Clinical research
Clinical research on shockwave therapy for ED
Published studies and reviews on low-intensity shockwave therapy for erectile dysfunction. Our treatment protocols are based on research like this and approved by our medical director.
Low-intensity shockwave therapy is not FDA approved for erectile dysfunction, and research on it is ongoing. Some of the studies below are reviews or early studies, including animal studies. Talk with us or your own doctor about what the research means for you.
- UrologyLow-Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis (2017)
- The Journal of Sexual MedicineLow-Intensity Shockwave Therapy Improves Hemodynamic Parameters in Patients With Vasculogenic Erectile Dysfunction: A Triplex Ultrasonography-Based Sham-Controlled Trial
- European Association of UrologyLow-Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Treatment Improves Erectile Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- American Journal of Men's HealthLow-Intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Can Improve Erectile Function in Patients Who Failed to Respond to Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors
- The Journal of Sexual MedicineExtracorporeal In Situ Activation of Penile Progenitor Cells
- Nature Reviews UrologySexual Dysfunction: Shockwaves for Erectile Dysfunction, by Rebecca Kelsey
- BJU InternationalEvaluation of Clinical Efficacy, Safety and Patient Satisfaction Rate After Low-Intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for the Treatment of ED
- The Journal of UrologyPenile Low Intensity Shock Wave Treatment Is Able to Shift PDE5i Nonresponders to Responders: A Double-Blind, Sham Controlled Study
- International Journal of Impotence ResearchLow-Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction After Radical Prostatectomy: A Review of Preclinical Studies
- Urology TimesA Curative Therapy for ED Edges Forward
- Scandinavian Journal of UrologyCan Low-Intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy Improve Erectile Dysfunction? A Prospective, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
- Korean Journal of UrologyPenile Low-Intensity Shock Wave Therapy: A Promising Novel Modality for Erectile Dysfunction
- The World Journal of Men's HealthEffects of Next-Generation Low-Energy Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Erectile Dysfunction in an Animal Model of Diabetes
- The Journal of Sexual MedicineIn Situ Activation of Penile Progenitor Cells With Low-Intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy
- The Journal of Sexual MedicineEffects of Low-Intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy on Erectile Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
- The Journal of Sexual MedicineLow-Intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy in Sexual Medicine: A Questionnaire-Based Assessment of Knowledge, Clinical Practice Patterns, and Attitudes in Sexual Medicine Practitioners
- The Journal of Sexual MedicineTwelve-Month Efficacy and Safety of Low-Intensity Shockwave Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction in Patients Who Do Not Respond to Phosphodiesterase Type 5 Inhibitors
- Archivos Españoles de UrologíaEffectiveness of Low-Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy on Patients With Erectile Dysfunction (ED) Who Have Failed to Respond to PDE5i
- Canadian Journal of UrologyLow Intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy for Erectile Dysfunction: A Study in an Indian Population
- American Journal of Men's HealthLow-Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave as a Novel Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction
- Therapeutic Advances in UrologyShockwave Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction
- The Journal of Sexual MedicineLow-Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy: A Novel Effective Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction in Severe ED Patients Who Respond Poorly to PDE5 Inhibitor Therapy
- The World Journal of Men's HealthLow-Intensity Shock Wave Therapy and Its Application to Erectile Dysfunction
- The Journal of UrologyDoes Low Intensity Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy Have a Physiological Effect on Erectile Function? Short-Term Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Sham Controlled Study