Effectiveness of electroacupuncture for thin endometrium in infertile women: study protocol for a single-blind, randomized controlled trial
- Conditions
- infertility
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR2000003034
- Lead Sponsor
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Patients who conform to the following criteria will be included:
1. females,aged between 20 and 45 years;
2. meet the diagnosis of infertility and desire for natural pregnancy;
3. endometrial thickness (EMT) < 7mm in the midluteal phase;
4. willing to join this research and sign an informed consent form.
1. infertility induced by an ovulation disorder,severe endometriosis,Asherman's syndrome,luteal phase deficiency,fallopian tube obstruction?or male infertility;
2. pregnancy or lactation;
3. history of psychiatric disorders(serious anxiety and depression,schizophrenia), coagulation disorders,blood infections (viral hepatitis,HIV), malignant tumor,diabetic neuropathy or complicated with serious heart disease, kidney disease or liver disease;
4. a cardiac pacemaker, metal allergy, or artificial joint;
5. a history of acupuncture treatment in the last 3?months or use of estrogen, progestin in the past 4 weeks;
6. participation in other clinical trials within the past 3 months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method endometrial thickness ;
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method pregnancy rate;RI and PI of bilateral uterine artery and endometrium blood flow;Serum estradiol (E2) and progesterone (P);endometrial pattern;