Status:
COMPLETED
Spermatozoa Morphology Selection by Thermotaxis
Lead Sponsor:
Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidade de Lisboa
Conditions:
Male Infertility
Eligibility:
MALE
18-39 years
Brief Summary
This study aims to eventually assess the usefulness of thermotaxis for sperm selection in routine clinical practice.
Detailed Description
As the world's total fertility rate decline, every year more couples require assisted reproductive technologies (ART) in order to achieve their desire to become parents. However, these techniques are ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age: ≥18 and \<40 years old.
- Spermatozoa concentration \>15 x 10⁶ /mL in all sperm analysis performed in the last 24 months.
- Spermatozoa mobility \>32% in all sperm analysis performed in the last 24 months.
- Spermatozoa morphology \>4% in all sperm analysis performed in the last 24 months.
- Signed and dated informed consent
Exclusion
- Use of antibiotics, intravenous illicit drugs, chemotherapy or radiotherapy usage in the last 3 months.
- Active smoking (during the preceding 12 months).
- More than 3 days prior to the last ejaculation.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 12 2021
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 9 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04849156
Start Date
April 12 2021
End Date
March 9 2022
Last Update
August 4 2022
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Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidade de Lisboa
Lisbon, Portugal