The Effect of Acupuncture on Pregnancy Rates in Women Undergoing Embryo Transfer

Phase 4

Terminated

• Conditions: Pregnancy
• Interventions: Procedure: Sham acupuncture; Procedure: Active acupuncture

• Registration Number: NCT00722462
• Lead Sponsor: Ottawa Fertility Centre

Brief Summary

The present study is designed to test the hypothesis that acupuncture, before and after embryo transfer, significantly improves pregnancy rates, compared to embryo transfer with sham acupuncture and no acupuncture at all.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2008-07-23
• Study First Submitted QC: 2008-07-24
• Study First Posted: 2008-07-25
• Study Start: 2008-08
• Primary Completion: 2009-05
• Study Completion: 2009-05
• Status Verified: 2015-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-07-07
• Last Update Posted: 2015-07-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: TERMINATED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

• patient is undergoing embryo transfer after IVF or ICSI
• patient has given informed consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria

• frozen embryo transfer
• previous enrollment in study

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
2	Sham acupuncture	Sham Acupuncture- acupuncture at neutral points
1	Active acupuncture	Active acupuncture

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Clinical Pregnancy	4-5 weeks after treatment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Side effects with acupuncture treatment	2 weeks after treatment
Live birth	9 months after treatment
Implantation rate	4-5 weeks after treatment

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ottawa Fertility Centre; 🇨🇦 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada