Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:19 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 12:19 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00961558
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Minimum of one year of infertility
* Clinically detectable grade 2 or grade 3 varicocele
* A minimum of 2 abnormal semen analyses (defined as \< 20 million sperm/ml, and/or \< 30% progressive motility and/or normal sperm morphology \< 14% by Kruger Strict Morphology (WHO) within 6 months of entry into the study)
* Female partner \< 38 years of age
Exclusion Criteria:
* Other medically correctable cause of infertility (e.g., prolactinoma, infection, exposure to marijuana)
* Severe oligospermia on 2 sperm analyses (defined as \< 5 million sperm/ml)
* Severe asthenospermia on 2 sperm analyses (\< 5% progressive motility)
* Prior varicocele repair
* Solitary testicle
* Significant female-factor infertility (tubal factor or anovulation only)
* Inability or unwillingness to comply with study protocol (including failure to submit 2 post-intervention semen samples)
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
MALE
Minimum Age:
20 Years
Maximum Age:
65 Years
Study:
NCT00961558
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00961558