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. 2013 Jul 26;2013(7):CD006920. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006920.pub3

NCT00317317.

Trial name or title The Effect of Acupuncture on Infertility With In‐Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Patients
Methods Parallel design, single‐blinded randomised controlled trial
Participants Inclusion criteria:
‐ Undergoing in vitro fertilisation protocol (both IVF and intracytoplasmic sperm injection ‐ ICSI)
‐ Acupuncture naive
‐ Basal FSH <10
‐ Minimum age 21 years
Interventions Acupuncture
Outcomes Primary outcome: Clinical pregnancy rate
Secondary outcomes:
‐ B‐endorphin levels
‐ Miscarriage rate
‐ Stress measurement
‐ Take home baby rate
Starting date Registration: 20/06/2006
Contact information Grant Zhang, Ph.D.
Center For Integrative Medicine, University of Maryland
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