Bariatric Surgery and Sperm Quality

NCT ID: NCT01842295

Last Updated: 2025-09-11

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

46 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-02-15

Study Completion Date

2016-03-25

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a bariatric surgery (gastric banding, bypass, sleeve gastrectomy) on several parameters (quality of sperm and others biological parameters, lifestyle, quality of life) involved in fertility of obese adult men.

Detailed Description

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In order to assess how bariatric surgery may influence their fertility parameters, patients will attend to 3 visits :

First visit (inclusion, before surgery) :

* Signature of consent
* Patient interview (Collection of data on background, treatments, socio-demographic characteristics, social and familial environment, food consumption and habits, tobacco and alcohol use, physical activity, libido and quality of life (surveys))
* Clinical examination and anthropometric assessment (BMI, blood pressure, expired CO)
* Blood samples (Metabolic and nutritional plasmatic biomarkers ; Plasmatic oxidative stress biomarkers ; antioxidants micronutrients ; hormones of adiposity and inflammation ; sex hormones ; persistent contaminants)
* Sperm sample (sperm count-morphology ; DNA fragmentation ; CASA)

Bariatric surgery

Second visit (6 month follow-up)

* Report of adverse events if any
* Surveys
* Blood and sperm samples

Third visit (12 month follow-up)

* Report of adverse events if any
* Blood and sperm samples

Conditions

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Obesity Bariatric Surgery

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SCREENING

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Bariatric surgery

Obese men with associated co-morbidities selected for bariatric surgery by multidisciplinary team

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

Blood and sperm samples

Intervention Type OTHER

Blood and sperm samples will be done in each visit

Interventions

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Blood and sperm samples

Blood and sperm samples will be done in each visit

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Obese men with BMI ≥ 40kg/m² or 35 kg/m² with associated co-morbidities
* Selected for bariatric surgery by multidisciplinary team
* From 18 to 50 years old included
* With a first medical consultation and its results
* With their written informed consent to participate in the study
* No problem for understanding verbal or written French
* An affiliation to social security

Exclusion Criteria

* Not candidates for surgery
* With non idiopathic alteration of spermatogenesis
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Rachel Levy, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Jean Verdier Hospital

Locations

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Jean Verdier Hospital

Bondy, , France

Site Status

Countries

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France

References

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Carette C, Levy R, Eustache F, Baron G, Coupaye M, Msika S, Barrat C, Cohen R, Catheline JM, Brugnon F, Slim K, Barsamian C, Chevallier JM, Bretault M, Bouillot JL, Antignac JP, Rives-Lange C, Ravaud P, Czernichow S. Changes in total sperm count after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy: the BARIASPERM prospective study. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2019 Aug;15(8):1271-1279. doi: 10.1016/j.soard.2019.04.019. Epub 2019 Apr 25.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31147284 (View on PubMed)

Mifsud F, Czernichow S, Carette C, Levy R, Ravaud P, Cynober L, Neveux N, Rives-Lange C; Bariasperm Study Group. Behaviour of plasma citrulline after bariatric surgery in the BARIASPERM cohort. Clin Nutr. 2021 Feb;40(2):505-510. doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2020.05.045. Epub 2020 Jun 12.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 32891457 (View on PubMed)

di Frega AS, Dale B, Di Matteo L, Wilding M. Secondary male factor infertility after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for morbid obesity: case report. Hum Reprod. 2005 Apr;20(4):997-8. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deh707. Epub 2004 Dec 23.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15618249 (View on PubMed)

MacDonald AA, Herbison GP, Showell M, Farquhar CM. The impact of body mass index on semen parameters and reproductive hormones in human males: a systematic review with meta-analysis. Hum Reprod Update. 2010 May-Jun;16(3):293-311. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmp047. Epub 2009 Nov 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19889752 (View on PubMed)

Sermondade N, Massin N, Boitrelle F, Pfeffer J, Eustache F, Sifer C, Czernichow S, Levy R. Sperm parameters and male fertility after bariatric surgery: three case series. Reprod Biomed Online. 2012 Feb;24(2):206-10. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2011.10.014. Epub 2011 Nov 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22196889 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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AOM11193

Identifier Type: OTHER_GRANT

Identifier Source: secondary_id

P110153

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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