Effect of Acupuncture on Anti Mullerian Hormone and Assisted Reproduction Outcome in PCOS Patients Undergoing IVF

NCT ID: NCT01778621

Last Updated: 2019-07-23

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

102 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-03-31

Study Completion Date

2012-05-31

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

Acupuncture at follicular phase of the cycle may improve the pregnancy rate. This study aims to compare assisted reproduction outcome between two groups of PCOS patients underwent IVF, one group received acupuncture and other group without acupuncture.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

Follicular phase acupuncture applied for PCOS patients underwent IVF to evaluate the effect of acupuncture on anti-mullerian hormone (AMH) and the effect on assisted reproduction outcome. It applied at certain acupoints according to the principles of traditional Chinese medicine.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

PCOS

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Acupuncture (Hwato®)

30-40 minutes acupuncture at certain acupoints that chosen according to traditional Chinese medicine and included LIV3,SP6,SP8,ST36,SP10,ST29,LI14,Ren 04;starting at follicular phase of the cycle till 2 days before oocyte picked up.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Acupuncture(Hwato®)

Intervention Type DEVICE

acupuncture using 4cm long disposable stainless steel hair-thin needles manufactured by Suzhou medical appliance factory (China).

No acupuncture

No intervention was done for this group of patients.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Acupuncture(Hwato®)

acupuncture using 4cm long disposable stainless steel hair-thin needles manufactured by Suzhou medical appliance factory (China).

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* PCOS patients with patent one or two fallopian tubes, normal uterine cavity and partners with normal semen parameters.
* infertility
* 20-40 years
* IVF treatment -

Exclusion Criteria

* patients with disorders that have the similar clinical presentation
* closed both tubes
* abnormal semen parameters
* intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

Huazhong University of Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Amina Altutunji

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Amina Altutunji

Doctor /assissted reproduction center/Union Hospital

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.

Ying Gao, Ph.D., M.D.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Assisted Reproduction Center, Union Hospital

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

Assisted Reproduction Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Wuhan, Hubei, China

Site Status

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

China

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

MINA-1978

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

More Related Trials

Additional clinical trials that may be relevant based on similarity analysis.

Clinical Trial of Anovulatory Infertility
NCT06601452 ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION EARLY_PHASE1