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Efficacy and neuroendocrine mechanism of ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion catgut embedding combined with warm acupuncture in the treatment of idiopathic oligoasthenoteratozoospermia

Efficacy and neuroendocrine mechanism of ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion catgut embedding combined with acupuncture and moxibustion in the treatment of idiopathic oligoasthenoteratozoospermia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400084853
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-05-27
Start date
2024-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-06-03

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Conditions

oligoasthenoteratozoospermia

Interventions

catgut embedding group:Threads are buried at the stellate ganglia under ultrasound guidance,once every 15 days, alternating left and right sides, and twice every 30 days as a course of treatment, with
warm acupunature group:Warm acupuncture was performed at Baihui acupoint, Guanyuan acupoint and Mingmen acupoint, and each acupoint was moxibustion for 2 weeks, about 30 minutes. Treatment once a week
ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion catgut embedding combined with warm acupuncture group:Ultrasound-guided stellate ganglion catgut embedding combined with warm acupuncture was used, in which stellat
Warm acupuncture and moxibustion is treated once a week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, with three weeks of continuous treatment as a course of treatment, with a rest for one week between courses.

Sponsors

Yangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Male
Age
22 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1)? sperm concentration < 15× 10^6/ml; Total sperm count < 39× 10^6/ml; ? PR < 32% or PR+NP < 40%; ? Normal sperm morphology < 4%; . (2) Male between the ages of 22 (inclusive) ~ 40 years old (inclusive). (3) No male infertility related treatment within two weeks. (4) Agree to participate in clinical trials and sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Male infertility caused by congenital malformations of the genital tract or organic diseases of the urinary system such as vas deferens obstruction; (2) Allergic constitution, known to be allergic to the drug components in this study; (3) Have serious primary heart, liver, lung, kidney, blood or serious diseases that affect their survival; (4) According to the judgment of the investigator, there are other pathologies that reduce the possibility of enrollment or complicate enrollment, such as frequent changes in the working environment, which are easy to cause loss to follow-up; (5) Patients who are participating in clinical trials of other drugs;

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sperm quality analysis;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pregnancy rate;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactQiu Shuo

Yangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

jamesdatto@qq.com+86 181 1825 6591

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026