NCT02217189

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

Study of the Effect of Oral Zinc Supplementation on Superoxide Radical Scavengers in Spermatozoa of Patients With Asthenospermia

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (actual)
• Sponsor: Babylon University · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 26 Years – 36 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

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.

Detailed description

The present study was conducted to study the effect of zinc supplementation on the quantitative and qualitative characteristics of semen along with superoxide radical scavengers activity in the seminal plasma of asthenospermic patients.

Conditions

• Asthenozoospermia

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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).

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-07-01
• Primary completion: 2012-06-01
• Completion: 2012-07-01
• First posted: 2014-08-15
• Last updated: 2017-02-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Iraq