Status:

COMPLETED

Home Semen Analysis Tests As a Screening Tool for Fertility Patients

Lead Sponsor:

University of Aberdeen

Conditions:

Male Infertility

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

EARLY_PHASE1

Brief Summary

Infertility, defined as the inability to conceive after 12 months of regular unprotected intercourse, is estimated to affect 1 in 7 heterosexual couples. Semen analysis, carried out as per the detaile...

Detailed Description

Infertility, defined as the inability to conceive after 12 months of regular unprotected intercourse, is estimated to affect 1 in 7 heterosexual couples, which is an estimated 80 million couples world...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Work package 1:
  • Inclusion criterion:
  • UK fertility specialist, UK embryologist, UK andrology healthcare scientist, or NHS Grampian GP
  • Exclusion criterion:
  • Clinical practice is primarily out with the UK
  • Work package 2:
  • Male
  • Aiming to conceive with a current female partner
  • Presenting with infertility
  • Laboratory semen analysis at Aberdeen Fertility Centre (standard care) not yet undertaken
  • Exclusion criteria:
  • Younger than 18 years old
  • Unable to complete the questionnaire in English
  • Current participant in another research study
  • Laboratory semen analysis at Aberdeen Fertility Centre already complete
  • Work package 3:
  • Male
  • Minimum age 18 years old
  • Aiming to conceive with a current female partner
  • Referred to the fertility clinic with subfertility
  • Completed laboratory semen analysis appointment at Aberdeen Fertility Centre
  • Smartphone with an operating system of at least Android version 9.0 or iOS version 12.0

Exclusion

  • Unable to complete the questionnaire in English
  • Current participant in another research study
  • No valid email address
  • Smartphone camera pixel size above 1.4 µm/pixel or below 12 Megapixels
  • Attending the clinic for fertility preservation (sperm storage), including men transitioning

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 8 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 29 2024

Estimated Enrollment :

200 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06188936

Start Date

November 8 2023

End Date

October 29 2024

Last Update

January 20 2025

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Aberdeen Fertility Centre

Aberdeen, United Kingdom, AB25 2ZL