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The effect of endometrial scratch on the fertility rate in patients with failure of intrauterine insemination treatment cycles

A randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of endometrial scratch injury on clinical pregnancy rate in patients with intrauterine insemination failures ( compared with no intervention control group)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT201507271141N19
Enrollment
150
Registered
2016-02-03
Start date
2013-12-31
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Female infertility. Female infertility?unspecified

Interventions

Intervention 1: In the intervention group: on 9 -8 cycle day, endometrial scratch (biopsy) by a experienced physician is performed by using a sterile Pipelle. Intervention 2: Patients in the control
Treatment - Other
In the intervention group: on 9 -8 cycle day, endometrial scratch (biopsy) by a experienced physician is performed by using a sterile Pipelle.
Patients in the control group have received no intervention

Sponsors

Vice chancellor for research of Royan Institute
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female
Age
20 Years to 40 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion Criteria: Patients with two or more IUI cycles failures; patients with normal uterine anatomy or normal hysterosalpingography. Exclusion Criteria: The women over forty years old; uterine myoma or polyps; patients with tubal infertility; patients with severe male factor infertility; patients with moderate or severe endometriosis; Patients with a body mass index more than 30 kg/m2

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Chemical pregnancy rate. Timepoint: 12 to 14 days after IUI. Method of measurement: Number and percent of positive Beta hCG test cases.;Clinical pregnancy rate. Timepoint: 5 to 6 weeks after IUI. Method of measurement: Number and percent of cases with observed gestational sac on transvaginal ultrasound.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Endometrial thickness on HCG day. Timepoint: On the day of HCG injection. Method of measurement: Endometrial thickness (mm) in transvaginal ultrasound evaluation.;Early miscarriage rate. Timepoint: The loss of a pregnancy before 12 weeks of pregnancy after intervention. Method of measurement: Number and percent of cases with bleeding and excretion gestation products (Observed no fetal heartbeat on ultrasound).

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Mansoureh Haghiri

Royan Institute

aciyehaghiri@yahoo.com+98 21 2356 2640

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 26, 2026