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NCT03549533

Impact of Aluminum on Sperm DNA Quality

Completed Last updated 11 March 2022
What this trial tests

trial testing samples of sperm in Insemination, Artificial in 80 participants. Completed in 22 September 2021.

Timeline
13 June 2018
Primary endpoint
7 September 2021
22 September 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsorCentre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
StatusCompleted
Study typeOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment80
Start date13 June 2018
Primary completion7 September 2021
Estimated completion22 September 2021
Sites1 location across France

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne

Who can join

18 and older, male only, with Insemination, Artificial. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Between 1950 and 2013, aluminum production was multiplied by thirty in the world. Today, men's exposure to aluminum, including food products, cosmetics, air and water contamination, and a number of drugs (vaccine, gastric bandages, etc.) has never been so high and should continue to increase. At the same time, we are witnessing a decline in male fertility in Western countries. In this context, several teams, including ours, have studied the impact of aluminum on the fertility of men. These studies have shown that aluminum accumulates in semen and especially in sperm near its DNA. Aluminum has already shown that it is capable of damaging the DNA of various cells, especially to increase DNA fragmentation. We therefore hypothesize that aluminum could lead to increased sperm DNA fragmentation. This would result in a decrease of men fertility and in higher risk of miscarriage.

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