Physiotherapy in Assisted Reproductive Treatment

NCT04971824 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: GA UK 184121
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 42
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Research examines the effect of physiotherapy on treatment success by assisted reproductive technologies. It is based on a treatment of infertility by physiotherapeutic intervention after which the participants will undergo a treatment of assisted reproductive technologies (in vitro fertilisation). The work hypothesis is that physiotherapeutic treatment of female infertility improves the chances of conception by assisted reproductive technologies.

Conditions

Infertility

Keywords

physiotherapy; assisted reproductive technologies; conception

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The effect of combination treatment of physiotherapy and assisted reproductive technologies

  The number of woman who conceived after treatment consisted of physiotherapy and follow- up treatment by assisted reproductive technologies compared to the number of women who underwent treatment by assisted reproductive technologies without physiotherapy

  The total duration for each participant is three months.

Study Arms (1)

Physiotherapeutic arm

EXPERIMENTAL

There will be the physiotherapeutic intervention, total duration for each participant is three months. The participants will be asked to fill three validated questionnaires in the beginning and in the end of study and keep records of their exercises, period and ovulation in their diaries.

Procedure: Physiotherapeutic intervention

Interventions

Physiotherapeutic intervention PROCEDURE

The physiotherapy consists in performing visceral manipulation of the pelvic and abdomen organs as well as doing special exercises (volunteers get a handout with instructions on how to exercise). The exercises include ones from the Mojzis´s method, Dynamic neuromuscular stabilisation, yoga or other therapeutic methods used by physiotherapists.

Physiotherapeutic arm

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 39 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: The eligibility is based on gender because the study examines the effect of physiotherapy on woman who undergo treatment by assisted reproductive technologies.
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• nullipara
• age (18-39 years)
• in the past at minimum one failed attempt of conception by assisted reproductive technologies
• duration of infertility at minimum one year,
• Body Mass Index (BMI) 18,5-34,9 according to the World Health Organization

You may not qualify if:

• acute or chronic serious disease
• taking oral contraceptive pills for the last six months

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Klaudia Fabičovic, PT: lead

Study Sites (1)

First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, General University Hospital in Prague, Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech republic

Prague, 128 08, Czechia

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Infertility

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases

Study Officials

• Klaudia Fabičovic

  First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, General University Hospital in Prague, Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Second Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and University Hospital Motol, Prague, Czech republic

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Master of Physiotherapy

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 7, 2021
• First Posted: July 22, 2021
• Study Start: November 20, 2020
• Primary Completion: April 20, 2022
• Study Completion: December 31, 2024
• Last Updated: April 8, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: CSR

Locations

CZ (1)