Efficacy and Safety of DA-9401 on Improvement of Sperm Motility

Korean Society for Sexual Medicine and Andrology

Status: Completed

Conditions: Spermatocele

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: DA-9401; Dietary Supplement: Placebo

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03258437

DA-9401-SM

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of daily supplementation of Allium cepa L. and Cuscuta chinensis Lam. Extract Mixtures (DA-9401) on improvement of sperm motility.

Full description

This study was a 12 weeks, multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled human trial. Twenty subjects were randomly divided into Allium cepa L. and Cuscuta chinensis Lam. Extract Mixtures (DA-9401) or a placebo group. sperm motility profiles before and after the intervention.

Enrollment: 27 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 20 to 55 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 20-55 years
• sperm motility 40~69%

Exclusion criteria

• History of alcohol or substance abuse
• Participation in any other clinical trials within past 1 months
• intense constipation

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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27 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

DA-9401

Experimental group

Description:

capsules (4cap/d, 2.16 g/d) for 12 weeks.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: DA-9401

Placebo

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

Placebo for 12 weeks.

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Placebo