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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT01856361
Date of registration: 09/05/2013
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Public title: Ramipril for the Treatment of Oligospermia
Scientific title: Ramipril for the Treatment of Oligospermia: A Double-Blind Randomized Control Trial
Date of first enrolment: July 2013
Target sample size: 2
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01856361
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Peter N Schlegel, MD
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Affiliation:  Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male partner of a couple presenting for infertility.

2. Moderate abnormalities of semen parameters (Mean sperm density <20 million, but = 3
million/ml), and/or motility < 50%, and/or < 4% abnormal morphology on at least two
separate occasions.

3. Age 18-45 years.

4. Normal renal function defined as Glomerular filtration rate > 90

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Patients that are currently taking thiazide, cyclosporin, lithium, and allopurinol or
the use of these medications in the last 2 weeks.

2. The frequent use of NSAIDS (3 or more times a week).

3. Vasectomy reversal.

4. Regular use of tobacco products.

5. Mean white blood cell count >1 million/ml in the ejaculate.

6. Inability or unwillingness to participate in evaluations required by the study.

7. Potassium > 5.0.

8. Systolic blood pressure < 90 mmHg.

9. Currently use of ACEI



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 45 Years
Gender: Male
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Male Infertility
Teratospermia
Asthenozoospermia
Oligospermia
Intervention(s)
Drug: Ramipril
Drug: Placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Sperm Density in Infertile Men With Documented Oligospermia. [Time Frame: 32 weeks]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Total Motile Sperm Count(TMSC), Total Sperm Count, Sperm Motility, and Morphology in the Ejaculate. [Time Frame: 32 weeks]
Hormonal Profile [Time Frame: 32 weeks]
Pregnancy Rate [Time Frame: 32 weeks]
Secondary ID(s)
1301013462
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 02/06/2017
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT01856361
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