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NCT00736411 Clinical Trial

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Acupuncture for Infertility

Infertility Clinical Trial

Official title:
IVF and Acupuncture for Infertility: A Randomized Controlled Trail

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data
NCT number NCT00736411
Other study ID # 28.005-2
Secondary ID
Status Terminated
Phase N/A
First received August 13, 2008
Last updated October 27, 2015
Start date August 2008
Est. completion date October 2010

Study information
Verified date October 2015
Source Pacific Fertility Center
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Institutional Review Board
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The aim of this investigation is to determine the value of combining acupuncture with infertility patients undergoing In Vitro Fertilization (IVF). The investigators will measure the outcomes of endometrial lining, uterine blood flow, hormones, stress levels, and pregnancy and live birth rates.

Recruitment information / eligibility
Status Terminated
Enrollment 320
Est. completion date October 2010
Est. primary completion date October 2010
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Female
Age group 21 Years to 42 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- females between 21 and 42 years old

- primary or secondary infertility

- no more than 2 previously failed IVF cycles

- undergoing IVF

- FSH < 11

Exclusion Criteria:

- FSH > 11

- using an egg donor

- using PGD

- using heparin or lovanox protocols

- estradiol level less than 20 or over 80

- taking herbal therapy

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

Intervention

Procedure:
• acupuncture
16 treatments over 8 weeks
• IVF
one 4 week IVF cycle

Locations
Country Name City State
United States Pacific Fertility Center San Francisco California

Sponsors (1)
Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Pacific Fertility Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome
Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary pregnancy week 10 of study No
Secondary uterine blood flow final measurement in week 8 No
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