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. 2019 Feb;98(7):e14481.
doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000014481.

Effectiveness and safety of fluoxetine for premature ejaculation: Protocol for a systematic review

Xiao Li  1 , Juntao Li  2 , Xianrui Li  3 , Jisheng Wang  1 , Hengheng Dai  1 , Jingshang Wang  3
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Effectiveness and safety of fluoxetine for premature ejaculation: Protocol for a systematic review

Xiao Li et al. Medicine (Baltimore). 2019 Feb.

Abstract

Background: Premature ejaculation (PE) is one of the most common male sexual dysfunctions, which can directly harm men's self-esteem and affect the stability of the relationship between husband and wife. To some extent, PE even affects the harmony and stability of society. So, men's health has gained more and more attention. As one of the long-acting selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), fluoxetine has been proven to be effective in the treatment of PE by many trails. In this study, we aim to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of fluoxetine for PE to provide the newest evidence for clinical use.

Methods and analysis: Literature research will be divided into 2 parts: electronic search and manual search. We will search PubMed, EMBASE, The Cochrane Library, the China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), China Biology Medicine disc (CBMdisc), the China Science and Technology Journal database (VIP), and the Wanfang database online. We will select the eligible studies published up to December 31, 2018. Manual searches mainly retrieve dissertations, ongoing trails, internal reports, and so on. We use intravaginal ejaculatory latency time (IELT) as the primary outcome of PE and we also care about the following indexes: PE Diagnostic Tool (PEDT); Arabic index of PE (AIPE); Index of PE (IPE). In addition, we will carefully observe the patient's adverse reactions during the medication. Two reviewers will read the articles, extract the data information, and assess the risk of bias independently. Data analysis will be used the software such as RevMan V.5.3.5; EndNote X7 and Stata 13.0.

Results: This study will provide a high-quality synthesis of current evidence of fluoxetine for PE from several aspects, including IELT, PEDT, AIPE, IPE, and adverse events.

Conclusion: This systematic review will provide evidence to assess the effectiveness and safety of fluoxetine in the treatment of PE.

Trial registration number: PROSPERO CRD42018109722.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to disclose.

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The PRISMA flow chart.
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Flow diagram of the systematic review and meta-analysis.
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