A study on low sperm count and male infertility
Phase 1
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: R30-R39- Symptoms and signs involving the genitourinary system
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2018/09/015746
- Lead Sponsor
- Indian Council of Medical Research ICMR
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1.Age below 40 years
2.Less than 15 million sperm/ml
3.Subjects in whom pre-testicular causes like excessive bicycle riding, prolonged sitting etc are suspected to account for oligospermia and idiopathic cases alone will be recruited in the study.
4.Willing to provide written informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
Age above 40, Y-chromosome microdeletions, Varicocele, Testicular injury, Hydrocele, Mumps, Prostatitis, Cystic Fibrosis, Vas deferens obstruction, Smoking, Alcoholism, Hypogonadism.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The efficacy variables in the study will be the changes in semen count and testosterone levels. Fasting blood sample and semen will be collected at the beginning, during and at the end of treatment phases to determine the effects of the treatment on oligospermia and testosterone levels.Timepoint: 120 days
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The efficacy variables in the study will be the changes in semen count and testosterone levels. Fasting blood sample and semen will be collected at the beginning, during and at the end of treatment phases to determine the effects of the treatment on oligospermia and testosterone levels.Timepoint: 30 days