Hydrotubation before intrauterine insemination in unexplained infertility

Prospective randomised study for hydrotubation versus no hydrotubation before intrauterine insemination in unexplained infertility

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN76688903

Enrollment

228

Registered

2009-07-03

Start date

2009-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Infertility Urological and Genital Diseases Female infertility

Interventions

Intervention: hydrotubation was performed on the day of randomisation and IUI was performed next day Control: identical treatment to above apart from no hydrotubation

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Females aged below 40 years 2. Diagnosis of unexplained infertility based on patent tubes diagnosed by hystersalpingography and/or laparoscopy 3. Regular cycles with ovulatory mid-luteal progesterone 4. Normal semen parameters of the husband according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria 5. No previous treatment during the past 3 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Tubal factor 2. Male factor 3. Ovulatory factor

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Ongoing pregnancy rate up to 20 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Pain 2. Discomfort Measured in the first week after hydrotubation.	—

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

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