Zink supplement effect on sperm count.
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Male infertility.Male Infertility
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015041120923N2
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for research Of Iran University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 120
Inclusion Criteria
Subfertile men as defined failure of the female partner to conceive after 1 year of regular, unprotected intercourse; sperm concentration of 5 and 20 million on the semen analysis.
Exclusion criteria: Abnormal endocrine screening(hypo or hyper thyroidemia); Men with chromosomal disorder such as Y chromosome deletions; use of zinc or other supplements in the 3 months before recruitment.
Exclusion Criteria
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sperm Concentration. Timepoint: Prior to intervention, 3 monthes after intervention. Method of measurement: Sperm Analysis, Million/ml.;Serum Zinc. Timepoint: Prior to intervention, 3 monthes after intervention. Method of measurement: Serum Biochemistry Test/ Micro gr/ dl.;Semen Zinc. Timepoint: Prior to intervention, 3 monthes after intervention. Method of measurement: Semen Biochemistry Test, mg/dl.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sperm Morphology. Timepoint: Prior to intervention, 3 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Sperm Analysis, Percent.;Sperm Motility. Timepoint: Prior to intervention, 3 monthes after intervention. Method of measurement: Sperm Analysis, Percent.