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Metformin for the Treatment of Unexplained Hypospermatogenesis

This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified February 2012 by The Egyptian IVF-ET Center
Sponsor:
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Ragaa Mansour, The Egyptian IVF-ET Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01529177
First received: February 4, 2012
Last updated: February 7, 2012
Last verified: February 2012
History of Changes
  Purpose

Insulin resistance (IR) in men may be the underlying pathogenesis for metabolic abnormalities and chronic hypospermatogenesis similar to women with polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD). Infertile men with unexplained infertility and IR may benefit from treatment with metformin.


Condition Intervention
Infertility
 Drug: Metformin
Drug: Clomiphene citrate

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Metformin for the Treatment of Unexplained Hypospermatogenesis

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by The Egyptian IVF-ET Center:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • sperm count [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    semen analysis before the start of metformin and then every month for 6 months


Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • abnormal forms of spermatozoa [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
    semen analysis before the start of metformin and then every month for 6 months


Estimated Enrollment: 600
Study Start Date: February 2012
Estimated Study Completion Date: May 2013
Estimated Primary Completion Date: February 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Metformin
Metformin 850 mg daily for one week then twice daily for 2 weeks then 3 times daily for 6 months.
 Drug: Metformin
Metformin 850 mg daily for a week then twice daily for 2 weeks then 3 tomes daily for 6 months.
Other Name: Glucophage
Active Comparator: Clomid
Clomid 50 mg daily for one month then twice daily for 3 months then 3 times per dai for 3 months.
 Drug: Clomiphene citrate
Clomiphene citrate 50 mg daily for one month, then twice daily for 2 months then 3 times per day for 3 months.
Other Name: Clomid

Detailed Description:

Recently insulin resistance (IR) has been recognized as the underlying pathogenesis of chronic anovulation, hyperandrogenism, and metabolic abnormalities associated with PCOD in women. IR could be the underlying pathogenesis of chronic hypospermatogenesis leading to oligospermia and azoospermia associated with other metabolic abnormalities in men. Metformin has proven as an effective medication for not only IR but several other aspects of the PCOD including reproductive abnormalities. Therefore, insulin sensitizers, particularly metformin can be introduced as a pharmaceutical option for unexplained oligozoospermia and azoospermia associated with insulin resistance.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   25 Years to 50 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • oligospermia ( < 10 million per mil-litter )
  • normal FSH
  • high insulin

Exclusion Criteria:

  • abnormal karyotype
  • obstructive azoospermia
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01529177

Locations
Egypt
The Egyptian IVF-ET center Recruiting
Cairo, Egypt, 11431
Contact: Ragaa mansour     20225254955     ragaa.mansour@gmail.com    
Principal Investigator: Ragaa mansour, MD,PhD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
The Egyptian IVF-ET Center
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Ragaa mansour, MD,PhD The Egyptian IVF-ET Center
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Ragaa Mansour, Director, The Egyptian IVF-ET Center
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01529177     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: metformin for spermatogenesis
Study First Received: February 4, 2012
Last Updated: February 7, 2012
Health Authority: Egypt: Institutional Review Board

Keywords provided by The Egyptian IVF-ET Center:
Metformin
Insulin resistance
male infertility
unexplained hypospermatogenesis
Clomiphene citrate

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Oligospermia
Infertility
Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Diseases, Female
Infertility, Male
Citric Acid
Clomiphene
Metformin
Anticoagulants
Hematologic Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
 Chelating Agents
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Estrogen Antagonists
Estrogen Receptor Modulators
Hormone Antagonists
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Fertility Agents, Female
Fertility Agents
Reproductive Control Agents
Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators
Hypoglycemic Agents

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013