Infertility
Conditions
Interventions
electro-acupuncture group + IVF group:electro-acupuncture and IVF therapy will be administered
placebo electro-acupuncure +IVF group:placebo electro-acupuncure and IVF therapy will be administered
IVF control group: IVF therapy only
Sponsors
Sichuan Jinxin Xinan Women and Children Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
21 Years to 42 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Meets the diagnostic criteria for infertility: failure to use contraception for the spouse, regular sexual activity for at least 12 months without obtaining clinical pregnancy (consensus among American experts on infertility in 2021); 2. Those who plan to undergo IVF-ET (with GnRH-a long protocol or antagonist for ovulation induction); 3. Women of childbearing age: 21<=Age<42; 4. Individuals with normal menstrual cycles (menstrual cycle: 28 ± 7 days); 5. Previous IVF<=2 times; 6. He did not participate in other ongoing clinical studies and did not receive acupuncture and moxibustion treatment in the past three months; 7. Agree to receive acupuncture assisted therapy during the routine IVF-ET ovulation promotion period, and the patient shall sign or have their immediate family members sign the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Preimplantation embryo genetic testing (PGT); 2.The patient has uterine malformations (unicornis, bicornis, bicornis, or untreated uterine diaphragm) or other untreated conditions that can damage the endometrial cavity, such as adenomyopathy, submucosal fibroids, uterine adhesions, or a scarred uterus; 3.Combined with uncorrected hyperprolactinemia, hyperandrogenemia, thyroid dysfunction, chronic adrenocortical hypofunction and other metabolic endocrine diseases; 4.Those who have bleeding tendency and are prone to infection, or have severe allergies, or have ulcers and scars on the skin are prohibited from acupuncture.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| clinical pregnancy rate; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| patient recruitment ;intervention completion rate;adherence to treatment;good quality embryo rate; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactJie Yang
Sichuan Jinxin Xi'nan Women's and Children's Hospital Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed