Effect of acupuncture on fertility in infertile women

Evaluation of the effect of the acupuncture on the success of in vitro fertilization in infertile women

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20150511022206N4

Enrollment

186

Registered

2018-02-13

Start date

2017-04-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-03-26

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Conditions

Female infertility. Inability to achieve a pregnancysterility, female NOS

Interventions

Intervention 1: Acupuncture was performed in 124 patients 25 min before and after ET. Intervention 2: Control group: 62 patients embryo transfer was performed without acupuncture.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

20 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Infertile women with aged between 20-50 years undergoing IVF treatment

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of pregnancy rate after intervention. Timepoint: 4-8 weeks after embryo transfer. Method of measurement: Pregnancy test.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactZeynab Kanannejad

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

s.kharati@yahoo.com+98 71 3227 9715

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026