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NCT Number: NCT06241495

Aromatherapy in Providing a Semen Sample

The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of aromatherapy on the anxiety and difficulty of providing a semen sample and on semen volume, sperm concentration and motility percentage.

The study will be carried out in two different groups. After the men are evaluated in terms of eligibility criteria for the research, the men who are eligible will be informed about the research and written informed consent will be obtained from the men who accept. The random distribution of men to the study groups will be carried out random. The following applications will be made to the groups. Aromatherapy/placebo will be applied to the individuals included in the study. During the semen sample giving process, lavender oil/coconut oil (placebo) will be applied with a diffuser.

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Key information

Conditions

Infertility, Male Genital Diseases Genital Diseases, Male Infertility Male Urogenital Diseases Urogenital Diseases

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Ankara University Fertility Diagnosis, Treatment, Research and Application Center

Ankara, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Having applied to the center where the research will be conducted with a complaint of infertility
  • Being 18 years or older

Exclusion criteria

  • Individuals giving up on participating in the study
  • Participant not being able to provide a semen sample
  • Being diagnosed with azoospermia-oligozoospermia

Treatment and study plan

Placebo

Other

Placebo oil will be applied to the individuals included in the study. During the semen sample giving process, coconut oil (placebo) will be applied with a diffuser.

Aromatherapy

Other

Aromatherapy will be applied to the individuals included in the study. During the semen sample giving process, lavender oil will be applied with a diffuser.

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in anxiety

    Time frame: before providing a semen sample, immediately after providing a semen sample

    The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory-S consist of 20 items with four points likert scales, each (not at all, somewhat, moderately so, very much so). Scores thus range between 20, indicating a low level of anxiety and 80, indicating a high level.

  2. Anxiety about providing a semen sample

    Time frame: immediately after providing a semen sample

    VAS is a 10-cm-long measurement tool. The left end of the scale reads "no anxiety " and the right end reads "very anxious". A high score on the scale indicated a high level of anxiety and a score of 0 pointed to no anxiety.

  3. Difficulty providing a semen sample

    Time frame: immediately after providing a semen sample

    VAS is a 10-cm-long measurement tool. The left end of the scale reads "not difficult" and the right end reads "very difficult ". A high score on the scale indicated a high level of difficulty and a score of 0 pointed to no difficulty.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Semen volume

    Time frame: immediately after providing a semen sample

    Volume of semen sample

  2. sperm concentration

    Time frame: immediately after providing a semen sample

    sperm concentration of semen sample

  3. sperm motility percentage

    Time frame: immediately after providing a semen sample

    sperm motility percentage of semen sample

  4. Total sperm count

    Time frame: immediately after providing a semen sample

    Total sperm count of semen sample

  5. Satisfaction with the oil used

    Time frame: immediately after providing a semen sample

    VAS is a 10-cm-long measurement tool. The left end of the scale reads "I am not satisfied at all" and the right end reads "very satisfied". A high score on the scale indicated a high level of satisfied and a score of 0 pointed to no satisfied.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Menekşe Nazlı AKER

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effect of Aromatherapy on Anxiety, Difficulty in Providing a Semen Sample and Semen Parameters

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Feb 5, 2024
Registry last updated
Feb 12, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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