scholarly journals An Open Labelled Randomized Clinical Trial of Fluoxetine Versus Dapoxetine Treatment among Men with Premature Ejaculation and its Effect on Marital Satisfaction

2017 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Che Man ◽  
Faridah Mohd Zain ◽  
Najib Majdi Yaacob ◽  
Shahidah Che Alhadi ◽  
Shaiful Bahri Ismail

Introduction:  Premature ejaculation (PE) reduces sexual satisfaction and quality of life. Both SSRI Fluoxetine and Dapoxetine have been used in the treatment of PE. Fluoxetine is used as off-label treatment meanwhile Dapoxetine is the first SSRI specifically designed for PE with short half-life and few side effects. Objectives: To compare the PE symptoms and marital satisfaction score between Fluoxetine and Dapoxetine groups. Materials and method: In this clinical trial, 44 participants aged between 18 and 64 with PEDT score of ≥9 from the Primary Care clinic of Hospital USM, Kelantan were recruited and randomized into two groups; Fluoxetine Group(FG) and Dapoxetine Group(DG). They were prescribed with either daily oral Fluoxetine 20mg or Dapoxetine 30mg on demand twice weekly for 8 weeks. PE symptoms were measured using the Premature Ejaculation Diagnostics Tool(PEDT) score and marital satisfaction score were measured using the Dyadic Satisfaction-Dyadic Adjustment Scale(DS-DAS) score. Measurements were made at baseline and at the 8thweek(post intervention). Results: In FG and DG, 22 and 21 participants completed the study, respectively. PEDT scores reduced significantly within both groups[from 11.41 to 5.45(P<0.001) within FG and from 13.43 to 3.10(P<0.001) within the DG]. At the 8thweek follow-up, PEDT scores was observed to be were lower in DG(6.03 vs. 2.49,P<0.001) after adjustment of the baseline PEDT score. Significantly increased DS-DAS scores were observed in both groups [from 34.50 to 40.68(P<0.001) within FG and from 36.57 to 44.33,(P<0.001) within DG] with no significant difference in DS-DAS scores at the end of study(41.13 vs. 43.86,P=0.055) after adjustment of the baseline DS-DAS score. Conclusion: Reduction in PE symptoms was observed for both groups. At 8 weeks, PE symptoms among participants on Dapoxetine were significantly lower compared to the participants on Fluoxetine at 8 weeks. Treatment of PE with either Fluoxetine or Dapoxetine reduces symptoms of PE and improves marital satisfaction.

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Che Man M ◽  
Mohd Zin F ◽  
Che Alhadi S ◽  
Yaacob NM ◽  
Ismail SB

INTRODUCTION: Premature ejaculation(PE) decreases sexual pleasure and quality of life, and both Fluoxetine and Dapoxetine were used in PE therapy. Dapoxetine is the first SSRI with a short half-life and fewer side effects, primarily designed for PE therapy. The aim is to evaluate and compare the effects of Fluoxetine and Dapoxetine on PE symptoms and marital satisfaction. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 44 participants aged between 18 and 64 with a PEDT score of ≥9 from Hospital USM's Primary-Care-Clinic, Kelantan Malaysia were selected and randomized into two groups: Fluoxetine(FG) and Dapoxetine Group(DG), and administered for 8 weeks with either regular Fluoxetine(20mg) or Dapoxetine (30mg) on-demand at least once a week. Premature Ejaculation Diagnostics Tool(PEDT) score was used to assess PE symptoms and Dyadic Satisfaction-Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DS-DAS) used to evaluate marital satisfaction at baseline and the 8th week. RESULT: 22 and 21 participants in FG and DG completed the study. For both groups, PEDT scores decreased substantially [from 11.41 to 5.45(P< 0.001) among FG, from 13.43 to 3.10(P<0.001) among DG]. After adjustment of the baseline PEDT score, PEDT scores in DG(6.03 vs 2.49, P><0.001) were lower at the 8th week. All groups showed significantly improved DS-DAS scores [from 34.50 to 40.68(P><0.001) in FG, from 36.57 to 44.33(P><0.001) in DG]. No marked difference in DS-DAS was scored after adjustment of the baseline DS-DAS score(41.13 vs 43.86, P=0.055) at the end of the assessment. CONCLUSION: Treatment of PE with either Fluoxetine or Dapoxetine decreases PE symptoms and increases marital satisfaction. ><0.001) among DG]. After adjustment of the baseline PEDT score, PEDT scores in DG (6.03 vs 2.49, P< 0.001) were lower at the 8th week. All groups showed significantly improved DS-DAS scores [from 34.50 to 40.68(P< 0.001) in FG, from 36.57 to 44.33(P< 0.001) in DG]. No marked difference in DS-DAS was scored after adjustment of the baseline DS-DAS score (41.13 vs 43.86, P=0.055) at the end of the assessment. CONCLUSION: Treatment of PE with either Fluoxetine or Dapoxetine decreases PE symptoms and increases marital satisfaction.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 6569-6569
Author(s):  
Nerea Lopetegui-Lia ◽  
Daniel Condit ◽  
Gian Carlo Castor Lima ◽  
Dimitrios Drekolias ◽  
Jasmin Hundal ◽  
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6569 Background: Lung cancer (ca) screening has shown to reduce mortality by up to 20%.Despite this, only 4% of eligible patients in the US undergo screening. Our initial analysis revealed that 18.3% of patients who met screening criteria had an appropriately ordered LDCT scan, with an 8.7% completion rate. The aim of this study was to improve lung ca screening compliance following the USPSTF guidelines among residents from the University of Connecticut Internal Medicine (IM) residency program at a Clinic in Hartford, Connecticut. Methods: Care provided to patients by an IM resident at the Gengras Clinic were included. After initial data was gathered, we implemented an intervention to improve screening compliance between October 2019 and March 2020, when SARS-CoV-2 pandemic occurred and routine services were interrupted. USPSTF screening guidelines were emailed monthly to residents and attendings; they were reminded of the importance of lung ca screening; updating the pack-year smoking history; as well as instructions on correctly ordering LDCT and documenting shared decision making, which is needed for insurance approval. In-person reminders also occurred at the clinic. Results: Post-intervention, 601 charts were reviewed. 168/601 (27%) patients met screening criteria. 433 patients were excluded due to unclear pack-year, did not meet screening criteria, were deceased or last seen at the clinic prior to the intervention. 63/168 (37.5%) met the criteria and had an appropriately ordered LDCT; 51/168 (30.35%) had a completed LDCT in chart. The remaining 12/168 (7.14%) with an appropriately ordered LDCT, had it scheduled at the time of data collection or it had been cancelled for unclear reasons. 20 patients’ LDCT was ordered by their pulmonologist. 94 (62.5%) who met screening criteria did not have a LDCT ordered. 11 patients with a smoking history, who did not meet screening criteria had a LDCT ordered because of clinical suspicion for cancer. Lastly, 4/168 (2.4%) had a diagnosis of personal history of lung ca. Conclusions: After our educational intervention, patients who qualified had an increase of LDCT being ordered (37.5% from 18.3%) and completed (30.3% from 8.7%). This is, to our knowledge, the first study of its kind. We identified areas of improvement that were key to achieving higher screening rates: educating all residents and attendings on lung ca screening guidelines; educating patients on the importance of undergoing screening tests; creating a best practice advisory in the electronic medical record system that reminds provider to input pack-year smoking history and if the criteria for screening is met, a pop-up prompting the provider to order LDCT; obtaining insurance approval; and lastly, stressing the importance on screening and overall outcomes.


Author(s):  
Fatemeh Zargar ◽  
Nasim Bagheri ◽  
Mohammad Javad Tarrahi ◽  
Mehrdad Salehi

Objective: Psychological and environmental factors, such as difficulties in emotion regulation (ER) and marital problems, are involved in relapse and craving in patients with substance use disorders. Emotional regulation therapy can help maintain opioid withdrawal and improve marital relations by focusing on appropriate adjustment of emotions. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of emotion regulation therapy on craving, emotion regulation, and marital satisfaction in patients with substance use disorders. Method: This randomized controlled clinical trial with pretest and posttest was performed in 2014 in Noor hospital, Isfahan, Iran. In this study, 30 patients who were admitted to the addiction center of Noor hospital were selected using purposive sampling. They were assigned into two groups randomly: (1) 15 patients in treatment as usual (TAU group); (2) 15 patients in emotion regulation group therapy (ERGT). The ERGT group received eight weekly treatments, based on Gross model, to learn recognize emotions and their effects, overcome obstacles of positive emotions, accept emotions, identify regulatory maladaptive and adaptive strategies of emotions, and modify behavior. Before and after the emotion regulation sessions in experimental group, Craving Beliefs Questionnaire (CBQ), Emotion Regulation Questionnaire, and Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) were administered in both groups. Results: The results of analysis of variance indicated that mean scores of marital adjustment increased in ERGT (93.66 ± 15.81) compared to TAU group (55.26 ± 20.98) and the mean scores of craving were decreased in ERGT compared to TAU group (56.66 ± 18.39 and 105.2 ± 34.5, respectively). Also, most aspects of ER improved in ERGT compared to TAU group, and the total score of ER was increased in ERGT significantly (96.69 ± 5.38 in ERGT versus 73.70 ± 5.05 in TAU). Conclusion: Based on the findings of this study, emotion regulation group therapy has a significant effect on reducing Craving and improving marital adjustment and emotion regulation in Patients with Substance Use Disorders. So, it can use as a useful psychotherapy in addiction treatment centers.


Author(s):  
Aditya K Khetan ◽  
Omer Khan ◽  
Umar Rashid ◽  
Christopher Pleyer ◽  
Mamta Singh

Background: In 2013, ACC/AHA released new guidelines for cholesterol management. Historically, new guidelines can take up to a decade to diffuse into clinical practice, leading to suboptimal patient management. We hypothesized that systematic identification of barriers, and targeted interventions can improve management of cholesterol. Objectives: To increase appropriate intensity statin prescription, as enumerated in the 2013 ACC/AHA guidelines, in all primary care clinic patients with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) or diabetes mellitus (DM), with an aim to make a 25% relative improvement from baseline (Dec’14) to Dec’ 15. Methods: Information regarding statin use was obtained from the primary care clinic database. MD, NP and PharmD providers in the clinic were surveyed with an aim to understand the barriers to prescribing statins. A series of tailored interventions was subsequently deployed through multiple PDSA cycles, including pocket cards on statin guidelines, education sessions and EMR generated lists of patients who were not on a statin as per guidelines. Result: Baseline data showed that 59.7% (238 of 398) patients with ASCVD were on an appropriate dose statin, while 70.7% (619 of 875) patients with DM were on an appropriate dose statin. Post intervention results after 12 months showed a 8.4% relative increase (258 of 398) in appropriate dose statin use amongst patients with ASCVD and a 2.1% relative increase (632 of 875) in patients with DM. Conclusions and implication: A targeted strategy of PDSA cycles can increase the rates of statin usage, and lead to quicker uptake of ACC/AHA guidelines on cholesterol management.


2018 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 321-325
Author(s):  
Jasmine Peterson ◽  
April Hinds ◽  
Aida Garza ◽  
Jamie Barner ◽  
Lucas Hill ◽  
...  

Purpose: A popular method for enhancing medication management within a patient-centered medical home (PCMH) is the physician–pharmacist collaborative management (PPCM) model. To improve efficiency of health-care delivery within 4 federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), the PPCM model was implemented through coordinated physician–pharmacist covisits. Objective: To evaluate the impact of physician–pharmacist covisits on clinical outcomes among patients with uncontrolled diabetes. Methodology: This was a retrospective multicenter cohort study including adults (≥18 years old) with uncontrolled type 1 or type 2 diabetes (hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c] ≥ 8 %) who had at least one covisit between January 1, 2013, and October 1, 2016. The primary clinical metric was mean change in HbA1c from baseline to follow-up. Secondary outcomes included adherence to select American Diabetes Association (ADA) Standards of Medical Care. Results: A total of 106 patients were included in this analysis. Patients who were managed in the PPCM model experienced a significant decrease in mean change in HbA1c from baseline to follow-up (−1.75 [2.63], P < .001). There was no significant difference in the proportion of patients receiving recommended vaccinations or cardiovascular (CV) risk reduction medications. Conclusion: The results suggest that physician–pharmacist covisits may improve glucose control in patients with uncontrolled diabetes.


2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (8) ◽  
pp. 560-565 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamran Azma ◽  
Zahra RezaSoltani ◽  
Farid Rezaeimoghaddam ◽  
Afsaneh Dadarkhah ◽  
Sarasadat Mohsenolhosseini

Introduction Knee osteoarthritis is a major cause of disability among the middle to senior age groups. Despite being effective, office-based physical therapy (OBPT) needs professional human resources and is both costly and time-consuming. We aimed to compare the efficacy of tele-rehabilitation (tele-rehab) compared with OBPT in patients with knee osteoarthritis. Methods In this randomized clinical trial, patients with symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee were assigned to participate in either a 6-week home-based tele-rehab or an OBPT program between 2015 and 2016. Our primary outcome was the mean change from the baseline until 1 and 6 month's post-intervention in scores of the Knee injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS) and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC). We used analysis of variance for the repeated measure statistical test. Results A total of 54 patients entered the final analysis, with 27 in each group. The mean age of the patients was 58.2 ± 7.41 years and 60.2% were female. In the tele-rehab and OBPT group, KOOS scores increased from baseline to 6 months post-intervention (50.6 to 83.1 and 49.8 to 81.8) respectively. There was no significant difference between tele-rehab and OBPT groups in any of the studied scales. Discussion The tele-rehab program is as effective as OBPT in improving the function of patients with knee osteoarthritis. Considering the much lower time and cost consumed by tele-rehab, it is the recommended program for the older population living in remote sites.


2012 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 166-176 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Scorsolini-Comin ◽  
Manoel Antônio dos Santos

This study aimed to investigate the relationships between the constructs subjective well-being (SWB), dyadic adjustment (DA) and marital satisfaction (MS). Participants were 106 married Brazilians, of both sexes, with a mean age of 42 (± 11) years. Instruments used for the sociodemographic characterization and socioeconomic classification were the Subjective Well-being Scale (SWBS), the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS) and the Marital Satisfaction Scale (MSS). Through the analysis of correlations and of stepwise multiple regression, it was verified that all the factors of the dyadic adjustment showed correlation with the marital satisfaction. The satisfaction with life (factor of the SWBS) and dyadic satisfaction (factor of the DAS), were positively and significantly correlated (r = .20; p = .04), which reveals that people who say they are satisfied with life in different domains also do so in relation to the marital experience.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (3.30) ◽  
pp. 409
Author(s):  
Fatahyah Yahya ◽  
Nurhanani Md Husaini ◽  
Aina Razlin Mohammad Roose ◽  
Nur Fatihah Mat Yusoff

This study identifies the relationship between attachment insecurities; Attachment Avoidance and Attachment Anxiety, and Marital Satisfaction; Dyadic Cohesion, Dyadic Satisfaction, Dyadic Consensus, and Dyadic Affectional Expression among married couples. A correlational research design was adopted in this study to address the objectives of the research. Seventy respondents among married couples in West Peninsular of Malaysia were selected to participate in this research. Two sets of questionnaires were developed and reviewed by two expert panels before piloting and distributing to the participants. The structure and content of the questionnaires were specific to main two areas; Experience in Close Relationship (ECR) and Dyadic Adjustment Scale (DAS). The data was collected and analysed using SPSS descriptive statistic and Pearson correlation. The findings indicated that there was a significant relationship between attachment insecurities and marital satisfaction. Furthermore, it is recommended based on the results that community counsellors’ conduct group counselling sessions to facilitate married couples’ understanding of attachment insecurities which will help to enhance the satisfaction in their marital relationships. It is also recommended based on the work performed, limitations and findings in this study that further research is conducted to conduct a similar research program, with a broader and more substantial population size covering multiple communities, again with a specific focus on married couples and to improve their marital satisfaction with their relationships.  


2021 ◽  
pp. 000992282110458
Author(s):  
Rachel B. Schenker ◽  
Meredith C. Laguna ◽  
Anobel Y. Odisho ◽  
Megumi J. Okumura ◽  
Honora Burnett

The COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic brought rapid expansion of pediatric telehealth to maintain patient access to care while decreasing COVID-19 community spread. We designed a retrospective, serial, cross-sectional study to investigate if telehealth implementation at an academic pediatric practice led to disparities in health care access. Significant differences were found in pre-COVID-19 versus during COVID-19 patient demographics. Patients seen during COVID-19 were more likely to be younger, White/Caucasian or Asian, English speaking, and have private insurance. They were less likely to be Black/African American or Latinx and request interpreters. Age was the only significant difference in patient demographics between in-person and telehealth visits during COVID-19. A multivariate regression showed older age as a significant positive predictor of having a video visit and public insurance as a significant negative predictor. Our study demonstrates telehealth disparities based on insurance existed at our clinic as did inequities in who was seen before versus during COVID-19.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Karandish ◽  
Hassan Mozaffari-khosravi ◽  
Seyed Mohammad Mohammadi ◽  
Bahman Cheraghian ◽  
Maryam Azhdari

Abstract Background: Diabetes is one of the major public health concerns. Pre-diabetes can increase the risk of developing some non-communicable diseases such as type 2 diabetes. Given the increasing trend of pre-diabetes, it is critical to control it and prevent its complications. Curcumin is a major bioactive component of turmeric. Zinc is an antioxidant nutrient. The present trial aimed to evaluate the effect of curcumin and zinc co-supplementation along with a loss-weight diet on serum lipid profiles in overweight or obese patients with pre-diabetes.Methods: Eighty-four participants were randomized to four groups (curcumin (500 mg/day), zinc (30 mg/day), “curcumin & zinc”, and placebo) for 90 days. Serum total cholesterol (TC), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), triglycerides (TG), non-HDL, HDL/LDL ratio, weight, BMI, waist circumstance (WC), hip circumstance (HC), physical activity (PA) and dietary intake were determined pre and post-intervention. This study will be conducted at Yazd Diabetes Research Clinic, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences.Results: Totally, 82 participants were included in the final analysis. After the adjusted PA effect, changes in serum TG (adjusted p = 0.001), LDL (adjusted p = 0.035), non-HDL (adjusted p =0.003), HDL/LDL ratio (adjusted p =0.002), and HDL (adjusted p < 0.0001) revealed a significant difference between the groups. However, the changes in weight (adjusted p = 0.004) and BMI (adjusted p = 0.006) were significant but the changes in dietary intake, PA, WC, and HC were non-significant (adjusted p ≥ 0.05). Despite that there was a significant difference for post-intervention HDL levels (adjusted p = 0.016), other lipid profiles showed no significant difference (adjusted p ≥ 0.05).Conclusion: The beneficial effects of “curcumin & zinc” co-supplementation was reported for the changes of some lipid profiles (TG, LDL, HDL, non-HDL, and HDL to LDL ratio), BMI, and weight with no positive effects on TC, dietary intake, PA, WC, and HC. Therefore, it may play a potential role in the prevention of macro and microvascular complications.Trial registration: The project is a registered clinical trial (Registration number: IRCT20190902044671N1, Iranian Registry of Clinical Trials (IRCT), registered October 11, 2019.


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