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

NCT ID: NCT01608048

Last Updated: 2014-04-01

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

384 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-05-31

Study Completion Date

2017-02-28

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Supervision of Pregnancy Resulting From In-vitro Fertilization

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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control

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

TEAS

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS);EA

Intervention Type DEVICE

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.

EA:electro-acupuncture

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS);EA

Intervention Type DEVICE

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.

Interventions

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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.

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

(1) major medical illnesses (like stage III heart disease, severe hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, HIV positivity, severe bleeding dyscrasias, etc.) possibly precluding IVF or pregnancy; (2) FSH more than 20 IU/L; (3) receiving donor eggs; (4) cutaneous lesion of certain acupoint area; (5) having been previously participated in this study or having undertaken acupuncture (in whatever modality) treatment for infertility.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Wuhan General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Cui Hong Zheng

assistant research fellow

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Cui Hong Zheng, Doctor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Locations

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IVF center of Tongji Hospital,Tongji medical college,HUST

Wuhan, Hubei, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Cui Hong Zheng, Doctor

Role: CONTACT

86-27-83663275

References

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Zheng CH, Zhang J, Wu J, Zhang MM. The effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on pregnancy rates in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2014 May 9;15:162. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-162.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24886647 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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CZheng2012QN180

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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