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NCT Number: NCT03851536

Ultrasound Guidance for Embryo Transfer

Randomized controlled study comparing the TVUS versus TAUS guidance during the procedure of embryo transfer.

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Key information

Conditions

Infertility Genital Diseases Urogenital Diseases

Age range

20 year–42 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Menoufia University, Shibīn al Kawm, Monofiya, Egypt

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About this study

The aim of this study was to Compare between transvaginal and transabdominal ultrasound guided embryo transfer as regarding clinical pregnancy rate, patient comfort, time required for embryo transfer and endometrial visualization at time of embryo transfer.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

All patients undergoing autologous ICSI and frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycles.

Exclusion criteria

  • Cases of sever ovarian hyperstimulation requiring embryo cryopreservation
  • Gestational surrogate cycles
  • Oocyte donation cycles
  • Very poor responders
  • Patients with inadequate visualization of the uterus by ultrasound.
  • Very difficult mock embryo transfer.

Treatment and study plan

Transvaginal Ultrasound Guided ET

Procedure

Use of TVUS to guide ET

Other names: Transvaginal US guided ET

Transabdominal Ultrasound Guided ET

Procedure

Use of TAUS to guide ET

Other names: Transabdominal US guided ET

Primary outcomes

  1. Clinical pregnancy

    Time frame: 3 weeks after Embryo transfer

    A clinical pregnancy is a pregnancy that is confirmed by ultrasonic visualization of gestational sac or heartbeat.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Time required for ET

    Time frame: Time from when the catheter is handed to the transferring physician to the time it is returned to the transferring embryologist.

    Time in seconds required for ET

  2. Degree of cramping and pain

    Time frame: During and immediately after ET

    Degree of cramping and pain from 0 to 10 by visual analogue scale (VAS) where 0 is no pain and 10 unbearable pain.

  3. Endometrial visualization at time of embryo transfer

    Time frame: During ET

    Endometrial visualization at time of embryo transfer by ultrasound

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Menoufia University

Other

Collaborators

  • Alexandria University

Registry information

Official study title

Transvaginal Versus Transabdominal Ultrasound Guided Embryo Transfer. Randomized Controlled Trial.

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Feb 22, 2019
Registry last updated
Mar 12, 2019

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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