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The effect of acupuncture pretreatment on the clinical pregnancy rate of IVF-ET in patients with diminished ovarian reserve: a multicenter randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable
Conditions
diminished ovarian reserve
Registration Number
ITMCTR2024000021
Lead Sponsor
Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

(1) Meets the criteria for Group 3 and Group 4 of the POSEIDON POR classification criteria;
(2) Female, 20 years = age < 40 years;
(3) Regular menstruation (21-35 days);
(4) Fertility needs, with a proposed IVF/ICSI-ET antagonist or microstimulation regimen to assist conception, and with a proposed transfer of 1-2 high-quality embryos at the cleavage stage or 1 blastocyst;
(5) Voluntarily participate in the trial and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) FSH = 25 IU/L;
(2) Diseases related to the reproductive physician's judgment that affect conception (any of the following may be excluded if they do not affect embryo transfer): congenital abnormalities in the development of reproductive organs, untreated endometrial polyps, untreated uterine adhesions, untreated uterine infections, untreated tubal hydrosalpinx, thin endometrium, uterine fibroids (>5 cm, submucosal uterine fibroids), endometriosis, or other organic diseases;
(3) Repeated implantation failures (after at least 3 transfer cycles, fresh or frozen embryo transfer cycles involving the transfer of at least 4 high-quality embryos without pregnancy; or 2 consecutive fresh or frozen transfer cycles and the transfer of at least 4 cleavage-stage embryos or at least 2 high-quality blastocysts without obtaining a clinical pregnancy);
(4) Combination of metabolic endocrine diseases such as uncorrected hyperprolactinemia, hyperandrogenemia, thyroid dysfunction, chronic hypoadrenocorticism, or other metabolic endocrine diseases;
(5) Azoospermia in the male partner;
(6) Those with combined serious cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, hepatic, renal, malignant tumor, hematopoietic system and mental diseases;
(7) Those who have a history of acupuncture treatment;
(8) Recurrent abortion (refers to 2 or more consecutive pregnancy losses with the same spouse that occurred before 28 weeks of gestation, including biochemical pregnancy);
(9) Patients with severe anxiety, i.e., those with a score of >70 on the Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS);
(10) Chromosomal abnormalities and carriers.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
clinical pregnancy rate;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
umber of follicles = 14mm on HCG day, E2 level on HCG day, endometrial thickness on HCG day, number of retrieved eggs, number of MII eggs, number of 2PN and 2PN fertilization rate, available embryo rate, high-quality embryo rate, embryo implantation rate, cycle cancellation rate, biochemical pregnancy rate, early pregnancy loss rate, sustained pregnancy rate, and live birth rate;antral follicular count (AFC), follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), estradiol (E2), anti Mullerian hormone (AMH);Self-Rating Anxiety Scale;
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