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NCT Number: NCT01467869

Male Fertility Program

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Spinal Cord Injury Central Nervous System Diseases Nervous System Diseases Spinal Cord Diseases Spinal Cord Injuries Trauma, Nervous System Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year–50 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Observational

Primary location

The Maimi Project to Cure Paralysis

Miami, Florida, 33136, United States

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Emad Ibrahim, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

305-243-9082

Emad Ibrahim, MD

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. spinal cord injury (SCI) subjects will learn the best method to obtain their semen and of their possible options for assisted conception.

    Time frame: 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.

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Emad Ibrahim, MD

CONTACT

305-243-9082

Orrey Padilla

CONTACT

[email protected]

305-243-1491

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Miami

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Miami Project Male Fertility Program

Acronym: MFP

Important dates

Study start
1991
Primary completion
2035
Study completion
2040
First posted
Nov 9, 2011
Registry last updated
Aug 13, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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