Acupuncture to improve live births for women undergoing IVF: a randomised controlled trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Infertility; Reproductive Health and Childbirth - Fertility including in vitro fertilisation; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine

• Registration Number: ACTRN12611000226909
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Western Sydney

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2011-03-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 921

Inclusion Criteria

Women aged less than 43 years, undergoing a fresh IVF or ICSI cycle.

Exclusion Criteria

Women undergoing a frozen ET, previous randomisation to this trial, planning pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, or receiving donor eggs, or having current acupuncture use.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
ive birth. Defined as the delivery of one or more living infants, greater than 20 weeks gestation or 400grams or more birth weight.[At the time of the delivery of baby.]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
4. Self efficacy[Measured at trial entry, two and 14 weeks from trial entry, using the infertility self efficacy scale.];1. clinical pregnancy defined as demonstration of fetal heart activity on ultrasound scan.[1. Clinical pregnancy measured at 7-8 weeks from the start of the IVF cycle.];2. Miscarriage defined as a non viable pregnancy prior to 12 weeks gestation.[Miscarriage defined as a non viable pregnancy prior to 12 weeks.];3. Quality of life[Measured at trial entry, two and 14 weeks from trial entry using the SF36.]