Infertility, Male
Conditions
Brief summary
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.
Interventions
OTHERPlacebo
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.
OTHERAromatherapy
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.
Sponsors
Menekşe Nazlı AKER
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
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
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in anxiety | 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. |
| Anxiety about providing a semen sample | 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. |
| Difficulty providing a semen sample | 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
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Total sperm count | immediately after providing a semen sample | Total sperm count of semen sample |
| Semen volume | immediately after providing a semen sample | Volume of semen sample |
| Satisfaction with the oil used | 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. |
| sperm concentration | immediately after providing a semen sample | sperm concentration of semen sample |
| sperm motility percentage | immediately after providing a semen sample | sperm motility percentage of semen sample |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed