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Pesticides, Industrial Chemicals and Semen Quality

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified August 2002 by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS).
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00011713
First received: February 27, 2001
Last updated: June 23, 2005
Last verified: August 2002
History of Changes
  Purpose

We are conducting an epidemiologic study to investigate the relationship between exposure to pesticides and industrial chemicals and semen quality. We are collecting blood and semen samples in several hundred men to investigate whether these chemicals adversely effect semen quality.


Condition
Infertility

Study Type: Observational
Study Design: Observational Model: Defined Population
Observational Model: Natural History
Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Time Perspective: Retrospective/Prospective
Official Title: Environmental Organochlorines and Semen Quality

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS):

Estimated Enrollment: 1000
Study Start Date: October 1999
Estimated Study Completion Date: October 2004
Detailed Description:

We are specifically investigating the relationship between PCBs and chlorinated pesticides and semen quality. We are also studying whether these chemicals effect reproductive hormones.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 51 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Men 18-51 years old

  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00011713

Locations
United States, Massachusetts
Harvard School of Public Health Recruiting
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115
Contact: Russ B Hauser, MD, ScD     617-432-3326        
Sponsors and Collaborators
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00011713     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: 9718-CP-001
Study First Received: February 27, 2001
Last Updated: June 23, 2005
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS):
Semen
Infertility
Chlorinated Pesticides
PCBs

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Infertility
Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Diseases, Female

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 19, 2013