Can Platelet-Rich plasma supercharge sperm? new trial aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07348354
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding pure platelet-rich plasma (P-PRP) to sperm samples can improve sperm movement (motility) in a lab. Researchers will first standardize how to make P-PRP, then compare sperm quality after 24 hours with and without P-PRP. The trial involves 248 participants and is led by the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- pure platelet-rich plasma (P-PRP)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new lab technique to improve sperm quality for couples struggling with infertility.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial (Phase NA) testing a lab procedure, not a direct treatment. Success in the lab may not translate to better pregnancy rates, and results may vary.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 248 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Female volunteer aged 18-45 years, willing to donate their blood * Adequate sperm samples (raw sample TMS \> 5 x 106) * BMI \<30 kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * Concurrent administration of other agents such as prednisolone, intravenous immunoglobulin, or G-CSF * Drug addiction * Underlying uncontrolled genital infections, diabetes or hypertension, chromosomal or uterine abnormalities, genetic, hematologic, immunological, or endocrine disorders * Chronic disease, systemic disease, or cancers * Blood diseases (sepsis, thrombocytopenia) * Do not agree to donate blood * Use of supplements containing antioxidants within the past 3 months * Administration of anticoagulants or NSAIDs at least 7 days before P-PRP infuse * Haemoglobin \< 11g/dL, platelet count \< 150000 mm3
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dr. Chung Pui Wah Jacqueline
Hong Kong, China
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