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Testicular Tissue Cryopreservation for Fertility Preservation

NCT02972801 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1500

Last updated 2026-04-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Testicular tissue cryopreservation is an experimental procedure where a young boy's testicular tissue is retrieved and frozen. This technique is reserved for young male patients who are not yet producing mature sperm, with the ultimate goal that their tissue may be used in the future to restore fertility when experimental techniques emerge from the research pipeline.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Testicular biopsy

Testicular biopsy is performed to obtain testicular tissue for cryopreservation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Medical College of Wisconsin

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Chicago

    collaborator OTHER

  • Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kyle Orwig, PhD · University of Pittsburgh/University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-01-06
Primary Completion
2029-12-28
Completion
2030-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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