Tubal Flushing Using Water Soluble Media for Unexplained Infertility

NCT ID: NCT02433418

Last Updated: 2017-01-23

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-05-31

Study Completion Date

2017-12-31

Brief Summary

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300 women with unexplained infertility will be randomly divided into 2 equal groups: Group 1 will be offered tubal flushing with water soluble media through hysterosalpingography (HSG) and group 2 will receive no intervention

Detailed Description

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The potential therapeutic effect of diagnostic tubal patency testing has been debated for over 40 years. Tubal flushing might involve water- or oil-soluble media. Current practice usually involves water-soluble media when tubal flushing is performed at laparoscopy. A systematic review showed a significant increase in pregnancy rates with tubal flushing using oil-soluble contrast media when compared with no treatment. Tubal flushing with oil soluble contrast media was associated with an increase in the odds of live birth when compared with tubal flushing with water-soluble media. There were no trials assessing tubal flushing with water-soluble media versus no treatment. The potential consequences of extravasations of oil-soluble contrast media into the pelvic cavity and fallopian tubes may be associated with anaphylaxis and lipogranuloma. It has been reported that Further randomised controlled trials are needed to evaluate the potentially therapeutic effects of tubal flushing with water-soluble media.

All patients attending the subfertility clinic with infertility, normal semen analysis and evidence of ovulation will be invited to participate in the study. The nature of the study and its expected values will be explained and only women who provide written consents will be included in the study.

Three hundred women will be divided into 2 equal groups using computer generated random numbers: Group 1 will have tubal flushing with HSG using water soluble media and group 2 will be the control group receiving no intervention.

Women undergoing HSG will be given 50 mg of diclofenac (Voltaren® Novartis) 1 hour before the procedure. The HSG will be performed in the same room, on the same table and with the same technique to maintain consistency and limit confounding variables.

The HSG procedure will performed in a lithotomy position. A sterile metal speculum was used to visualize the uterine cervix. Antiseptic solution will be used to wash the vagina and cervix. A single-toothed tenaculum will be placed on the anterior lip of the cervix. A metal cannula will be gently inserted into the external cervical os, the cannula and tenaculum will be secured together, and the speculum will be removed. Gentle traction will be placed on the tenaculum, and 15 mL to 20 mL of water-soluble media (Sodium Amidotrizoate; urografin®, Bayer, Germany) will be instilled slowly via the cannula to prevent pain while the necessary images were obtained. After the procedure, the instruments will be removed and the patient will be observed for 30 minutes.

Women will be followed up monthly for up to 1 year.

Conditions

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Infertility

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Tubal flushing with Urografin®

Women will have HSG using water soluble media

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Tubal flushing by Urografin®

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Women will have tubal flushing through HSG using water soluble media (Urographin ®)

Diclofenac

Intervention Type DRUG

Women will receive oral diclofenac 50 mg (voltaren ®) 1 hour before hysterosalpingography

Control group

Women will not receive any intervention

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Tubal flushing by Urografin®

Women will have tubal flushing through HSG using water soluble media (Urographin ®)

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Diclofenac

Women will receive oral diclofenac 50 mg (voltaren ®) 1 hour before hysterosalpingography

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* infertility for one year
* Normal semen analysis
* Normal ovulation

Exclusion Criteria

* Allergy to Iodine
* Metformin therapy
* Tubal block
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Cairo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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AbdelGany Hassan

Lecturer of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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BeniSuef University hospitals

BeniSuef, , Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Cairo University Hospitals

Cairo, , Egypt

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Egypt

Facility Contacts

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Nesreen AA Shehata, MD

Role: primary

+2001227866337

AbdelGany MA Hassan, MRCOG, MD

Role: primary

00217801604

References

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Steiner AZ, Meyer WR, Clark RL, Hartmann KE. Oil-soluble contrast during hysterosalpingography in women with proven tubal patency. Obstet Gynecol. 2003 Jan;101(1):109-13. doi: 10.1016/s0029-7844(02)02390-6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12517654 (View on PubMed)

Spring DB, Barkan HE, Pruyn SC. Potential therapeutic effects of contrast materials in hysterosalpingography: a prospective randomized clinical trial. Kaiser Permanente Infertility Work Group. Radiology. 2000 Jan;214(1):53-7. doi: 10.1148/radiology.214.1.r00ja2353.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10644101 (View on PubMed)

Luttjeboer F, Harada T, Hughes E, Johnson N, Lilford R, Mol BW. Tubal flushing for subfertility. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2007 Jul 18;(3):CD003718. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003718.pub3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 17636730 (View on PubMed)

Wang R, Watson A, Johnson N, Cheung K, Fitzgerald C, Mol BWJ, Mohiyiddeen L. Tubal flushing for subfertility. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Oct 15;10(10):CD003718. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003718.pub5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 33053612 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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sub 9

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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