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Abstinence Period for Male Infertility

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Recruiting
Led By Jessica Marinaro, MD
Research Sponsored by Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be between 18 and 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 7 days, 5 days, 2 days, 1 day, 3 hours
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Study Summary

This trial seeks to find out if shorter abstinence periods improve sperm quality in healthy men.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for healthy men aged 20-45 who can provide a semen sample and have a sperm count of at least 1 million with high DNA fragmentation. It's not for those with low sperm counts, normal DNA fragmentation, significant health issues, or no semen production.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study examines how different periods of sexual abstinence (7 days, 5 days, 2 days, 1 day, and 3 hours) affect the quality of semen in participants by analyzing samples provided after each interval.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
There are typically no side effects associated with abstaining from sexual activity for short periods and providing semen samples through masturbation.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~7 days, 5 days, 2 days, 1 day, 3 hours
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 7 days, 5 days, 2 days, 1 day, 3 hours for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in semen analysis parameters based on different abstinence periods: motility
Change in semen analysis parameters based on different abstinence periods: sperm concentration
Change in semen analysis parameters based on different abstinence periods: volume
Secondary outcome measures
Change in sperm DNA fragmentation based on different abstinence periods

Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: Healthy VolunteersExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Healthy males with no significant comorbidities, aged 20-45 years who are able to produce a semen sample by masturbation.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityLead Sponsor
1,055 Previous Clinical Trials
1,316,195 Total Patients Enrolled
Jessica Marinaro, MDPrincipal InvestigatorWeill Medical College of Cornell University
1 Previous Clinical Trials
70 Total Patients Enrolled
Jonathan Gal, MDPrincipal InvestigatorWeill Medical College of Cornell University
2 Previous Clinical Trials
110 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Healthy Volunteers Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05701163 — N/A
Male Infertility Research Study Groups: Healthy Volunteers
Male Infertility Clinical Trial 2023: Healthy Volunteers Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05701163 — N/A
Healthy Volunteers 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05701163 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Does this research project admit participants younger than 45 years old?

"This research is enrolling individuals aged 20 to 45."

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Are volunteers being sought for this experiment at present?

"Clinical trials.gov lists this experiment as actively searching for volunteers; it was uploaded to the website on January 1st 2023 and revised most recently on the seventeenth of that month."

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What is the current size of enrollment for this clinical study?

"Affirmative. The clinical trial information on the website is current and up-to-date, with its initial posting taking place on January 1st 2023 and most recent update occurring on 17th of the same month. It requires 100 persons to be recruited from one hospital facility."

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To whom does this clinical experiment extend eligibility?

"The current clinical trial is seeking 100 male volunteers aged 20-45 years with infertility issues. Furthermore, they must be healthy and able to produce a semen sample through masturbation; additionally, the total sperm count should exceed 1 million spermatozoa per mL and have an abnormal DNA fragmentation (TUNEL assay value ≥ 20%)."

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Who else is applying?

What state do they live in?
New York
What site did they apply to?
Weill Cornell Medicine
What portion of applicants met pre-screening criteria?
Met criteria
Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Assessing the Effect of Abstinence Period on Semen Parameters
2023. "Assessing the Effect of Abstinence Period on Semen Parameters". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05701163.
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