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A pilot phase‐II prospective study to test the ‘efficacy’ and tolerability of a penile‐extender device in the treatment of ‘short penis’

Overview of attention for article published in British Journal of Urology, October 2008
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Title
A pilot phase‐II prospective study to test the ‘efficacy’ and tolerability of a penile‐extender device in the treatment of ‘short penis’
Published in
British Journal of Urology, October 2008
DOI 10.1111/j.1464-410x.2008.08083.x
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Authors

Paolo Gontero, Massimiliano Di Marco, Gianluca Giubilei, Riccardo Bartoletti, Giovanni Pappagallo, Alessandro Tizzani, Nicola Mondaini

Abstract

To assess a commonly marketed brand of penile extender, the Andro-Penis(R) (Andromedical, Madrid, Spain), widely used devices which aim to increase penile size, in a phase II single-arm study powered to detect significant changes in penile size, as despite their widespread use, there is little scientific evidence to support their potential clinical utility in the treatment of patients with inadequate penile dimensions. Fifteen patients were required to test the efficacy of the device, assuming an effect size of >0.8. Eligible patients were counselled how to use the penile extender for at least 4 h/day for 6 months. Penile dimensions were measured at baseline and after 1, 3, 6 and 12 months (end of study). The erectile function (EF) domain of the International Index of EF was administered at baseline and at the end of the study. Treatment satisfaction was assessed using an institutional unvalidated five-item questionnaire. After 6 months the mean gain in length was significant, meeting the goals of the effect size, at 2.3 and 1.7 cm for the flaccid and stretched penis, respectively. No significant changes in penile girth were detected. The EF domain scores improved significantly at the end of study. Treatment satisfaction scores were consistent with acceptable to good improvement in all items, except for penile girth, where the score was either 'no change' or 'mild improvement'. Penile extenders should be regarded as a minimally invasive and effective treatment option to elongate the penile shaft in patients seeking treatment for a short penis.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United Kingdom 1 3%
Finland 1 3%
Unknown 31 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Other 6 18%
Student > Doctoral Student 4 12%
Student > Master 4 12%
Student > Postgraduate 4 12%
Professor > Associate Professor 4 12%
Other 5 15%
Unknown 6 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 11 33%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 4 12%
Psychology 3 9%
Computer Science 2 6%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 3%
Other 4 12%
Unknown 8 24%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 97. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 11 April 2023.
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Outputs of similar age from British Journal of Urology
#2
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