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CompletedNCT02889341

Valuation of Variable Dose of Docosahexanoic Acid for the Improvement of the Parameters of Male Fertility

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60 (actual)
Sponsor
Vida Recoletas Sevilla · Academic / Other
Sex
Male
Age
18 Years – 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

Sperm parameters will be examined before DHA (DHA=Docosahexanoic Acid) consumption, after one months and after 2 months taken Docosahexanoic Acid or placebo.

Detailed description

Prospective, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled intervention study within individuals. Assisted reproduction unit and academic research laboratory. One hundred an eighty human semen samples from 60 infertile patients of IVI Sevilla clinic were finally included. Assessment of oxidative stress, apoptosis, lipid peroxidation, mitochondrial membrane potential, DNA fragmentation and standard sperm parameters before and after supplementation with different DHA doses (0.5, 1 and 2 g) or placebo for 1 and 3 months.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DIETARY_SUPPLEMENTDHA
OTHERPlacebo

Timeline

Start date
2013-10-22
Primary completion
2015-05-26
Completion
2017-03-01
First posted
2016-09-05
Last updated
2017-08-02

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02889341. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.