Bariatric Surgery and Sperm Quality (BARIASPERM)

September 5, 2025 updated by: Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Bariatric Surgery, Nutrition, and Sperm Quality of Adult Obese Men on Childbearing Age : A Multicentric Cohort Study

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.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

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

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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46

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • France
      • Bondy, France, 93140
        • Jean Verdier Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 50 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

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

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Screening
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
No Intervention: Bariatric surgery
Obese men with associated co-morbidities selected for bariatric surgery by multidisciplinary team
Other: Blood and sperm samples
Blood and sperm samples will be done in each visit

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of total spermatozoids (NTS) variation
Time Frame: 6 months after surgery
Comparison before/after surgery
6 months after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Number of total spermatozoids (NTS) variation
Time Frame: 1 year after surgery
Comparison before/after surgery
1 year after surgery
sperm caracteristics
Time Frame: 6 months and 1 year after surgery
Comparison before/after surgery
6 months and 1 year after surgery
Effect of biological parameters on NTS variation
Time Frame: 6 months and 1 year after surgery
Comparison before/after surgery and search of correlation
6 months and 1 year after surgery
Evaluation of environmental parameters : physical activity
Time Frame: 6 months and 1 year after surgery
Comparison before/after surgery
6 months and 1 year after surgery
Other spermatic parameters : DNA fragmentation
Time Frame: 6 months and 1 year after surgery
Comparison before/after surgery
6 months and 1 year after surgery
Other spermatic parameters : CASA
Time Frame: 6 months and 1 year after surgery
Comparison before/after surgery
6 months and 1 year after surgery
Effect of anthropometric parameters on NTS variation
Time Frame: 6 months and 1 year after surgery
Comparison before/after surgery and search of correlation
6 months and 1 year after surgery
Evaluation of environmental parameters : tobacco consumption
Time Frame: 6 months and 1 year after surgery
Comparison before/after surgery
6 months and 1 year after surgery
Evaluation of environmental parameters : libido
Time Frame: 6 months and 1 year after surgery
Comparison before/after surgery
6 months and 1 year after surgery
Evaluation of environmental parameters : quality of life
Time Frame: 6 months and 1 year after surgery
Comparison before/after surgery
6 months and 1 year after surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Unité de Recherche Clinique Necker Cochin, France

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Study Chair: Rachel Levy, MD, Jean Verdier Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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February 15, 2013

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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March 25, 2016

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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March 25, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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February 19, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 24, 2013

First Posted (Estimated)

First Posted

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April 29, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

Last Update Posted

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September 11, 2025

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 5, 2025

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2025

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • P110153
  • AOM11193 (Other Grant/Funding Number: Programme Hospitalier de Recherche Clinique (PHRC))

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