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A STUDY COMPARING TWO LABORATORY METHODS MICROFLUIDICS AND DENSITY GRADIENT FOR IMPROVING SPERM QUALITY IN MEN WITH FERTILITY PROBLEM

A PROSPECTIVE COMPARATIVE STUDY EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MICROFLUIDIC SPERM SELECTION VERSUS DENSITY GRADIENT CENTRIFUGATION ON PRE WASH AND POST WASH SEMEN PARAMETERS IN SUB FERTILE MALES - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2026/02/103905
Enrollment
30
Registered
2026-02-16
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: N469- Male infertility, unspecified

Interventions

Intervention1: Microfluidic sperm preparation technique: MICROFLUIDIC SPERM SELECTION WILL BE PERFORMED AS SINGLE LABORATORY PROCEDURE ON THE SEMEN SAMPLE THE DURATION OF THE PROCEDURE IS 20 TO 30 MIN

Sponsors

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences(SIMATS)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Subfertile males aged 21 to 45 years attending the infertility clinic. 2.Individuals able to provide semen samples by masturbation after 2 to 7 days of abstinence. 3.Individuals willing to provide written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Azoospermic samples. 2.Samples with severe necrozoospermia. 3.Individuals with active genital infections. 4.Individuals unwilling to participate.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change in sperm motility following sperm preparation using microfluidics and density gradient centrifugation.Timepoint: BASELINE PRE WASH AND IMMEDIATELY AFTER COMPLETION OF SPERM PREPARATION PROCEDURE WITHIN 30 TO 45 MINUTES OF SAMPLE PROCESSING—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
NilTimepoint: Nil—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Nidhi Sharma S

Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences

nidhisharma.smc@saveetha.com9445560392

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026