Varicocelectomy To Treat Pain, Predictors Of Success

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Pain
• Interventions: Procedure: varicocelectomy

• Registration Number: NCT01395186
• Lead Sponsor: Mansoura University

Brief Summary

there are many studies studying the effectiveness of surgical treatment in patients treated for infertility, but only a few reporting the results of varicocelectomy done for pain. This study attempted to examine the success rate of varicocele ligation when performed for the treatment of pain and to evaluate all the predictor factors that may affect the pain resolve

Detailed Description

varicocelectomy for patients complaining of pain and studying the effectiveness and all predictors that can affect the degree of response

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2009-04
• Study Start: 2009-04
• Primary Completion: 2011-06
• Study Completion: 2011-06
• Study First Submitted: 2011-07-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-07-14
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-07-14
• Study First Posted: 2011-07-15
• Last Update Posted: 2011-07-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 145

Inclusion Criteria

• painful varicocele after failure of medical therapy

Exclusion Criteria

• responders to medical therapy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
varicocelectomy	varicocelectomy	varicocelectomy for patients complaining of pain

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain resolve after varicocelectomy	3 months foloow up	degree of pain resolve after varicocelectomy

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
semen parameters	6 months	count,motility, morphology based on WHO 1995

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mansoura University; 🇪🇬 Mansoura, Egypt