A critical analysis of the methodological limitations in trials of low-intensity shockwave therapy for erectile dysfunction
The methodology applied to the published LiSWT studies is remarkably heterogeneous, with a 30-fold difference in shock number and a 5-fold difference in weekly session number and number of application sites. These data emphasize the current inability to compare results across studies using nine different devices and disparate treatment protocols.
Authors
- Carolyn A. Salter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2561-5282)
- Hisanori Taniguchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7404-0369)
- Daniel Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8907-6420)
- John P. Mulhall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5455-3047)
Institutions
- Kansai Medical University (JP)
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (US)
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Sexual Medicine Reviews
- Published
- 2025-10-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/sxmrev/qeaf065
- Primary Topic
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00