Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation to Improve Pregnancy Rates for Women Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization
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Brief 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.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started May 2014
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 24, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 30, 2012
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2017
CompletedApril 1, 2014
November 1, 2012
1.9 years
May 24, 2012
March 29, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
clinical pregnancy rate (CPR)
1 year
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Live birth rate (LBR)
2 years
Study Arms (3)
control
NO INTERVENTIONTEAS
EXPERIMENTALEA:electro-acupuncture
EXPERIMENTALInterventions
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.
Eligibility Criteria
You may not qualify if:
- (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.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
IVF center of Tongji Hospital,Tongji medical college,HUST
Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China
Related Publications (1)
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.
PMID: 24886647DERIVED
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Cui Hong Zheng, Doctor
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- assistant research fellow
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 24, 2012
First Posted
May 30, 2012
Study Start
May 1, 2014
Primary Completion
April 1, 2016
Study Completion
February 1, 2017
Last Updated
April 1, 2014
Record last verified: 2012-11