Bed Rest or no Bed Rest?

Evaluation of the Influence of Bed Rest After Embryo Transfer in Outcome of IVF Treatment With Ovum Donation.

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01343992

Enrollment

240

Registered

2011-04-28

Start date

2011-05-31

Completion date

2011-11-30

Last updated

2015-04-23

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Conditions

In Vitro Fertilization

Keywords

Embryo transfer, Implantation rate, Pregnancy rate, bedrest, neutral, benevolent, deterious, implantation, gestation rates

Brief summary

A comparative study to determine whether bed rest after embryo transfer (ET) affects on IVF (In Vitro Fertilization)outcome. This study includes 240 patients undergoing IVF treatment with donated oocytes. All the procedures of IVF, of the embryo transfer, and of the administration of medications are performed as always and there are no variations. The only highlighted procedure in this study is immediately after the embryo transfer. There are two groups: one which will rest in bed for 10 minutes after the transfer and one which will not rest after the transfer. Both procedures are common, usually depending on the habitual clinical practice of each clinic internationally. Patients from both group receive the routine post transfer instructions and treatment.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALBed rest

Patients will rest in bed ten minutes after the embryo transfer.

BEHAVIORALNo bedrest

Patients will not rest in bed after the embryo transfer.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 49 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Infertile Patients with fertility problems due to tubaric or ovarian problems with normozoospermatic couple * Patient and her couple with ages between ages 20 - 49 years old * BMI \< 25 kg/m2 * IVF treatment with oocyte donation * Elective transfer of 2 embryos of day 3 embryos or day 5/6 embryos transferred * First cycle of embryo transfer

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with uterine abnormalities, significant uterine fibroids, Hydrosalphinx * History of recurrent pregnancy loss * severe male factor were excluded from the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Live birth infant rate after delivery from both groups of study	10 months	Whether bed rest after embryo transfer affects the pregnancy rate in IVF treatment with oocyte donation.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Miscarriage rate	5 months
Birth weight of live newborn infant after delivery	10 months
Implantation rate	2 months
Cranial perimeter of live newborn infant after delivery	10 months
APGAR score of live newborn infant after delivery	10 months
Birth height of live newborn infant after delivery	10 months

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 23, 2026