Phase
Condition
Birth Control
Contraception
Treatment
The Signati Separo™ Vessel Sealing System
Clinical Study ID
Ages 25-65 Male Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Study Summary
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
Inclusion Criteria:
The subject must sign a written informed consent form
The subject is male and in stable, monogamous, heterosexual relationship
The subject is 25 to 65 years of age
The subject has a normal semen analysis (≥ 10 million sperm/mL, ≥30% total motility)defined by the WHO Laboratory Manual for the Examination and Processing of HumanSemen (5th Edition).
The subject is suitable to undergo a vasectomy as a long-term form of contraception
The subject is legally competent
In the opinion of the investigator, the subject is willing and able to comply withthe protocol, return for all follow-up visits and complete all protocol assessments,which includes providing recurring semen samples
Subject agrees to use an alternative method of contraception with any female partnerof reproductive age during the course of the study until study exit occurs
The subject is willing to accept an unknown risk of conceiving a pregnancy duringthe duration of the study
Exclusion
Exclusion Criteria:
Subject is participating in another interventional clinical trial currently orwithin the past three months at the time of screening
Subject has a history of prior hormonal therapy use (e.g., androgenic steroids, GnRHagonists, and antagonists) within the past six months
Subject on the exam has any of the following: vas not present, abnormal scrotum,large varicocele, hydrocele, filariasis or elephantiasis of scrotum, or intrascrotalmass that would make the subject not suitable for the study or any anatomicalfinding that the investigator deems not suitable for the study
Subject has an allergic reaction to any of the components of the system
The subject has local genital infections such as balanitis, scrotal skin infection,epididymitis, orchitis, or tender (inflamed) tip of the penis (Note: subject t maybe enrolled after the resolution of an acute infection)
Subject has current coagulopathy or other bleeding disorders
Subject currently taking or planning to take any type of systemic medication whichcould affect sperm count or ejaculation (e.g., anabolic steroids, chemotherapy,alpha-blocker)
The subject had a previous successful or unsuccessful vasectomy or vasectomyreversal
The subject has any clinically significant abnormal findings or other findingsidentified by the investigator that would exclude the subject
The subject has a condition that in the opinion of the physician may impede woundhealing (e.g., immunosuppression, severe diabetes, scarring condition)
The subject has testicular nodules, history of active testicular cancer, or anyactive lower urinary tract cancer.
The subject has cystic fibrosis
The subject is identified as a member of a vulnerable subject populations, such asthe incarcerated or cognitively impaired, since they may be unduly convinced toparticipate in a clinical study which may lead to compromising the ethical integrityof the clinical study.
Study Design
Study Description
Connect with a study center
LSU Health
New Orleans, Louisiana 70112
United StatesSite Not Available

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