Status:
COMPLETED
Expressive Writing in Male Infertility
Lead Sponsor:
University Hospital, Bonn
Conditions:
Infertility, Male
Eligibility:
MALE
18-55 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether expressive writing can be effective in improving the well-being and sperm quality in patients with male infertility.
Detailed Description
Expressive writing is a therapeutic intervention designed by the psychologist James W. Pennebaker. Individuals write on three days for about 20 minutes about particularly stressful experiences in thei...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male infertile patients with a pathological spermiogram according to WHO criteria
Exclusion
- Drugs affecting sperm quality
- Patients with chromosomal anomalies affecting sperm quality (e.g. Klinefelter- Syndrome)
- Severe Psychiatric disorder defined as psychotic disorder (schizophrenia, bipolar disorder) or substance-related disorder
- Patients currently in psychotherapeutic or psychiatric therapy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
56 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00385346
Start Date
November 1 2006
End Date
February 1 2009
Last Update
June 30 2010
Active Locations (1)
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University of Bonn, Department of Psychosomatic Medicine
Bonn, Germany, 53105