Clinical trial NCT01232465: Impact of Sperm DNA Integrity on In Vitro Cycles
Official title: Impact of Sperm DNA Integrity on In Vitro Cycles
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Male Infertility
Unexplained Infertility
Abortion, Habitual
Keywords: sperm DNA integrity
Toluidine blue assay (TBA)
IVF outcome
Lead sponsor: Northwell Health
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2010-11-02
Enrollment: 420
Sex: MALE
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: couples undergoing IVF treatement at the Center for Human Reproduction, North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset NY

Brief summary: Sperm DNA integrity will be measured via the Toluidine Blue Assay (TBA) for patients undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF); the study will determine correlations, if any, between IVF success and sperm DNA integrity.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* couple undergoing IVF at the Center for Human Reproduction
* sperm sample given from partner (not a donor)

Exclusion Criteria:

* low sperm concentration (\<5 million/cc)
* using a donor sample

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pregnancy
timeFrame: 9 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Manhasset
country: United States
facility: Center for Human Reproduction
state: New York
Study officials:
affiliation: Center for Human Reproduction
name: Avner E Hershlag, MD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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