NCT02872532

Testicular Tissue Cryopreservation in Children

Testicular Tissue Cryopreservation for Fertility Preservation in Males Facing Fertility Threatening Diagnoses or Treatment Regimens

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 200 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Mayo Clinic · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 0 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This protocol is being designed to offer testicular tissue cryopreservation to male pediatric patients (0-17 years of age) with fertility threatening medical diagnoses or facing surgery, chemotherapy or radiation therapy that may cause loss of reproductive potential.

Detailed description

Testicular tissue cryopreservation is currently considered experimental but offers the only opportunity for fertility preservation in pre-pubescent boys faced with a fertility threatening diagnosis or treatment plan. After completion of study intervention, patients are followed up at 1-week post-surgery and then yearly thereafter.

Conditions

• Cancer
• Cancer-Related Condition
• Infertility

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Testicular tissue cryopreservation	Testicular tissue will be removed

Timeline

• Start date: 2016-08-16
• Primary completion: 2030-12-01
• Completion: 2030-12-01
• First posted: 2016-08-19
• Last updated: 2025-12-08

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States