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

NCT01969825 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2022-04-28

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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.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Massage

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Brad Hurst, MD · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-12-31
Primary Completion
2006-12-31
Completion
2006-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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