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NCT Number: NCT01969825

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

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Infertility Genital Diseases Urogenital Diseases

Age range

18 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Women's Institute at Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28204, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

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

Treatment and study plan

massage

Behavioral

Primary outcomes

  1. Total Motile Sperm Count

    Time frame: 1 month

    The primary outcome variable is total motile sperm count, which is determined based on the semen volume, concentration, and motility.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pregnancy

    Time frame: 3 months

    Pregnancy rate per cycle with intrauterine insemination.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Role of Massage in Increasing Total Motile Sperm Count of Intrauterine Insemination

Important dates

Study start
2005
Primary completion
2006
Study completion
2006
First posted
Oct 25, 2013
Registry last updated
Apr 28, 2022

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