psychological disturbances resulting from irritable bowel syndrome causes sexual dysfunction in men such as weak erection of penis. The different exercise forms are important in improving symptoms of this syndrome and exercise also may improve sexual dysfunction in men
Forty irritable bowel syndrome men with sexual dysfunction ( weak erection of penis or erectile dysfunction) will divided into Group I or Group II . The group will contain twenty subjects. Group I will perform ellpitical physical activity (40 minutes on elliptical trainer three times weekly. the duration of physical activity will be 12 weeks. Group II will not perform any physical activity.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
40
twenty irritable bowel syndrome men with sexual dysfunction ( weak erection of penis or erectile dysfunction) will perform ellpitical physical activity (40 minutes on elliptical trainer three times weekly. the duration of physical activity will be 12 weeks.
faculty of physical therapy Cairo university
Dokki, Giza Governorate, Egypt
RECRUITINGinternational index of erectile fucntion
it is questionnaire that contains five questions assessing erectile functions
Time frame: it will be assessed after 12 weeks
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Severity Scoring System
it is a questionnaire that assesses the severity symptoms related to irritable bowel syndrome
Time frame: it will be assessed after 12 weeks
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Quality of Life Questionnaire
it is a questionnaire that assesses the quality of life in patients irritable bowel syndrome
Time frame: it will be assessed after 12 weeks
State Anxiety Inventory
it is a questionnaire that assesses the long standing anxiety
Time frame: it will be assessed after 12 weeks
Beck depression inventory
it is a questionnaire that assesses depression symptoms
Time frame: it will be assessed after 12 weeks
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