&#46; In the intervention group&#44; four individuals presented normal weight &#40;26&#46;6&#37;&#41;&#44; six overweight &#40;40&#46;0&#37;&#41;&#44; and five obese &#40;33&#46;3&#37;&#41;&#46; In the placebo group&#44; eight were normal &#40;53&#46;3&#37;&#41;&#44; five were overweight &#40;33&#46;3&#37;&#41;&#44; and two were obese &#40;13&#46;3&#37;&#41;&#46; Fisher&#39;s test showed no significant difference &#40;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">p</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;2689&#41;&#46; &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#tbl0005">Table 1</a>&#41;&#46;</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="tbl0005"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0145" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Three patients in the intervention group &#40;20&#46;0&#37;&#41; and four in the placebo group &#40;26&#46;6&#37;&#41; had compensated diabetes mellitus&#46; This difference was not significant &#40;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">p</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>1&#46;0000&#41;&#46;</p><p id="par0150" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Eight subjects in the intervention group &#40;53&#46;3&#37;&#41; and ten in the placebo group presented controlled hypertension &#40;66&#46;6&#37;&#41;&#44; with no significant difference using the Chi-square test &#40;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">p</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;4561&#41;&#46; &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#tbl0005">Table 1</a>&#41;&#46;</p><p id="par0155" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Regarding the degree of erectile dysfunction &#40;IIEF-5&#41;&#44; patients were divided into four levels&#58; Mild&#44; Mild to Moderate&#44; Moderate&#44; and Severe&#46; In the intervention group&#44; we found three patients with mild &#40;20&#46;0&#37;&#41;&#44; nine with mild&#47;moderate &#40;60&#46;0&#37;&#41;&#44; two with moderate &#40;13&#46;3&#37;&#41;&#44; and one with severe &#40;6&#46;6&#37;&#41; erectile dysfunction&#46; In the placebo group&#44; we found three with mild &#40;20&#46;0&#37;&#41;&#44; three with mild&#47;moderate &#40;20&#46;0&#37;&#41;&#44; seven with moderate &#40;46&#46;6&#37;&#41;&#44; and two with severe &#40;13&#46;3&#37;&#41; erectile dysfunction&#46; Applying the Fisher test&#44; no significant difference was found between the groups &#40;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">p</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;0841&#41; &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#tbl0005">Table 1</a>&#41;&#46;</p><p id="par0160" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In the intervention group&#44; the results of the IIEF-5 were&#58; mean 13&#46;2&#44; median 17&#46;0&#44; range 5&#46;0&#8211;21&#46;0 points&#46; In the placebo group&#44; we found the following data&#58; mean 11&#46;6&#44; median 14&#46;0&#44; range 6&#46;0&#8211;21 points&#46; The groups were homogeneous prior to treatment &#40;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">p</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;2463&#41; &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#tbl0010">Table 2</a>&#41;&#46;</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="tbl0010"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0165" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">After treatment&#44; the results of the IIEF-5 were as follows&#58;<ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0015"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0065"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0170" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Intervention group&#58; mean 15&#46;3&#44; median 18&#46;0&#44; range 5&#46;0&#8211;21&#46;0 points&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0070"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">-</span><p id="par0175" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Placebo group&#58; mean 13&#46;7&#44; median 16&#46;0&#44; range 6&#46;0&#8211;21&#46;0 points&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0180" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The time factor was significant and caused statistically significant changes in both the groups&#44; and in both the groups the response was better in the second IIEF-5 questionnaire &#40;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">p</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;0004&#41;&#46; When comparing the responses between the two groups&#44; they were not different &#40;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">p</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;7914&#41; &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#tbl0010">Table 2</a>&#41;&#46;</p><p id="par0185" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Regarding the initial serum total testosterone&#44; the intervention group showed&#58; mean 417&#46;1<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#44; median 404&#46;7<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#44; range 270&#46;7<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl &#8211; 548&#46;4<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#46; The placebo group obtained mean 442&#46;7<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#44; median 419&#46;9<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#44; range 301&#46;0<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl &#8211; 609&#46;1<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#46; The Mann&#8211;Whitney test showed no statistical difference &#40;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">p</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;4306&#41; &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#tbl0015">Table 3</a>&#41;&#46;</p><elsevierMultimedia ident="tbl0015"></elsevierMultimedia><p id="par0190" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">After treatment&#44; testosterone in the intervention group showed an average of 409&#46;3<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#44; median 410&#46;6<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#44; range 216&#46;9<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl &#8211; 760&#46;8<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#46; In the placebo group&#44; the average was 466&#46;3<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#44; median 421&#46;5<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#44; range 264&#46;3<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl &#8211; 934&#46;3<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#46; There was no difference between the groups &#40;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">p</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;3551&#41; &#40;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#tbl0015">Table 3</a>&#41;&#46;</p><p id="par0195" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Regarding testosterone&#44; there was no statistically significant difference between the groups before and after treatment &#40;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">p</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;7775&#41; and no significant time effect either &#40;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">p</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;3993&#41;&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0020" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0080">Discussion</span><p id="par0200" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Despite the great advances made in the treatment of erectile dysfunction after the introduction of phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors and the increasing knowledge gained about the androgen dysfunction of the aging male&#44; many individuals still seek and believe in the effects of natural and herbal aphrodisiac products&#46;</p><p id="par0205" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In this scenario&#44; <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Tribulus terrestris</span> is a plant of the Zygophyllaceae family&#44; native of tropical regions of southern Europe&#44; southern Asia&#44; Africa&#44; and northern Australia&#46; It can thrive even in desert climates and poor soils&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0065"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">13</span></a></p><p id="par0210" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Tribulus has been used for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine and Indian medicine to improve libido and sexual performance&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0010"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">2</span></a> Tuncer et al&#46; demonstrated a reduction in lipid levels and also a possible recovery of endothelial dysfunction caused by hyperlipidemia in rabbits fed with a diet rich in Tribulus&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0070"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">14</span></a></p><p id="par0215" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Aggarwal et al&#46; using experimental models suggest that Tribulus is able to reduce calcium oxalate nucleation and crystal growth in the kidney&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRefs" href="#bib0075"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">15&#44;16</span></a></p><p id="par0220" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Kim et al&#46; demonstrated that the plant extract blocks proliferation and induces apoptosis in human hepatic cancer cells&#44; suggesting that this extract can be used in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0085"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">17</span></a></p><p id="par0225" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Its effect is attributed to the presence of a substance called protodioscin&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0015"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a> Protodioscin &#40;5&#44;6-dihydroprotodioscin&#44; neoprotodioscin&#41;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0090"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">18</span></a> is a saponin that can be found in different concentrations in the aerial part of the plant&#44; depending on the place where it is grown&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0095"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">19</span></a></p><p id="par0230" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Additionally&#44; protodioscin may act in improving erection function by being converted into dehydroepiandrosterone &#40;DHEA&#41;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0100"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">20</span></a> Adaikan et al&#46; showed in an experimental study that protodioscin increased by 24&#37; the relaxation response of rabbit cavernous tissue to stimulation with acetylcholine and nitroglycerin when fed with 5<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg&#47;kg of <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Tribulus terrestris</span>&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0105"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">21</span></a></p><p id="par0235" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Gauthaman et al&#46; reported a significant increase in the intracavernous pressure &#40;PI&#41; of animals receiving <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Tribulus terrestris</span>&#46; They also described improvement in the sexual behavior of animals through breeding parameters&#44; intromission&#44; ejaculatory latency&#44; and post-ejaculatory interval&#46; The authors concluded that the increase in PI was due to the possible effects of pro-erectile protodioscine and the improvement of other parameters could be linked to pro-androgenic effects&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0110"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">22</span></a> The same authors conducted a study describing that castrated animals that received testosterone and Tribulus showed a statistically significant increase in intracavernosal pressure measurement&#44; in prostate weight and in intromission and mounts&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0020"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a></p><p id="par0240" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">However&#44; Dell&#8217;Agli et al&#46; have not demonstrated the inhibitory effect of <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Tribulus terrestris</span> on the enzyme phosphodiesterase-5&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0040"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">8</span></a> which contradicts a possible pro-erectile effect&#46;</p><p id="par0245" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In the present study&#44; we observed an improvement in the response of both the groups compared with scores obtained in the first IEF-5&#44; before receiving the capsules&#44; <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">p</span>-value<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;0004&#46; This result&#44; in our opinion&#44; is due to the strong power of the placebo effect when treating individuals with erectile dysfunction&#46;</p><p id="par0250" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Although <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Tribulus terrestris</span> is the target of numerous experimental studies with favorable results&#44; with several suggested actions from anti-neoplastic&#44; anti-lithiasis to stimulating libido and erection&#44; these data do not have confirmation in well-conducted clinical trials yet&#46;</p><p id="par0255" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In the context of male sexual dysfunction&#44; the present study demonstrated only placebo effect for <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Tribulus terrestris</span> at the studied dose and interval when treating patients with erectile dysfunction&#46;</p><p id="par0260" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Although it is a prospective&#44; randomized&#44; double-blinded&#44; and placebo-controlled study using a validated questionnaire to assess sexual function&#44; and accounting for serum testosterone&#44; the present study is preliminary&#44; including a relatively small number of patients&#46;</p><p id="par0265" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Future studies are warranted&#44; including more patients and also evaluating those with normal erectile function&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0025" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0085">Conflict of interest</span><p id="par0270" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest&#46;</p></span></span>"
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        "resumen" => "<span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0010">Objectives</span><p id="spar0005" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">To evaluate the possible effects of <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Tribulus terrestris</span> herbal medicine in the erectile dysfunction treatment and to quantify its potential impact on serum testosterone levels&#46;</p> <span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0015">Design and methods</span><p id="spar0010" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">A prospective&#44; randomized&#44; double-blind and placebo-controlled study including 30 healthy men selected from 100 patients who presented themselves spontaneously complaining of erectile dysfunction&#44; &#8805;40 years of age&#44; nonsmokers&#44; not undergoing treatment for prostate cancer or erectile dysfunction&#44; no dyslipidemia&#44; no phosphodiesterase inhibitor use&#44; and no hormonal manipulation&#44; and if present&#44; hypertension and&#47;or diabetes mellitus should be controlled&#46; International Index of Erectile Function &#40;IIEF-5&#41; and serum testosterone were obtained before randomization and after 30 days of study&#46; The patients were randomized into two groups of fifteen subjects each&#46; The study group received 800<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg of <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Tribulus terrestris</span>&#44; divided into two doses per day for 30 days&#44; and the control group received placebo administered in the same way&#46;</p> <span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0020">Results</span><p id="spar0015" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">The groups were statistically equivalent in all aspects evaluated&#46; The mean &#40;SD&#41; age was 60 &#40;9&#46;4&#41; and 62&#46;9 &#40;7&#46;9&#41; years&#44; <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">p</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;36&#44; for intervention and placebo groups&#44; respectively&#46; Before treatment&#44; the intervention group showed mean IIEF-5 of 13&#46;2 &#40;5&#8211;21&#41; and mean total testosterone 417&#46;1<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl &#40;270&#46;7&#8211;548&#46;4<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#41;&#59; the placebo group showed mean IIEF-5 of 11&#46;6 &#40;6&#8211;21&#41; and mean total testosterone 442&#46;7<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl &#40;301&#8211;609&#46;1<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#41;&#46; After treatment&#44; the intervention group showed mean IIEF-5 of 15&#46;3 &#40;5&#8211;21&#41; and mean total testosterone 409&#46;3<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl &#40;216&#46;9&#8211;760&#46;8<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#41;&#59; the placebo group showed mean IIEF-5 of 13&#46;7 &#40;6&#8211;21&#41; and mean total testosterone 466&#46;3<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl &#40;264&#46;3&#8211;934&#46;3<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#41;&#46; The time factor caused statistically significant changes in both the groups for IIEF-5 only &#40;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">p</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;0004&#41;&#59; however&#44; there was no difference between the two groups &#40;<span class="elsevierStyleItalic">p</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#46;7914&#41;&#46;</p> <span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0025">Conclusions</span><p id="spar0020" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">At the dose and interval studied&#44; <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Tribulus terrestris</span> was not more effective than placebo in improving symptoms of erectile dysfunction or serum total testosterone&#46;</p>"
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        "resumen" => "<span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0035">Objetivos</span><p id="spar0025" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">Evaluar los posibles efectos de la fitoterapia con tribulus terrestris en el tratamiento de la disfunci&#243;n er&#233;ctil y cuantificar su impacto potencial en los niveles de testosterona s&#233;rica&#46;</p> <span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0040">Dise&#241;o y m&#233;todos</span><p id="spar0030" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">Estudio prospectivo&#44; aleatorizado&#44; doble ciego y controlado con placebo incluyendo 30 hombres sanos seleccionados entre 100 pacientes que se presentaron espont&#225;neamente con disfunci&#243;n er&#233;ctil&#44; &#8805;40 a&#241;os de edad&#44; no fumadores&#44; no sometidos a tratamiento para el c&#225;ncer de pr&#243;stata o disfunci&#243;n er&#233;ctil&#44; sin dislipidemia&#44; sin uso de inhibidores de la fosfodiesterasa&#44; sin manipulaci&#243;n hormonal y si presentaban hipertensi&#243;n y&#47;o diabetes mellitus deb&#237;an ser controlados&#46; El &#237;ndice internacional de funci&#243;n er&#233;ctil &#40;IIFE-5&#41; y la testosterona s&#233;rica se obtuvieron antes de la aleatorizaci&#243;n y despu&#233;s de 30 d&#237;as de estudio&#46; Los pacientes fueron divididos aleatoriamente en 2 grupos de 15 sujetos cada uno&#46; El grupo de estudio recibi&#243; 800<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg de Tribulus terrestris&#44; divididos en 2 dosis al d&#237;a durante 30 d&#237;as y el grupo control recibi&#243; placebo administrado de la misma manera&#46;</p> <span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0045">Resultados</span><p id="spar0035" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">Los grupos fueron estad&#237;sticamente equivalentes en todos los aspectos evaluados&#46; La media de edad &#40;DE&#41; fue de 60 &#40;9&#44;4&#41; y 62&#44;9 &#40;7&#44;9&#41; &#8211; p<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#44;36 &#8211; para la intervenci&#243;n y los grupos de placebo&#44; respectivamente&#46; Antes del tratamiento el grupo de intervenci&#243;n mostr&#243; una media de IIFE-5 de 13&#44;2 &#40;5&#8211;21&#41; y la media de testosterona total de 417&#44;1<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl &#40;270&#44;7&#8211;548&#44;4<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#41;&#59; el grupo de placebo mostr&#243; una media de IIFE-5 de 11&#44;6 &#40;6&#8211;21&#41; y una media de testosterona total de 442&#44;7<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl &#40;301&#8211;609&#44;1<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#41;&#46; Despu&#233;s del tratamiento el grupo de intervenci&#243;n mostr&#243; una media de IIFE-5 de 15&#44;3 &#40;5&#8211;21&#41; y una media de testosterona total de 409&#44;3<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl &#40;216&#44;9&#8211;760&#44;8<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#41;&#59; el grupo placebo mostr&#243; una media de IIFE-5 de 13&#44;7 &#40;6&#8211;21&#41; y una media de testosterona total de 466&#44;3<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl &#40;264&#44;3&#8211;934&#44;3<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>ng&#47;dl&#41;&#46; El factor tiempo caus&#243; cambios estad&#237;sticamente significativos en ambos grupos solo para IIFE-5 &#40;p<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#44;0004&#41;&#44; sin embargo no hubo ninguna diferencia entre los 2 grupos &#40;p<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#61;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>0&#44;7914&#41;&#46;</p> <span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0050">Conclusiones</span><p id="spar0040" class="elsevierStyleSimplePara elsevierViewall">A la dosis y el intervalo estudiado Tribulus terrestris no fue m&#225;s eficaz que el placebo en la mejora de los s&#237;ntomas de la disfunci&#243;n er&#233;ctil o la testosterona s&#233;rica total&#46;</p>"
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        "nota" => "<p class="elsevierStyleNotepara" id="npar0005">Please cite this article as&#58; Santos Jr CA&#44; Reis LO&#44; Destro-Saade R&#44; Luiza-Reis A&#44; Fregonesi A&#46; Tribulus terrestris versus placebo en el tratamiento de la disfunci&#243;n er&#233;ctil&#58; un estudio aleatorizado&#44; prospectivo y doble ciego&#46; Actas Urol Esp&#46; 2014&#59;38&#58;244&#8211;248&#46;</p>"
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