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This study evaluates the effectiveness of acupuncture on pregnancy success before embryo transfer in IVF treatment in female infertile patients. Half of participants will receive acupuncture sessions before embryo transfer, while the other half will not receive.
Acupuncture is used for many health problem all around the World. WHO reported that acupuncture can have benefit in female infertility treatment. However, there is no enough evidence about effectiveness of acupuncture treatment in the infertility.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture Treatment | Experimental | Acupuncture group will receive 3 acupuncture sessions. The first session will be one week before embryo transfer. The second session will be 30 minute before embryo transfer. And the last session will be 30 minute after embryo transfer. |
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| Control Group | No Intervention | Control Group will not receive any acupuncture session before or after embryo transfer. |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture treatment | Other | Classical acupuncture points will be used without a formal traditional Chinese medicine diagnosis in the intervention group. Neither manual needle stimulation nor moxibustion will used. The needles will left in place for 30 min and de qi was not sought. The points will be selected bilateral Heart-7, bilateral Large Intestine-4, Governing Vessel-20 and ear shenmen for the first session. Bilateral Conception Vessel-3,4,6, bilateral Liver-3, bilateral Stomach-30, bilateral Spleen-6, bilateral Governing Vessel-20 will be used for the second session. Bilateral Large Intestine-4, bilateral Spleen-6,9, bilateral Stomach-36 will be used for the last session. All acupuncture points will be selected and localized on the basis of the WHO Standardised Acupuncture Point Location. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| pregnancy | positive betaHCG | 2 weeks after the treatment |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Anxiety level | STAI-1 Inventory | Through study completion, 2 weeks after the protocol |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
self-representation
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Bunyamin Borekci | Ataturk University | Study Chair |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Ataturk University Hospital | Erzurum | 25040 | Turkey (Türkiye) |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D007247 | Infertility, Female |
| D007246 | Infertility |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D005831 | Genital Diseases, Female |
| D052776 | Female Urogenital Diseases |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D015670 | Acupuncture Therapy |
| ID | Term |
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| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| D000091662 | Genital Diseases |