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Administrative data

NCT number NCT04509869
Other study ID # orchialgia treatment
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date August 12, 2017
Est. completion date August 12, 2020

Study information

Verified date August 2020
Source Assiut University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

varicoclelectomy is done for subfertiltiy and varicocele induced orchialgia. The effect of varicocelectomy on semen analysis is controversial. Many articles report favorable outcomes and others do not.

Most study don't focus on varicocelectomy done for varicocele induced orchialgia,and those studies dont report on postoperative semen.

This study will focus on the effect of operation on the semen postoperatively .


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 20
Est. completion date August 12, 2020
Est. primary completion date August 12, 2020
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Male
Age group 19 Years to 50 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. Primary varicocele

2. Patient's age more than 19 years

3. Normal semen analysis (according to the WHO 5th guide to semen parameters where sperm concentration equal 15 million per ml , total sperm number 40 million per ejaculate ,normal morphology 4 % and motility A =25% or a+b = 32% is considered normal.

4. Scrotal pain after exclusion of other causes.

Exclusion Criteria:

- 1- Recurrent varicocele

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Procedure:
varicocelectomy
operation for varix ligation

Locations

Country Name City State
Egypt Assuit Medical School Assiut Assuit

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Assiut University

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Egypt, 

References & Publications (6)

Abd Ellatif ME, Asker W, Abbas A, Negm A, Al-Katary M, El-Kaffas H, Moatamed A. Varicocelectomy to treat pain, and predictors of success: a prospective study. Curr Urol. 2012 May;6(1):33-6. doi: 10.1159/000338867. Epub 2012 Mar 18. — View Citation

Chen SS. Factors predicting symptomatic relief by varicocelectomy in patients with normospermia and painful varicocele nonresponsive to conservative treatment. Urology. 2012 Sep;80(3):585-9. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2012.05.014. Epub 2012 Jul 10. — View Citation

Cho CL, Esteves SC, Agarwal A. Indications and outcomes of varicocele repair. Panminerva Med. 2019 Jun;61(2):152-163. doi: 10.23736/S0031-0808.18.03528-0. Review. — View Citation

Maghraby HA. Laparoscopic varicocelectomy for painful varicoceles: merits and outcomes. J Endourol. 2002 Mar;16(2):107-10. — View Citation

Peterson AC, Lance RS, Ruiz HE. Outcomes of varicocele ligation done for pain. J Urol. 1998 May;159(5):1565-7. — View Citation

Yaman O, Ozdiler E, Anafarta K, Gögüs O. Effect of microsurgical subinguinal varicocele ligation to treat pain. Urology. 2000 Jan;55(1):107-8. — View Citation

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary sperm motility semen analysis will be done preoperative and post-operative 3 months postoperative is our aim
Primary sperm morphology semen analysis will be done preoperative and postoperative 3 months postoperative is our aim
Primary sperm number semen analysis will be done preoperative and postoperative 3 months postoperative is our aim
Primary pain of scrotum subjective sensation measured by visual analogue score preoperative and postoperative 3 months postoperative is our aim
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