NCT01608048

Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation to Improve Pregnancy Rates for Women Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 384 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Huazhong University of Science and Technology · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 40 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on pregnancy rates in women undergoing in vitro fertilization.

Conditions

• Supervision of Pregnancy Resulting From In-vitro Fertilization

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS);EA	TEAS group (conventional IVF + TEAS), electro-acupuncture (EA) group (conventional IVF + electro-Acu.), and control group (only conventional IVF) Parameter of TEAS or EA: frequency of 2/100 Hz；moderate electrical current. Treatments start from the day 3 of menstruation，once every two days, 30 min for each for two continuous weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-05-01
• Primary completion: 2016-04-01
• Completion: 2017-02-01
• First posted: 2012-05-30
• Last updated: 2014-04-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China