Effect of Acupuncture on the Success Rate in Patients With Recurrent Implantation Failure

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age20-40
SponsorHuazhong University of Science and Technology

About this trial

To conduct a multi-center, randomized, controlled clinical study aimed at formally evaluating the impact of pressing therapy on the success rate in patients with recurrent implantation failure.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Meets the criteria for RIF diagnosis (≥ 2 instances of unsuccessful transfer of high-quality embryos).

Age: 20 to 40 years old.

Planning for a cycle involving the transfer of frozen-thawed embryos (FET).

Possession of a transplantable D3 frozen embryo (≥6 cells) or a frozen blastocyst (≥3BC).

Disqualifiers

Individuals planning to undergo preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD).

Recipients of egg donations.

Chromosomal abnormalities in either spouse or one partner (excluding chromosomal polymorphisms).

Patients with known embryo-related factors leading to implantation failure.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Placebo Group

    Device

    nonpenetrating placebo needles

  • Acupuncture group

    Device

    indwelling intradermal needles

Treatment groups

208 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Placebo groupPlacebo comparator 1 intervention
Group B: acupuncture groupExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

clinical pregnancy

defined as ultrasonographic detection of an intrauterine gestational sac following embryo transfer

Time frame
1 year

Secondary outcomes

1

β-hCG-positive pregnancy

defined as serum β-hCG concentration \>10 mIU/mL on day 14 post-transfer

Time frame
1 year
2

Endometrial thickness

Endometrial thickness on Transformation Day

Time frame
1 year
3

endometrial blood flow

Time frame
1 year
4

anxiety assessment

Time frame
1 year

Other outcomes

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