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Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation to Improve Pregnancy Rates for Women Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization

NCT01608048 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 384

Last updated 2014-04-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on pregnancy rates in women undergoing in vitro fertilization.

Conditions

  • Supervision of Pregnancy Resulting From In-vitro Fertilization

Interventions

DEVICE

transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS);EA

TEAS group (conventional IVF + TEAS), electro-acupuncture (EA) group (conventional IVF + electro-Acu.), and control group (only conventional IVF) Parameter of TEAS or EA: frequency of 2/100 Hz；moderate electrical current. Treatments start from the day 3 of menstruation，once every two days, 30 min for each for two continuous weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command

    collaborator OTHER

  • Huazhong University of Science and Technology

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Cui Hong Zheng, Doctor · Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-05-31
Primary Completion
2016-04-30
Completion
2017-02-28

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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