Prospective Two-arm Study of Fertility in Men With COVID-19

NCT04716179 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 88

Last updated 2021-07-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

COVID-19 infection is hypothesized to have a potentially negative effect on male fertility through direct damage to the testes. The current trial is aimed at investigating the effect of SARS-CoV-2 on fertility and determining if viral bodies are capable of directly damaging testicular cells

Conditions

  • Covid19
  • Fertility Issues

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Sperm test

The semen sample will be collected and analyzed within an hour after collection.

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

hormone levels (testosterone, FSH, LH, prolactin)

Hormone levels (testosterone, FSH, LH, prolactin) will be assessed on 5-7 days after symptom onset until the end of hospital stay.

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

SARS-CoV-2 Ig G levels

SARS-CoV-2 Ig G levels will be assessed on 3 months after discharge

OTHER

Testis pathology samples

Postmortem examination of the testes of patients deceased as a result of COVID-19 infection will be carried out using immunohistochemistry analysis.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dmitry Enikeev, M.D. · Sechenov University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-18
Primary Completion
2021-05-18
Completion
2021-08-31

Countries

  • Russia

Study Locations

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