Evaluation of Personalised Support Program Effectiveness in Sperm Quality Improvement (FabLife)

February 12, 2019 updated by: FabLife

Evaluation of FabLife's Personalised Support Program Effectiveness in Sperm Quality Improvement in Men Suffering From Hypofertility

FabLife is an interventional, prospective, multicentre, controlled study undertaken in metropolitan France.

The main objective is to evaluate the effect of FabLife personalised program over a period of 15 weeks on the improvement of spermatic DNA fragmentation in subfertile men compared to general dietary recommendations.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Unknown

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

More than 15 % of couples couldn't get pregnant after at least a year of unprotected intercourse.

The FabLife personalised program aims to improve sperm quality including sperm DNA fragmentation in subfertile men through:

  • A personalized dietary program based on patient's phenotype and genotype
  • A daily dietary supplement, developed in the context of male infertility

A total of 75 patients will be recruited:

  • 46 patients will benefit from the program,
  • 23 patients will form the control group.
  • 6 patients will not answer to all the criteria.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

Enrollment

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75

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • France
      • Paris, France, 75009
        • Recruiting
        • Drouot Laboratory
        • Contact:
          • Cassuto Guy, Dr
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Dominique MAUGET-BOURET, Dr
      • Paris, France, 75019
        • Not yet recruiting
        • Tenon Hospital (AP-HP)
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Rachel LEVY, Pr

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 45 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • All male volunteers aged 18 to 45 years belonging to a couple reporting an involuntary infertility greater than 12 months

  • Conventional spermatic parameters compatible with spontaneous pregnancy

    • Sperm Count> 5M / ml and
    • Progressive sperm mobility> 20%
  • Negative spermoculture
  • Fragmentation of sperm DNA> 20%
  • Patient able to understand dietary recommendations given in French, in writing and orally
  • Social insured patient receiving benefits from the French Social Security health branch
  • Patient with a mobile phone (iOS or Android) with internet access

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patient diagnosed with severe oligospermia (<5 million spz / ejaculate)
  • Patient with BMI> 35 or <18.5
  • Patient with known and treated diabetes
  • Patient with known and treated lipid disorders
  • Patient with known and treated cardiovascular diseases
  • Patients with known and treated hypertension
  • Patients with known and treated dysthyroidism
  • Patients with known symptomatic varicocele
  • Patient with known inflammatory bowel diseases
  • Patient with renal failure diagnosed
  • Patient presenting a viral risk (HIV / Hepatitis B and C / ...) requiring support in a dedicated circuit
  • Patient unable to give informed consent
  • Minors and protected adults, vulnerable people
  • Patient participating in another clinical research study

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: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel 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.
Experimental: FabLife group
Fablife personnalised support and telephone follow-up with a dietician.
Device: FabLife
  • A personnalized dietary program depending on the patient's phenotype and genotype
  • The daily intake of a dietary supplement, developped in the context of male infertility.
No Intervention: Control group
General dietary recommendations.

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
Sperm DNA fragmentation
Time Frame: 15 weeks
Difference in sperm DNA fragmentation from baseline to post-treatment
15 weeks

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
Semen quality
Time Frame: 15 weeks
Difference in semen quality (semen variables including total sperm count, sperm concentration, sperm motility, sperm morphology and semen volume) from baseline to post-treatment.
15 weeks
Sperm motility
Time Frame: 15 weeks
Difference in sperm motility from baseline to post-treatment.
15 weeks
Sperm morphology
Time Frame: 15 weeks
Difference in sperm morphology from baseline to post-treatment.
15 weeks
Sperm concentration
Time Frame: 15 weeks
Difference in sperm concentration from baseline to post-treatment.
15 weeks
Semen volume
Time Frame: 15 weeks
Difference in semen volume from baseline to post-treatment.
15 weeks
Total sperm count
Time Frame: 15 weeks
Difference in total sperm count from baseline to post-treatment.
15 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sponsor

The organization or person who initiates the study and who has authority and control over the study.
FabLife

Collaborators

Collaborators

An organization other than the sponsor that provides support for a clinical study. This support may include activities related to funding, design, implementation, data analysis, or reporting.
Keyrus Biopharma

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Rachel Levy, Md, PhD, Pr, Hopital Tenon (AP-HP) France

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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February 13, 2018

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

Primary Completion

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June 1, 2019

Study Completion (Anticipated)

Study Completion

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December 1, 2019

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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March 12, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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March 16, 2018

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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March 23, 2018

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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February 15, 2019

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 12, 2019

Last Verified

Last Verified

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February 1, 2019

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 2017-AO3218-45

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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