NCT01449396.

Trial name or title	Chinese Traditional Medicine Contribution to Improve In‐vitro Fertilization (IVF) Results: Acupuncture in Embryo Transfer
Methods	Parallel design, double‐blinded, randomised controlled trial
Participants	Inclusion criteria: ‐ 18 to 35 years old ‐ BMI 20‐25 ‐ Medical indication of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatment to treat sterility ‐ No previous in vitro fertilisation (IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) treatments ‐ No previous experience of acupuncture treatments ‐ Make cause of sterility ‐ At least one high quality embryo on the day of uterine transfer
Interventions	Acupuncture versus bed rest
Outcomes	Primary outcome: pregnancy rate Secondary outcomes: ‐ Analysis of the results of assisted reproductive cycle ‐ Determination of serum prolactin and 24h urine cortisol ‐ Endometrial vascularisation study ‐ Rating preconceived ideas about acupuncture
Starting date	Registered: 04/10/2011
Contact information	Monica Romeu romeu_monvil@gva.es
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