CompletedNot Applicable

Acupuncture and Clomiphene Citrate on Live Birth in Anovulatory Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

China1,000 participantsStarted 2012-07-06

Plain-language summary

The objectives of the present trial are to test the following three hypotheses in anovulatory women with PCOS: 1. Acupuncture protocol 1 plus CC (Arm A) is more likely to result in live birth than acupuncture protocol 2 combined with CC (Arm B), 2. Acupuncture protocol 2 plus CC (Arm B) is more likely to result in live birth than acupuncture protocol 1 plus placebo (Arm C), 3. Acupuncture protocol 1 plus placebo (Arm C) is more likely to result in live birth than acupuncture protocol 2 plus placebo (Arm D).

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 40 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion criteria

✓. a. Sperm concentration ≥15×106/ml and b. total motility (a+b+c) ≥40% or forward motility (a+b) ≥32% in the semen analysis of the husband (based on World Health Organization, 2010).
✓. Total motile sperm count ≥9 million \[based on WHO (2010) criteria, volume 1.5 ml; conc 15 million; motility 40%. 1.5 x 15 x 0.04=9 million\].

What they're measuring

Live birth rate

Timeframe: Up to 3 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01573858

SponsorHeilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2014-11-08

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