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Study of the Effect of Oral Zinc Supplementation on Superoxide Radical Scavengers

NCT02217189 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2017-02-03

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Summary

Although several studies have considered the relationship between infertility and semen super oxide radical scavengers levels, no study on the effects of asthenospermia treatments such as oral zinc supplementation on superoxide radical scavengers activity which are important in fertility of the individual has been reported.

Conditions

  • Asthenozoospermia

Interventions

DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT

zinc sulfate

The subfertile group treated with zinc sulfate, every participant took two capsules of zinc sulfate per day for three months (each one 220 mg).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ministry of Health, Iraq

    collaborator NETWORK

  • Babylon University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mahmoud H. Hadwan, PhD · Babylon University/ Iraq

  • Lamia A. Almashhedy, PhD · Babylon University/ Iraq

  • Abdulrrazaq S. Alsalman, PhD · Babylon University/ Iraq

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
26 Years
Max Age
36 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-06-30
Completion
2012-07-31

Countries

  • Iraq

Study Locations

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