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Status unknownNCT02722187Updated Mar 5, 2019

The Role of Microsurgery in Surgical Treatment of Varicocele.

An interventional study of subinguinal microscopic varicocelectomy and laparoscopic varicocelectomy in Varicocele and Infertility, 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 2019-03-05.

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

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Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
Male
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Study summary

This study is to set the place of microsurgery in surgical treatment od varicocele in infertile male. Fourty patients will undergo microsurgical subinguinal varicocelectomy while the control group consisting of 20 patients wil undergo laparoscopic varicocelectomy.

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Conditions studied

  • Varicocele
  • Infertility
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In context

Varicocele

53 studies on the registry are indexed under Varicocele; 15 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 60 is below the median of 72 across 36 interventional studies indexed under Varicocele.

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Lead sponsor

Medical University of Warsaw is the lead sponsor of 326 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

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Inclusion criteria

  • clinical varicocele
  • infertility duration of min one year
  • poor semen quality
  • otherwise unexplained infertility in the couple

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • female infertility
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    microsurgery

    40 patients will undergo subinguinal microscopic varicocelectomy

    Procedure: subinguinal microscopic varicocelectomy

  • Active comparator
    laparoscopy

    20 patients will undergo laparoscopic varicocelectomy

    Procedure: laparoscopic varicocelectomy

Interventions

  • Proceduresubinguinal microscopic varicocelectomy
  • Procedurelaparoscopic varicocelectomy
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. pregnancy rate after the intervention

    Time frame: one yaer after the intervention

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Chair and Department of Urology Warsaw Medical University.
    Warsaw, 02-005, Poland
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Diegidio P, Jhaveri JK, Ghannam S, Pinkhasov R, Shabsigh R, Fisch H. Review of current varicocelectomy techniques and their outcomes. BJU Int. 2011 Oct;108(7):1157-72. doi: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09959.x. Epub 2011 Mar 24. PubMed 21435155 ↗
  • Ollandini G, Liguori G, Ziaran S, Malek T, Mazzon G, de Concilio B, Bucci S, Benvenuto S, Belgrano E, Trombetta C. Varicocele treatment: a 2-centers comparison between non microsurgical open correction, laparoscopic approach and retrograde percutaneous sclerotization on 463 cases. Arch Ital Urol Androl. 2013 Sep 26;85(3):143-8. doi: 10.4081/aiua.2013.3.143. PubMed 24085237 ↗
  • Abdel-Meguid TA, Al-Sayyad A, Tayib A, Farsi HM. Does varicocele repair improve male infertility? An evidence-based perspective from a randomized, controlled trial. Eur Urol. 2011 Mar;59(3):455-61. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2010.12.008. Epub 2010 Dec 21. PubMed 21196073 ↗
  • Cayan S, Shavakhabov S, Kadioglu A. Treatment of palpable varicocele in infertile men: a meta-analysis to define the best technique. J Androl. 2009 Jan-Feb;30(1):33-40. doi: 10.2164/jandrol.108.005967. Epub 2008 Sep 4. PubMed 18772487 ↗
  • Al-Kandari AM, Shabaan H, Ibrahim HM, Elshebiny YH, Shokeir AA. Comparison of outcomes of different varicocelectomy techniques: open inguinal, laparoscopic, and subinguinal microscopic varicocelectomy: a randomized clinical trial. Urology. 2007 Mar;69(3):417-20. doi: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.01.057. PubMed 17382134 ↗
  • Watanabe M, Nagai A, Kusumi N, Tsuboi H, Nasu Y, Kumon H. Minimal invasiveness and effectivity of subinguinal microscopic varicocelectomy: a comparative study with retroperitoneal high and laparoscopic approaches. Int J Urol. 2005 Oct;12(10):892-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2005.01142.x. PubMed 16323983 ↗
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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 5, 2019, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02722187
Lead sponsor
Medical University of Warsaw
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 29, 2016
Start date
Apr 2015
Primary completion
Jul 2019 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 2019 (estimated)
Last update
Mar 5, 2019
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