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CompletedNCT07759713Updated Aug 12, 2026

Varicocelectomy for Cryptozoospermic Men.

An interventional study of Varicoceles ligation in Cryptozoospermia, sponsored by Sohag University. Completed at 1 site in Egypt. Open to male participants aged 18 Years to 60 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-08-12.

Sponsored by Sohag University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 2 years 5 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Feb 2024, registered Jul 2026).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
69
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 60 Years
Sex
Male
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Study summary

Patient Information leaflet on varicoceles surgery

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Conditions studied

  • Cryptozoospermia

Keywords

  • cryptozoospermia
  • Varicoceles
  • varicocelectomy
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In context

Oligospermia

64 studies on the registry are indexed under Oligospermia; 17 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 69 is close to the median of 65 across 46 interventional studies indexed under Oligospermia.

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Lead sponsor

Sohag University is the lead sponsor of 1,230 studies on the registry; 636 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 60 Years
Sexes eligible
Male
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  • Male Infertility with cryptozoospermia and clinical varicoceles

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Genetic abnormalities. Other causes of male infertility
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Study design

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

Study arms

  • No intervention
    Medical Treatment

    Medical treatment

  • Experimental
    Surgical

    Varicoceles surgery

    Procedure: Varicoceles ligation

Interventions

  • ProcedureVaricoceles ligation

    Microscopic surgery

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Semen

    Improvement in the semen concentration (measured by million/ml). This will be checked by repeat semen analysis 6 and 12 months in both study groups.

    Time frame: 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. IVF/pregnancy outcomes

    1. The percentage of biological pregnancy (The number of biological pregnancy/total patients) In both groups. 2. The percentage of live births (the Number of live birth/total number of patients) in both groups.

    Time frame: 12 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Andrology department
    Qina, Egypt
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 12, 2026, 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
NCT07759713
Lead sponsor
Sohag University
Responsible party
Mohammed Saber-Khalaf (Associate Professor, Sohag University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Aug 12, 2026
Start date
Feb 1, 2024
Primary completion
Jul 30, 2025
Completion
Jul 30, 2025
Last update
Aug 12, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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