The Effect of Acupuncture on Pregnancy Rates in Women Undergoing Embryo Transfer

The Effect of Acupuncture on Pregnancy Rates in Women Undergoing Embryo Transfer After in Vitro Fertilization: A Prospective Randomized Sham-controlled Trial

Status

Terminated

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00722462

Acronym

AcuIVF

Enrollment

Registered

2008-07-25

Start date

2008-08-31

Completion date

2009-05-31

Last updated

2015-07-09

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Conditions

Pregnancy

Keywords

Infertility, IVF, Acupuncture

Brief summary

The present study is designed to test the hypothesis that acupuncture, before and after embryo transfer, significantly improves pregnancy rates, compared to embryo transfer with sham acupuncture and no acupuncture at all.

Interventions

PROCEDUREActive acupuncture

Acupuncture 25 minutes before and after embryo transfer

PROCEDURESham acupuncture

Acupuncture at neutral points, 25 minutes before and after embryo transfer

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

QUADRUPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* patient is undergoing embryo transfer after IVF or ICSI * patient has given informed consent to participate

Exclusion criteria

* frozen embryo transfer * previous enrollment in study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Clinical Pregnancy	4-5 weeks after treatment

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Live birth	9 months after treatment
Implantation rate	4-5 weeks after treatment
Side effects with acupuncture treatment	2 weeks after treatment

Countries

Canada

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026