Comparison of the effect of the various anesthesia following testicular sperm extraction (TESE) on sperm parameters in men with azoospermia undergoing ICSI

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201505071760N39

Enrollment

100

Registered

2015-05-16

Start date

2011-08-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Azoospermia. Male infertility

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention Groups: Local anesthesia with Lidocaine (10 cc 2% plain Lidocaine (Sina Daru Ltd, Iran). Intervention 2: Controls Groups: General anesthesia.

Treatment - Drugs

Treatment - Surgery

Intervention Groups: Local anesthesia with Lidocaine (10 cc 2% plain Lidocaine (Sina Daru Ltd, Iran)

Controls Groups: General anesthesia

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Male

Age

20 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Age 20-50 years; Azoospermic men; Body mass index between 19 and 28; Exclusion criteria: Men with a history of particular medicine to induce or suppress Spermatogenesis; High temperature; Radiotherapy; Lower abdomen surgery; Smoking; Alcohol; Failure to hypogonadism in the last three months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Improve sperm. Timepoint: One hour, two hour after testicular sperm extraction (TESE). Method of measurement: Laboratory.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Side effects of drugs. Timepoint: During drug use. Method of measurement: Clinical.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr. Molood Aghajani Delavar

Fatemehzahra Infertility & Reproductive Health Research Center

moloodaghajani@yahoo.com+98 11 3227 4881

Outcome results

None listed

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