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

NCT00722462 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2015-07-09

No results posted yet for this study

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.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Active acupuncture

Acupuncture 25 minutes before and after embryo transfer

PROCEDURE

Sham acupuncture

Acupuncture at neutral points, 25 minutes before and after embryo transfer

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ottawa Fertility Centre

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Arthur Leader, MD · Ottawa Fertility Centre

  • Doron Shmorgun, MD · Ottawa Fertility Centre

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-08-31
Primary Completion
2009-05-31
Completion
2009-05-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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