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CompletedNCT00663845Updated Oct 11, 2013

Assessing Efficacy and Safety of Flexible Dosing With Vardenafil in Subjects With Erectile Dysfunction and Hyperlipidemia

A Phase 4 interventional study of Levitra (Vardenafil, BAY38-9456) and Placebo in Erectile Dysfunction, sponsored by Bayer. Completed. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-10-11.

Sponsored by Bayer · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
395
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

This study is being conducted in US to obtain information on the efficacy, safety, and duration of erection of flexible-dose regime of vardenafil compared to placebo (dummy medication with no pharmacological activity), in patients with co-morbid factors associated with erectile dysfunction (also called impotence). The duration of erection endpoint will be assessed by patient utilized stopwatch timings during each attempt at sexual intercourse. Elevated levels of total cholesterol or low levels of HDL may result in atherosclerosis and induce erectile dysfunction. Vardenafil (Levitra) is approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. While there is no intent to assess the effect vardenafil has on blood lipids, the study will provide prospective data on men diagnosed with both ED and dyslipidemia.

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Conditions studied

  • Erectile Dysfunction

Keywords

  • Male Erectile Dysfunction
  • Dyslipidemia
  • Vardenafil
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In context

Erectile Dysfunction

698 studies on the registry are indexed under Erectile Dysfunction; 116 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 395 is above the median of 72 across 552 interventional studies indexed under Erectile Dysfunction.

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Lead sponsor

Bayer is the lead sponsor of 1,674 studies on the registry; 54 are open to participants now.

Of its 213 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 130 (61%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Males with ED for more than 6 months, according to the NIH Consensus Statement (inability to attain and/or maintain penile erection sufficient for satisfactory sexual performance)
  • Stable heterosexual relationship for more than 6 months
  • Between 18 and \<65 years of age
  • Diagnosed dyslipidemia and treated with a stable dose of a statin (or generic equivalent) >/=3 months at Screening. In addition, the subject must have remained on this stable dose of statin (or its generic equivalent) throughout the study and no additional therapy to treat dyslipidemia was initiated
  • InternationaI Index of Erectile Function - Erectile Function domain score of \<25, denoting mild to severe ED at Visit 2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Primary hypoactive sexual desire
  • History of myocardial infarction, stroke or life-threatening arrhythmia within prior 6 month
  • Nitrate therapy
  • Other exclusion criteria apply according to the US Product Information
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
395 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Arm 1

    Drug: Levitra (Vardenafil, BAY38-9456)

  • Placebo comparator
    Arm 2

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Sexual Encounter Profile Question 2 and 3 and International Index of Erectile Function - Erectile Function domain

    Time frame: 12 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Duration of erection leading to positive Sexual Encounter Profile Question 3

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  2. Safety and tolerability

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  3. Other patient diary based variables

    Time frame: 12 weeks

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of May 2006 and a completion of Apr 2007. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

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Registered
Apr 17, 2008
First posted
Apr 22, 2008
Start
May 2006
CompletionActual
Apr 2007
Last update
Oct 11, 2013
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Completion.
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Actual and Est.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 11, 2013, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT00663845
Lead sponsor
Bayer
Collaborators
GlaxoSmithKline
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 22, 2008
Start date
May 2006
Completion
Apr 2007
Last update
Oct 11, 2013

Study contacts

Bayer Study Director
study director · Bayer

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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