Effect of Pertubation on Pregnancy Rates Before Intrauterine Insemination Treatment

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Pertubation; Insemination; Infertility
• Interventions: Procedure: Pertubation

• Registration Number: NCT01999959
• Lead Sponsor: Gazi University

Brief Summary

To demonstrate a possible beneficial impact of pertubation we designed a randomized prospective study, in which uterine washing was administered prior to insemination in patients diagnosed with unexplained infertility.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-01
• Primary Completion: 2011-03
• Study Completion: 2011-06
• Status Verified: 2013-11
• Study First Submitted: 2013-11-26
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-11-26
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-11-26
• Study First Posted: 2013-12-03
• Last Update Posted: 2013-12-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

• age of 18-44 years; presence of regular menstrual cycles and ovulation; absence of tubal occlusion on HSG; sperm concentration >15 million spermatozoa/ml and total sperm number >39 million/ml according to WHO criteria

Exclusion Criteria

• the presence of endocrinologic disease; use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or corticosteroids; clinical findings suggestive of pelvic inflammatory disease; and the presence of undiagnosed uterine bleeding

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Pertubation performed	Pertubation	Study group had pertubation and insemination

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pregnancy rate	6 months	Pregnancy rate at 6 month-follow-up

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Gazi University Hospital; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Cankaya, Turkey