2. Participants disposition of included studies.
Study | Intervention (s) and comparator (s) | Screened/eligible (n) | randomised (n) | Analysed (efficacy; n)a | Analysed (safety; n) | Finishing trial (n (%))b |
Aydogdu 2011 | Tadalafil 20 mg/day, 3 days/week | 85/74 | NR | 32 | NR | 32 |
No treatment | NR | 33 | NR | 33 | ||
Total | 74 | 65 | — | 65 | ||
Kim 2016 | Daily sildenafil 50 mg | 100/97 | 49 | 47 | 47 | 37 |
On‐demand sildenafil 100 mg | 48 | 47 | 47 | 37 | ||
Total | 97 | 94 | 94 | 74 | ||
McCullough 2010 | Daily sildenafil citrate 50 mg | 227/212 | 73 | 59 | NR | 59 |
Daily intraurethral alprostadil 125 μg (dose titration 250 μg) | 139 | 97 | NR | 97 | ||
Total | 212 | 156 | — | 156 | ||
Montorsi 2008 | Daily vardenafil 5–10 mg | 997/628 | 210 | 143 | 207 | 137 |
On‐demand vardenafil 5–20 mg | 208 | 149 | 204 | 141 | ||
Placebo | 210 | 153 | 206 | 145 | ||
Total | 628 | 445 | 617 | 423 | ||
Montorsi 2014 | Daily tadalafil 5 mg | 583/423 | 139 | 139 | 139 | 98 |
On‐demand tadalafil 20 mg | 143 | 142 | 143 | 112 | ||
Placebo | 141 | 141 | 141 | 105 | ||
Total | 423 | 422 | 423 | 315 | ||
Pace 2010 | Daily sildenafil 50 mg or 100 mg | NR/40 | 20 | 20 | NR | 20 |
No treatment | 20 | 20 | NR | 20 | ||
Total | 40 | 40 | — | 40 | ||
Padma‐Nathan 2008 | Daily sildenafil 100 mg | 238/125 | 41 | 28 | 41 | 28 |
Daily sildenafil 50 mg | 41 | 23 | 40 | 23 | ||
Placebo | 43 | 25 | 42 | 25 | ||
Total | 125 | 76 | 123 | 76 | ||
Pavlovich 2013 | Daily sildenafil 50 mg with on‐demand placebo | 102/100 | 50 | 36 | 50 | 36 |
On‐demand sildenafil 50 mg (maximum 6 tablets/month) with daily placebo | 50 | 38 | 50 | 38 | ||
Total | 100 | 74 | 100 | 74 | ||
Grand Total | 1699 | 1307 | 1357 | 1223 |
n: number of participants; NR: not reported.
aThe number of participants in erectile function outcome.
bThe number of participants finishing the trial at the end of the washout period or open‐label treatment.