NCT00766714

Efficacy Study of the Embryo Transfer Catheter

The Efficacy of the Embryo Transfer Catheter in IVF and ICSI is Operator-Dependent: a Randomized Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,446 (actual)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Ghent · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A prospective randomized trial comparing Cook K-SOFT-5100 and Frydman classical catheter 4.5 for embryo transfer in human IVF/ICSI was performed. Three experienced operators participated in the trial, using a fixed distance transfer protocol. Primary endpoint was clinical pregnancy rate, secondary endpoints were rates of difficult transfer and of catheter failure. Patients were randomized by a computer program immediately prior to embryo transfer.

Conditions

• Infertility (IVF Patients)

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Cook K-SOFT-5100 catheter	A Cook K-SOFT-5100 catheter was used for embryo transfer in human IVF/ICSI
DEVICE	Frydman classical catheter	A Frydman classical catheter was used for embryo transfer in human IVF/ICSI

Timeline

• Start date: 2000-01-01
• Primary completion: 2005-12-01
• Completion: 2005-12-01
• First posted: 2008-10-06
• Last updated: 2008-10-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Belgium