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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
394 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-07-15
2024-03-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Endometrial scratching group
Endometrial scratching will be done with a Pipelle in uterus.
Endometrial scratching
Endometrial Biopsy by aspiration with a pipelle
Control group
This group will proceed with intrauterine insemination without endometrial scratching according to clinic's standard procedure
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Endometrial scratching
Endometrial Biopsy by aspiration with a pipelle
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* At least one permeable tube on hysterosonography or hysterosalpingography within the last 2 years or vaginal delivery in the last 3 years.
* Antral follicular count over 5.
* Normal or mild male factor.
* Normal uterine cavity.
* An IUI prescription.
Exclusion Criteria
* Severe endometriosis
* IUI with Donor sperm
* Patient with invasive intra-uterine procedure in the last 3 months.
* Contraindication to endometrial biopsy.
18 Years
41 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Sponsors
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Clinique Ovo
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Louise Lapensee, Md
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Clinique Ovo
Locations
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Clinique Ovo
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Countries
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References
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Wadhwa L, Pritam A, Gupta T, Gupta S, Arora S, Chandoke R. Effect of endometrial biopsy on intrauterine insemination outcome in controlled ovarian stimulation cycle. J Hum Reprod Sci. 2015 Jul-Sep;8(3):151-8. doi: 10.4103/0974-1208.165144.
Raziel A, Schachter M, Strassburger D, Bern O, Ron-El R, Friedler S. Favorable influence of local injury to the endometrium in intracytoplasmic sperm injection patients with high-order implantation failure. Fertil Steril. 2007 Jan;87(1):198-201. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2006.05.062.
Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Definitions of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss: a committee opinion. Fertil Steril. 2013 Jan;99(1):63. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2012.09.023. Epub 2012 Oct 22.
Nastri CO, Gibreel A, Raine-Fenning N, Maheshwari A, Ferriani RA, Bhattacharya S, Martins WP. Endometrial injury in women undergoing assisted reproductive techniques. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Jul 11;(7):CD009517. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009517.pub2.
Narvekar SA, Gupta N, Shetty N, Kottur A, Srinivas M, Rao KA. Does local endometrial injury in the nontransfer cycle improve the IVF-ET outcome in the subsequent cycle in patients with previous unsuccessful IVF? A randomized controlled pilot study. J Hum Reprod Sci. 2010 Jan;3(1):15-9. doi: 10.4103/0974-1208.63116.
Maged AM, Al-Inany H, Salama KM, Souidan II, Abo Ragab HM, Elnassery N. Endometrial Scratch Injury Induces Higher Pregnancy Rate for Women With Unexplained Infertility Undergoing IUI With Ovarian Stimulation: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Reprod Sci. 2016 Feb;23(2):239-43. doi: 10.1177/1933719115602776. Epub 2015 Sep 3.
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Lensen S, Sadler L, Farquhar C. Endometrial scratching for subfertility: everyone's doing it. Hum Reprod. 2016 Jun;31(6):1241-4. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dew053. Epub 2016 Mar 22.
Ledee N, Petitbarat M, Chevrier L, Vitoux D, Vezmar K, Rahmati M, Dubanchet S, Gahery H, Bensussan A, Chaouat G. The Uterine Immune Profile May Help Women With Repeated Unexplained Embryo Implantation Failure After In Vitro Fertilization. Am J Reprod Immunol. 2016 Mar;75(3):388-401. doi: 10.1111/aji.12483. Epub 2016 Jan 18.
Karimzadeh MA, Ayazi Rozbahani M, Tabibnejad N. Endometrial local injury improves the pregnancy rate among recurrent implantation failure patients undergoing in vitro fertilisation/intra cytoplasmic sperm injection: a randomised clinical trial. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol. 2009 Dec;49(6):677-80. doi: 10.1111/j.1479-828X.2009.01076.x.
Gibreel A, Badawy A, El-Refai W, El-Adawi N. Endometrial scratching to improve pregnancy rate in couples with unexplained subfertility: a randomized controlled trial. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2013 Mar;39(3):680-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2012.02016.x. Epub 2012 Oct 29.
Finn CA, Martin L. Endocrine control of the timing of endometrial sensitivity to a decidual stimulus. Biol Reprod. 1972 Aug;7(1):82-6. doi: 10.1093/biolreprod/7.1.82. No abstract available.
Barash A, Dekel N, Fieldust S, Segal I, Schechtman E, Granot I. Local injury to the endometrium doubles the incidence of successful pregnancies in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization. Fertil Steril. 2003 Jun;79(6):1317-22. doi: 10.1016/s0015-0282(03)00345-5.
Bahaa Eldin AM, Abdelmaabud KH, Laban M, Hassanin AS, Tharwat AA, Aly TR, Elbohoty AE, Elsayed HM, Ibrahim AM, Ibrahim ME, Sabaa HM, Abdelrazik AA, Abdelhady I. Endometrial Injury May Increase the Pregnancy Rate in Patients Undergoing Intrauterine Insemination: An Interventional Randomized Clinical Trial. Reprod Sci. 2016 Oct;23(10):1326-31. doi: 10.1177/1933719116638191. Epub 2016 May 4.
Abdelhamid AM. The success rate of pregnancy in IUI cycles following endometrial sampling. A randomized controlled study: endometrial sampling and pregnancy rates. Arch Gynecol Obstet. 2013 Sep;288(3):673-8. doi: 10.1007/s00404-013-2785-0. Epub 2013 Mar 15.
Other Identifiers
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ovo-18-01
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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