TerminatedNot Applicable

The Effect of Pre-washing the Insemination Catheter on Pregnancy Outcome

Stopped: After reviewing the interim analysis results the study was terminated as a bigger sample size was needed to find a significant difference between the groups.

Canada450 participantsStarted 2014-01

Plain-language summary

The investigators hypothesize that washing the insemination catheter prior to performing the IUI (intrauterine insemination) will improve the pregnancy outcome in IUI cycles when compared to controls (without pre-washing the catheter). Catheter washing is performed routinely before embryo transfer, however it is not done for IUI catheters. Therefore no data is available on applying the technique to IUI catheters prior to insemination.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 40 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Infertile women age ranges from 18 to 40 years at the time of treatment at the MUHC reproductive centre. * Patients undergoing IUI. * Fresh and frozen sperm treatment cycles * Hormone induced and natural cycle (no hormonal stimulation). * Patients speaking English or/and French. * Patients able to consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients younger than 18 years or older than 40 years of age. * Patients undergoing ovarian stimulation without IUI. * Patients who have been recruited in our study in a previous IUI cycle. * Patients who don't speak English or French. * Patients who are not able or refuse to consent. * Patient who are recruited in a different IUI research study.

What they're measuring

Pregnancy Rate

Timeframe: 19months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02445092

SponsorMcGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2016-07

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