[Effect of functional acupoint electrical stimulation combined with tadalafil on erectile dysfunction in middle-aged and elderly patients].

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the application effect of functional acupoint electrical stimulation combined with tadara irregular administration in middle-aged and elderly patients with erectile dysfunction (ED), and to provide reference for clinical treatment. METHODS: A total of 40 middle-aged and elderly patients with ED admitted to the pelvic floor Center of our hospital from March 2021 to March 2023 were randomly divided into two groups with 20 cases in each group.The control group was treated with tadalafil regularly, and the observation group was treated with functional acupoint electrical stimulation on the basis of this treatment. The total course of treatment was 6 weeks.The clinical efficacy of the two groups was compared. The therapeutic efficacy was evaluated by the International Erectile Function Index (IIEF-5), penile hardness score (EHS), serum total testosterone (TT) level, sexual satisfaction scale (SS) and pelvic floor electromyography, and the occurrence of adverse events was recorded. RESULTS: The total effective rate of the observation group was significantly higher than that of the control group (90% vs 70%, P < 0.05). After 6 weeks of treatment, both groups showed improvements in IIEF-5, EHS, SS, and TT compared to before treatment (P < 0.01). However, the improvement in the observation group was significantly better than that in the control groupï¼»IIEF-5 (22.13±2.11) vs (19.69±2.04), EHS (3.68±0.47) vs (2.89±0.60), SS (77.41±7.59) vs (70.32±7.28), TT (13.43±3.89) nmol/L vs (8.85±3.02) nmol/L, all P < 0.01ï¼½; There were no significant changes in pelvic floor muscle electromyography values in the control group before and after treatment (P > 0.05), while in the observation group, pelvic floor muscle electromyography values (PFMV) in the pre-resting phase, fast muscle (Type II muscle) phase, slow muscle (Type I muscle) phase, endurance testing phase, and post-resting phase all improved compared to before treatment and were superior to the control group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Functional acupoint electrical stimulation combined with tadara irregular administration can improve the therapeutic effect of middle-aged and elderly patients with ED, improve pelvic floor function, safe and reliable.