Hepatic Enzymes, Psychological Measures, and Sexual Dysfunction Responses to Aerobic Exercise in Hepatitis-C Men

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a systematic disease that affects several aspects of patients' well-being, including physical, mental, social, and sexual quality of life. In recent years, this clinical trial aims to search the Response of Hepatic Enzymes, Psychological Measures, and Sexual Dysfunction to Aerobic Exercise in Hepatitis Men With Sexual Dysfunction Complaint

Detailed Description
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Hepatitis Men With Sexual Dysfunction (erectile dysfunction) Complaint (n=46) will be randomized randomly to 23-men exercise-training (one hour walking on treadmill, for 3 months, three walking sessions per the week) hepatitis-C group or 23-men waiting-hepatitis-C group.

Official Title
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Is There a Response of Hepatic Enzymes, Psychological Measures, and Sexual Dysfunction to Aerobic Exercise in Men With Sexual Dysfunction Complaint and Hepatitis C

Conditions
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Hepatitis C, Erectile Dysfunction

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: exercise


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: men with hepatitis C men diagnosis men with sexual dysfunction (erectile dysfunction) Exclusion Criteria: obesity , men with cardiac/thoracic/systemic diseases, drugs for sexual dysfunction (erectile dysfunction)

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 35 Years
Maximum Age: 45 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Exercised group<br>In this group, Hepatitis-C Men With Sexual Dysfunction (erectile dysfunction) Complaint (n=23) will receive exercise-training sessions (one hour walking on treadmill, for 3 months, three walking sessions per the week) | Behavioral: exercise<br>* Hepatitis-C Men With Sexual Dysfunction (erectile dysfunction) Complaint will receive exercise-training sessions (one hour walking on treadmill, for 3 months, three walking sessions per the week)<br>|
| No Intervention: control group<br>in this group, Hepatitis-C Men With Sexual Dysfunction (erectile dysfunction) Complaint (n=23) will act as a control (waitlist) group that will receive no trainning | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5) | it will assess the sexual dysfunction in men | It will be measured after 12 weeks of training | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| alanine transaminase | it is an enzyme of liver will assess the liver funtions | It will be measured after 12 weeks of training | 
| aspartate transaminase | it is an enzyme of liver will assess the liver funtions | It will be measured after 12 weeks of training | 
| Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale | it is a questionnaire that will assess Self-Esteem | It will be measured after 12 weeks of training | 
| Profile of Mood States | it is a questionnaire that will assess mood of men | It will be measured after 12 weeks of training | 
| depression inventory of Beck | it is a questionnaire that will assess depression of men | It will be measured after 12 weeks of training |