Talking about premature ejaculation in primary care: the GET UP cluster randomised controlled trial

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Figure 1. Study flowchart
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Figure 2. PEDT scores at Week 4 after the consultation, where a score of ≤8 signifies no PE; 9–10 signifies probable PE; and ≥11 signifies PE (P = 0.24 between groups)

Table 1. Characteristics of the GPs and patients involved in the study

Characteristics	Total	Intervention	Control	P value
GP s , n ^a	63	32	31
Age in years, mean (SD)	50.4 (10.1)	50.4 (10.2)	50.4 (10.0)	0.99
Sex male, n (%)	37 (58.7)	19 (59.4)	18 (58.1)	0.92
Work settings
Urban, n (%)	38 (60.3)	17 (53.1)	21 (67.7)	0.24
Group practice, n (%)	58 (92)	29 (94)	29 (94)	0.99
GP s , n ^b	32	16	16
Age in years, mean (SD)	49.1 (10.3)	46.8 (10.4)	51.4 (10.1)	0.22
Sex male, n (%)	16 (50.0)	7 (43.8)	9 (56.3)	0.48
Work settings
Urban, n (%)	18 (56.3)	9 (56.3)	9 (56.3)	1.00
Group practice, n (%)	31 (96.9)	15 (93.8)	16 (100.0)	1.00
Patients, n	130	69	61
Age in years, mean (SD)	58.5 (13.7)	56.8 (13.7)	60.4 (13.6)	0.13
Living with a partner, n (%)	97/128 (75.8)	53/69 (76.8)	44/59 (74.6)	0.77
Employment status, n (%)				0.75
Working	79 (60.8)	44 (63.7)	35 (57.4)
No occupation	8 (6.2)	5 (7.3)	3 (4.9)
Retired	34 (26.1)	16 (23.2)	19 (29.5)
No information	9 (6.9)	4 (5.8)	5 (8.2)

^aTotal number of recruited GPs. ^bGPs who enrolled patients. SD = standard deviation.

Table 2. Topics discussed during the consultation (outcome questionnaire completed by GPs)

	Total (n = 130)	Intervention (n = 69)	Control (n = 61)	Absolute difference (95% CI)	P value(univariate)	P value (multivariate)
S exual
PE, n (%)	32 (24.6)	29 (42.0)	3 (4.9)	37%(24% to 50%)	0.001^a	<0.001^a
Erectile dysfunction, n (%)	80 (61.5)	56 (81.2)	24 (39.3)	42%(26% to 57%)	0.001^a	0.003^a
Urinary
Dysuria, n(%)	87 (66.9)	41 (59.4)	46 (75.4)	–16%(−32% to 0%)	0.055	0.265
Urinary incontinence, n (%)	34 (26.2)	15 (21.7)	19 (31.2)	–9%(–25% to 6%)	0.235	0.686
P sychological
Anxiety, n(%)	76 (58.5)	44 (63.8)	32 (52.5)	11%(–6% to 28%)	0.400	0.042^a
Depression, n(%)	51 (39.2)	29 (42.0)	22 (36.1)	6%(–11% to 23%)	0.518	0.330

Table 3. SF-12 scores at baseline and at month one after the consultation in the intervention and control groups

		BaselineITT/PP	1 monthPP	Mean difference(95% CI)	P value
Physical dimension, mean (SD)	Intervention group	47.2 (8.7)/46.4 (9.0)	46.0 (9.3)	–0.4 (–2.5 to 1.6)	0.69
	Control group	44.3 (8.1)/44.6 (8.3)	47.2 (9.6)	2.6 (0.6 to 4.6)	0.01
	Intervention group versus control group			–2.9 (–6.1 to 0.4)	0.08 ^a 0.13 ^b
Mental dimension, mean (SD)	Intervention group	44.7 (8.2)/45.1 (7.6)	45.1 (9.0)	0.0 (–2.5 to 2.5)	0.98
	Control group	46.8 (10.5)/47.6 (9.3)	44.8 (9.4)	–2.7 (–5.6 to 13.0)	0.06
	Intervention group versus control group			1.9 (–2.1 to 5.5)	0.35 ^a 0.29 ^b

^aPP using the imputation method; that is, the baseline score was used to replace the score at Week 4 when missing. ^bITT using the imputation method.
ITT = intention-to-treat analysis. PP = per-protocol analysis. SD = standard deviation.

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