Effect of Combined Aerobic and Resistance Exercise on Semen Quality Among Chinese College Students (NCT06867627) | Clinical Trial Compass
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Effect of Combined Aerobic and Resistance Exercise on Semen Quality Among Chinese College Students
China60 participantsStarted 2025-03-10
Plain-language summary
The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to investigate the effects of moderate-intensity combined aerobic and resistance exercise on semen quality in Chinese college students. The main question is aim to explore whether moderate-intensity combined aerobic and resistance exercise can improve semen quality.
Participants in the intervention group will receive moderate-intensity combined aerobic and resistance exercise three times a week for a period of 12 weeks (The time range is from March 17, 2025 to June 8, 2025. Excluding weekends, Labor Day, and the traditional Chinese Qingming Festival and the Dragon Boat Festival during that period, a total of 32 training sessions are planned). The control group are requested to maintain their normal daily activities. Both groups receive semen routine and serum sex hormones testing before and after the intervention.
Researchers will compare the change in semen routine parameters from baseline to post-intervention at 12 weeks between the intervention and control groups.
Who can participate
Age range
18 Years – 22 Years
Sex
MALE
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Inclusion criteria
. College student, 18 to 22 years old.
. Good health with no eating disorders, mental health disorders, chronic diseases (such as diabetes and cardiovascular diseases), serious systemic illnesses, genitourinary diseases or infections.
. Assessed as "low" physical activity trajectory on the self-reported International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) over the past year.
. In the past year, sperm progressive motility of less than 32% on at least two evaluations at three-month intervals.
Exclusion criteria
. Smoking and alcohol dependence.
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