Aromatherapy in Providing a Semen Sample

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Infertility, Male
• Interventions: Other: Aromatherapy; Other: Placebo

• Registration Number: NCT06241495
• Lead Sponsor: Menekşe Nazlı AKER

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Study First Submitted: 2024-01-18
• Study Start: 2024-01-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-02-01
• Study First Posted: 2024-02-05
• Primary Completion: 2024-08-28
• Study Completion: 2024-08-30
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-09
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-12

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 102

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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Aromatherapy	Aromatherapy	-
Control Group	Placebo	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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.
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.
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 Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Semen volume	immediately after providing a semen sample	Volume of semen sample
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
Total sperm count	immediately after providing a semen sample	Total sperm count 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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ankara University Fertility Diagnosis, Treatment, Research and Application Center; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey