Infertility
Conditions
Interventions
Control group:Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation placebo treatment
Experimental group:Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation treatment
Sponsors
Chengdu University of TCM
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Age
21 Years to 42 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged from 21 to 42 years, infertility patients undergoing IVF treatment after oocyte retrieval; 2. Promoting ovulation with Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Antagonist or Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Agonist; 3. Intravenous anesthesia with drugs in oocyte retrieval; 4. Postoperative VAS 4>= points; 5. Patients are conscious, able to complete the study and sign informed consent; 6. Not participating in other ongoing clinical studies.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. No acupuncture treatment in recent 3 months; 2. Patients with Chronic pain history; 3. History of long-term use of opioids, addiction to narcotic drugs, and alcohol abuse; 4. Neuropathy, mental illness or mental retardation do not correctly describe your feelings or understand visual analogue scale; 5. Allergy to the electrode, or scar, skin damage, infection, redness, swelling, violet and other manifestations at the measuring point or stimulation site; 6. Pacemaker or other implantable medical electronic devices; 7. Combined use of high frequency surgical equipment, artificial heart and lung, medical short wave, microwave therapeutic apparatus; 8. Patients with history of heart, brain, liver and kidney diseases.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pressure-pain Threshold;Postoperative nausea and vomiting; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYang Jie
Chengdu University of TCM
Outcome results
None listed