CompletedPhase 4

The Role of Massage in Increasing Total Motile Sperm Count of IUI

United States40 participantsStarted 2005-12

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this prospective, randomized study, was to determine if neck and shoulder massage performed within 15 minutes of semen sample collection will increase the semen volume, and therefore increase the total motile sperm available for insemination as a result of decreased stress.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 70 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Infertility, * initiating clomiphene + IUI therapy * signed study consent Exclusion Criteria: * Severe male infertility (baseline semen concentration \< 10 million total motile sperm) * female bilateral tubal occlusion * failure to ovulate with clomiphene * failed clomiphene + IUI therapy (three prior cycles with no conception) * unable to tolerate clomiphene * unable or unwilling to follow study protocol

What they're measuring

Total Motile Sperm Count

Timeframe: 1 month

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01969825

SponsorWake Forest University Health Sciences

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2006-12

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