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Status unknownNCT02731989Updated Jul 13, 2017

Comparison Between the Clinical Assessment of the Undescended Testis and Its' Ultrasonographic Size

An observational study in Undescended Testis, sponsored by Meir Medical Center. Status unknown at 1 site in Israel. Open to male participants aged 1 Year to 13 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-07-13.

Sponsored by Meir Medical Center · Observational

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Study type
Observational
Model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
60
Ages
1 Year to 13 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

In addition to the manual preoperative examination, the undescended testicle will be measured ultrasonographically. The compared data will help us to evaluate the routine need for preoperative ultrasonographic evaluation of the undescended testicle.

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Conditions studied

  • Undescended Testis

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In context

Cryptorchidism

40 studies on the registry are indexed under Cryptorchidism; 14 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 60 is below the median of 100 across 14 observational studies indexed under Cryptorchidism.

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Lead sponsor

Meir Medical Center is the lead sponsor of 401 studies on the registry; 26 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
1 Year to 13 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Boys operated for unilateral cryptorchism

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Inclusion criteria

  • Boys operated for unilateral cryptorchism

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • bilateral cryptorchism recurrent operation s/p inguinal operation
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Study design

Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • study group

    The surgeon will estimate the size difference between the undescended and the normally located testis. Independently the ultrasonographer will measure the true size of both testes in the study group.

  • Control group

    The same measurments will be done by the surgeon and the ultrasonographer on boys without cryptorchism.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The difference between the testicular size estimated by the surgeon and the actual ultrasonographic size

    The difference between the testicular size estimated by the surgeon and the actual ultrasonographic size

    Time frame: 3 years

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Meir Medical Centre
    Kfar Saba, 44281, Israel
    Recruiting
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 13, 2017, 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
NCT02731989
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Apr 8, 2016
Start date
Jul 24, 2017 (estimated)
Primary completion
Jul 24, 2018 (estimated)
Completion
Jul 24, 2019 (estimated)
Last update
Jul 13, 2017

Study contacts

Zvi Steiner, MD
Contact
zvi.steiner@clalit.org.il
050-6246788

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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