Status:
RECRUITING
Orchidopexy Randomized Clinical Assessment
Lead Sponsor:
Boston Children's Hospital
Conditions:
Unilateral Cryptorchidism
Eligibility:
MALE
4-36 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a randomized trial designed to evaluate testicular outcomes after a single stage versus a two-stage surgical procedure to fix an undescended, one-sided testicle located in the abdomen. Also to...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Boys age 4 months to 36 months
- Undergoing diagnostic laparoscopy for unilateral non-palpable testis, who are found at laparoscopy to have an abdominal undescended testis, in whom a Fowler-Stephens Orchiopexy would be appropriate.
Exclusion
- Age \> 36 months
- Age \< 4 months
- Bilateral cryptorchidism
- Solitary testis
- Findings at laparoscopy for which Fowler-Stephens Orchiopexy would not be indicated
- Intra-operative mobility of the intra-abdominal testis such that, with no (or minimal) mobilization, the testis is able to reach the contralateral internal ring, without dividing the spermatic vessels.
- Assessment of whether a single stage primary orchidopexy will be performed, is entirely at the discretion of the attending surgeon.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
66 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02235623
Start Date
August 1 2014
End Date
December 31 2025
Last Update
January 22 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Boston Children's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115