Bed Rest or no Bed Rest?

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: In Vitro Fertilization
• Interventions: Behavioral: No bedrest; Behavioral: Bed rest

• Registration Number: NCT01343992
• Lead Sponsor: Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, IVI VALENCIA

Brief Summary

A comparative study to determine whether bed rest after embryo transfer (ET) affects on IVF (In Vitro Fertilization)outcome. This study includes 240 patients undergoing IVF treatment with donated oocytes. All the procedures of IVF, of the embryo transfer, and of the administration of medications are performed as always and there are no variations. The only highlighted procedure in this study is immediately after the embryo transfer. There are two groups: one which will rest in bed for 10 minutes after the transfer and one which will not rest after the transfer. Both procedures are common, usually depending on the habitual clinical practice of each clinic internationally. Patients from both group receive the routine post transfer instructions and treatment.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2011-04-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2011-04-27
• Study First Posted: 2011-04-28
• Study Start: 2011-05
• Primary Completion: 2011-11
• Study Completion: 2011-11
• Status Verified: 2015-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-04-22
• Last Update Posted: 2015-04-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
No bed rest	No bedrest	Patients will not rest after the embryo transfer.
Bedrest	Bed rest	Patients will rest in bed ten minutes after the embryo transfer.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Live birth infant rate after delivery from both groups of study	10 months	Whether bed rest after embryo transfer affects the pregnancy rate in IVF treatment with oocyte donation.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cranial perimeter of live newborn infant after delivery	10 months
Miscarriage rate	5 months
Birth weight of live newborn infant after delivery	10 months
Birth height of live newborn infant after delivery	10 months
Implantation rate	2 months
APGAR score of live newborn infant after delivery	10 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad; 🇪🇸 Valencia, Spain