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Clinical Trials/NCT00913354
NCT00913354CompletedNot Applicable

Acupuncture Versus Placebo Acupuncture During Ivf Embryo Transfer

Rigshospitalet, Denmark2 sites in 1 country635 target enrollmentStarted: November 2005Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
635
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
Clinical pregnancy rate

Study Overview

Brief Summary

During IVF treatment, acupuncture at the time of embryo transfer may improve the pregnancy rate. This study aims to compare IVF pregnancy between two groups of patients that received either acupuncture or sham acupuncture (placebo)around embryo transfer

Detailed Description

Acupuncture at the time of embryo transfer may improve the IVF pregnancy rate. This study aims to compare the IVF pregnancy between two groups of patients that undergo ivf/icsi treatment. The patients are randomized to receive either acupuncture or sham acupuncture (placebo)around embryo transfer

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
Single (Participant)

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 37 Years (Adult)
Sex
Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • infertility
  • below 38 years
  • ivf or icsi treatment
  • fresh embryo transfer cycle
  • no more than two earlier embryo transfers with "fresh" embryos
  • embryo transfer on day 2 or 3 after oocyte aspiration, single or double embryo transfer

Exclusion Criteria

  • Frozen embryo transfer
  • oocyte donation
  • other "alternative" treatment during the cycle

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Clinical pregnancy rate

Time Frame: 2005-2008

Secondary Outcomes

No secondary outcomes reported

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other

Study Sites (2)

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