Male Factor Infertility Across India Using Aphrodite Criteria

NCT ID: NCT06911840

Last Updated: 2026-01-26

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

1090 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2026-01-23

Study Completion Date

2026-10-23

Brief Summary

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Study Purpose:

The purpose of this study is to conduct an observational cross-sectional analysis of male factor infertility across diverse regions of India utilizing the Aphrodite Criteria. This novel patient classification system offers a systematic approach to describing and managing male infertility, particularly for hypogonadal males with idiopathic infertility. The study aims to evaluate the current state of male fertility across India and identify any regional variations in male reproductive health and hypogonadism, which may be influenced by environmental, lifestyle, and genetic factors.

Study Objective:

The primary objective of this study is to conduct an observational cross-sectional analysis of male factor infertility across various regions of India using the Aphrodite Criteria. To reveal the prevalence and determinants of male factor infertility across different regions of India.

Hypothesis:

We hypothesize that there are significant regional differences in male factor infertility characteristics across India, with variations in sperm quality and testicular function due to diverse environmental, lifestyle, and genetic factors. Additionally, we hypothesize that the application of the Aphrodite Criteria will provide a more detailed classification of male infertility compared to conventional semen analysis and that certain lifestyle factors such as smoking, obesity, and occupational exposures will be associated with poorer sperm quality and testicular function.

Study Population:

The study population will consist of male patients visiting clinics across different IVF centers in India. The total sample size includes subjects from five groups with the following distribution:

35 subjects in Group I ; 416 subjects in Group II; 270 subjects in Group III; 152 subjects in Group IV; 216 subjects in Group V

The total sample size for all groups will be 1,090 subjects.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Male Infertility Due to Azoospermia

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

OTHER

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Study Groups

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Group 1

All the male population visiting IVF centre

No Intervention: Observational Cohort

Intervention Type OTHER

No intervention

Interventions

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No Intervention: Observational Cohort

No intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All male visiting IVF clinic willingly giving consent for andrological evaluation.

Exclusion Criteria

* NONE
Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Indira IVF Hospital Pvt Ltd

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr Vipin Chandra

Chief Clinical Lab Operations

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Indira IVF Hospital

Udaipur, Rajasthan, India

Site Status

Countries

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India

Central Contacts

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Vipin Chandra, DGO

Role: CONTACT

+91- 9567971239

Facility Contacts

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Vipin Chandra, DGO

Role: primary

+91 9567971239

References

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Esteves SC, Yarali H, Vuong LN, Carvalho JF, Ozbek IY, Polat M, Le HL, Pham TD, Ho TM. Low Prognosis by the POSEIDON Criteria in Women Undergoing Assisted Reproductive Technology: A Multicenter and Multinational Prevalence Study of Over 13,000 Patients. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021 Mar 12;12:630550. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.630550. eCollection 2021.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 33790862 (View on PubMed)

May WL, Johnson WD. A SAS macro for constructing simultaneous confidence intervals for multinomial proportions. Comput Methods Programs Biomed. 1997 Jul;53(3):153-62. doi: 10.1016/s0169-2607(97)01809-9.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 9230450 (View on PubMed)

Esteves SC, Humaidan P, Ubaldi FM, Alviggi C, Antonio L, Barratt CLR, Behre HM, Jorgensen N, Pacey AA, Simoni M, Santi D. APHRODITE criteria: addressing male patients with hypogonadism and/or infertility owing to altered idiopathic testicular function. Reprod Biomed Online. 2024 Apr;48(4):103647. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2023.103647. Epub 2023 Oct 29.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 38367592 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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IIHL/UDR/P/02_2024

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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