Status unknownNCT02665182EleScroUpdated Dec 28, 2018

Up-positioning of the Testes as Supportive Therapy in Patients With Acute Orchitis

An interventional study of Up-positioning of the testes in Orchitis and Testicular Diseases, sponsored by Medical University of Warsaw. Status unknown at 1 site in Poland. Open to male participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-12-28.

Sponsored by Medical University of Warsaw · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Dec 2018), so the status shown — last known as Active, not recruiting — may be out of date.

Phase: Not applicable
Study type: Interventional
Enrollment: 70
Allocation: Randomized
Ages: 18 Years and older
Sex: Male

Study summary

This is a single-blinded RCT evaluating the value of up-positioning of the testes as supportive therapy in patients receiving antimicrobial treatment due to acute bacterial orchitis.

Conditions studied

Orchitis
Testicular Diseases

Keywords

orchitis
testicular diseases

In context

Lead sponsor

Medical University of Warsaw is the lead sponsor of 316 studies on the registry; 87 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible: 18 Years and older
Sexes eligible: Male
Accepts healthy volunteers: No

Inclusion criteria

acute orchitis confirmed clinically and in scrotal ultrasound
age >=18 yrs

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

previous treatment of orchitis,
need for exploration of the scrotum,
need for hospitalization,
physical and mental status not allowing for up-positioning of the testes during treatment

Study design

Phase: Not applicable
Primary purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention model: Parallel assignment
Masking: Single (Investigator)
Enrollment: 70 participants (estimated)

Study arms

Experimental
Up-positioning of the testes
Patients receive standard medical therapy and supportive therapy
Behavioral: Up-positioning of the testes
No intervention
Medical therapy only
Patients receive standard medical therapy only

Interventions

BehavioralUp-positioning of the testes
Patients in the experimental arm are asked to elevate their testes during the treatment.

What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

Time to alleviation of symptoms
Time frame: 10 days
Time to clinical resolution of local symptoms
Time frame: 10 days

Secondary outcomes

Testicular pain
Time frame: 10 days
Testicular swelling
Time frame: 10 days
Testicular erythema
Time frame: 10 days
Scrotal pain intensity
Time frame: 10 days
Quality of life
Time frame: 10 days
Body temperature
Time frame: 10 days
Heart rate
Time frame: 10 days
Duration of up-positioning of testes per day
Time frame: 10 days

Study locations

1 site

Sławomir Poletajew
Warsaw, 02005, Poland

References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026

No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Dec 28, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Registry details

Key details

Study ID: NCT02665182
Lead sponsor: Medical University of Warsaw
Responsible party: Sponsor
First posted: Jan 27, 2016
Start date: Jul 2012
Primary completion: Jan 2020 (estimated)
Completion: Jan 2021 (estimated)
Last update: Dec 28, 2018

Study contacts

Sławomir Poletajew, MD PhD

study director · Medical University of Warsaw

Oversight

Data monitoring committee: No

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