RecruitingNCT01467869

Male Fertility Program

The Miami Project Male Fertility Program

Sponsor

University of Miami

Enrollment

100 participants

Start Date

Jan 1, 1991

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury

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.

Eligibility

Sex: MALEMin Age: 18 YearsMax Age: 50 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study, run by the Miami Project Male Fertility Program, investigates how spinal cord injury affects male fertility and explores ways to improve it. Most men with spinal cord injury face fertility challenges due to erectile dysfunction, ejaculatory dysfunction, and poor sperm quality, and this research aims to better understand these problems and test solutions. Any man over 18 with a spinal cord injury is eligible to participate, as are healthy men over 18 with no recent infertility history who can serve as control subjects. Participation involves clinical evaluations and may include assisted reproduction techniques or other fertility assessments as part of ongoing research. This summary was prepared using AI to help patients understand the study in plain language.

This summary was AI-generated to explain the trial in plain language. It is not medical advice. Always discuss eligibility with your doctor before enrolling in a clinical trial.

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