Evaluation of New Semen Collection & Transportation Kit

Turtle Health, Inc.66 enrolled

Overview

Examine the effect of overnight transport conditions on sperm parameters on semen samples collected and mailed to Cleveland Clinic Andrology center.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Sperm Parameters in Fertile and Infertile Men

Eligibility

Sex: MALEHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Normal healthy men with normozoospermic semen parameters * Infertile men referred by the infertility specialist (urologist) Exclusion Criteria: * Controls with abnormal semen parameters * Infertile men from other referrals (Gynecologists) * Severe oligozoospermic (\<1 x 106 sperm/mL) infertile men

Locations (1)

Cleveland Clinic

Cleveland, Ohio, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Sperm concentration

Change in sperm concentration from 0 to 24 hours in millions per mL

Time frame: 24 hours

Sperm motility

Change in sperm motility from 0 to 24 hours in %

Time frame: 24 hours

Sperm forward motility

Change in sperm forward motility from 0 to 24 hours in %

Time frame: 24 hours

Sperm morphology

Change in sperm morphology from 0 to 24 hours using Kruger criteria

Time frame: 24 hours

Secondary Outcomes

Sperm concentration

Change in sperm concentration from 0 to 36 hours in millions per mL

Time frame: 36 hours

Sperm motility

Change in sperm motility from 0 to 36 hours in %

Time frame: 36 hours

Sperm forward motility

Change in sperm forward motility from 0 to 36 hours in %

Time frame: 36 hours

Sperm morphology

Change in sperm morphology from 0 to 36 hours using Kruger criteria

Time frame: 36 hours

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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