Hydrotubation before intrauterine insemination in unexplained infertility

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• Last refreshed on: 12 February 2013
• Main ID: ISRCTN76688903
• Date of registration: 03/07/2009
• Primary sponsor: The Egyptian IVF-ET Center (Egypt)
• Public title: Hydrotubation before intrauterine insemination in unexplained infertility N/A
• Scientific title: Prospective randomised study for hydrotubation versus no hydrotubation before intrauterine insemination in unexplained infertility
• Date of first enrolment: Jan 1 2009
• Target sample size: 228
• Recruitment status: Completed/Not recruiting
• URL: http://isrctn.org/ISRCTN76688903
• Study type: Interventional
• Study design: Prospective randomised controlled trial

Countries of recruitment

Egypt

Contacts

• Name: Mohamed Aboulghar

Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Females aged below 40 years
2. Diagnosis of unexplained infertility based on patent tubes diagnosed by hystersalpingography and/or laparoscopy
3. Regular cycles with ovulatory mid-luteal progesterone
4. Normal semen parameters of the husband according to World Health Organization (WHO) criteria
5. No previous treatment during the past 3 months
Exclusion criteria: 1. Tubal factor
2. Male factor
3. Ovulatory factor

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:

Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied

Infertility

Intervention(s)

Intervention: hydrotubation was performed on the day of randomisation and IUI was performed next day
Control: identical treatment to above apart from no hydrotubation

Primary Outcome(s)

Ongoing pregnancy rate up to 20 weeks

Secondary Outcome(s)

1. Pain
2. Discomfort

Measured in the first week after hydrotubation.

Secondary ID(s)

N/A

Source(s) of Monetary Support

The Egyptian IVF-ET Center (Egypt)

Secondary Sponsor(s)

N/A