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Acupuncture, Chinese Traditional Medicine, in Embryo Transfer

NCT01449396 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 286

Last updated 2018-03-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the study is to prove that acupuncture applied before and after embryo transfer is able to increase pregnancy rates by means of reducing stress and improving endometrial vascularization in women receiving in vitro Fertilization (IVF) treatments.

Conditions

  • Pregnancy

Interventions

OTHER

Bed Rest

Bed rest during 25 minutes on day 1, 4 and 6 of ovarian stimulation, before and after embryo transfer

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

Sham acupuncture during 25 minutes on day 1, 4 and 6 of ovarian stimulation, before and after embryo transfer

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

Acupuncture during 25 minutes on day 1, 4 and 6 of ovarian stimulation, before and after embryo transfer

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria La Fe

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Monica Romeu, Doctor

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
37 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-10-31
Primary Completion
2015-10-31
Completion
2018-03-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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