The Impact of Acupuncture on the Success Rate of IVF Treatments
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 184
- 主要终点
- Live birth rate
研究概览
简要总结
The trial aims to investigate whether acupuncture has an effect in increasing clinical pregnancy (pregnancy that is confirmed by a scan) and live birth rates on women undergoing IVF treatment.
详细描述
Failing to conceive naturally poses significant stress to the infertile couple. It creates a feeling of failure and frustration. It has been found that the use of complementary therapies makes women feel empowered, with a sense of regaining control of the body.
The popularity of acupuncture is increasing. A significant proportion of couples having fertility treatment, especially IVF (In-Vitro Fertilisation) ask their clinician about using acupuncture and some patients undergo acupuncture privately without reporting to their clinicians.
The effectiveness of acupuncture on IVF has been extensively researched; however the results are varied and not conclusive. This is due to previous studies varying significantly in their study design, acupuncture timing and the final outcome measure. As a result of the difference in the studies it is not clear whether acupuncture is beneficial regarding IVF success rates and whether it should be offered to women undergoing IVF.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Factorial
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 43 Years（Adult）
- 性别
- Female
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Women under the age of 43 years with a BMI of less than 30 undergoing 1st or no more than their 2nd failed fresh IVF or ICSI cycle.
排除标准
- •Those women undergoing frozen embryo replacement cycle or receiving donor eggs, BMI > 30 or currently having acupuncture/ any other form of CAM, having contraindication to acupuncture like those with HIV, Hep C will be excluded.
结局指标
主要结局
Live birth rate
时间窗: 18 months
The primary objective is to determine the clinical effectiveness of acupuncture in improving live birth rates in women undergoing IVF
次要结局
- Multiple pregnancy(9 months)
- Clinical pregnancy rate(18 months)
- Quality of life(9 months)