Spinal Cord Injury
Conditions
Keywords
abnormal semen, assisted conception
Brief summary
Following spinal cord injury, most men are infertile and require medical assistance to father children. The conditions that contribute to their infertility are erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory dysfunction, and semen abnormalities. The Miami Project Male Fertility Program is a research study designed to understand and improve impairments to male fertility resulting from spinal cord injury.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
University of Miami
Study design
Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 50 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Any man with spinal cord injury over the age of 18. Control Subjects will be any healthy man over the age of 18 with no recent history of infertility
Exclusion criteria
* Women will be excluded.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| spinal cord injury (SCI) subjects will learn the best method to obtain their semen and of their possible options for assisted conception. | 2 visits; subjects will provide samples each month up to an average of 2-3 months | Studies in the male fertility program will investigate the fertility potential of spinal cord injured men by retrieving semen which will be analyzed for sperm count, motility, morphology, etc., and correlated with patient variables such as age, time of injury, level of injury, bladder management, history of UTI's, hormonal status, etc. the outcome of the research will improve fertility in men with spinal cord injury. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
CONTACTOrrey Padilla
CONTACTEmad Ibrahim, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOREmad Ibrahim, MD
University of Miami
Outcome results
None listed