Source: DGNews  |  Posted 8 years ago

By Emma Hitt

BALTIMORE, MD -- May 17, 2003 -- Vardenafil appears to improve sexual function regardless of age, according to a retrospective analysis of data from two phase III trials.

Craig Donatucci, MD, with Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, reported the findings here on May 15th at the Annual Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society.

A previous pooled analysis of two trials found that vardenafil improved erections up to 85% regardless of age on measures including international index of erectile function (IIEF) scores and successful maintenance rates.

Dr. Donatucci and colleagues analysed two phase III studies to assess the impact of age on additional parameters related to the quality of erections that are "important to patients