NCT02320006

Effect of Acupuncture on Incomplete Fallopian Tube Obstructive Infertility: Study Protocol for Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: EARLY_Phase 1
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Li Liu · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 22 Years – 42 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Acupuncture is one of the traditional Chinese practices widely used in China for more than 3000 years. In recent years, the use of acupuncture within infertility has gained popularity all over the world, but there is no research describing the use of acupuncture in infertility of incompletely obstructive fallopian tube. In this paper, we present a research design evaluating the effects of acupuncture on incomplete fallopian tube obstructive infertility. This is a randomized, control acupuncture and signal-blind trial. A total of 120 patients will be enrolled in this study and will be randomized into two groups. True acupuncture plus hydrotubation or control acupuncture plus hydrotubation will be performed for 12 weeks. The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the additional value of acupuncture on the tubal patency rate and pregnancy rate beyond Hydrotubation ,therefore to guide clinical.

Conditions

• Female Infertility Due to Occlusion of Fallopian Tube

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	acupuncture	For RN4、CV6 CV3 and EX-CA1, needles will be inserted vertically to the abdominal muscles. The acupuncturist can feel resistance from the tip of the needle when touching the muscles and continues to insert it to a depth of 2-3 mm and stops. For ST36 and SP6, needles will be inserted vertically to a depth of 25 mm. The needles will be manipulated with an even lifting and twisting method three times to achieve the sensation of deqi.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-12-01
• Primary completion: 2016-12-01
• First posted: 2014-12-19
• Last updated: 2014-12-19

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China