Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0128117383
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
1. To determine whether ultrasound guidance improves pregnancy and implantation rates significantly.
2. To assess the effect of ultrasound on patients and caregivers satisfaction.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Not Specified
Patient information sheet
Condition
In vitro fertilisation (IVF)
Intervention
1. Ultrasound-guided embryo transfer
2. Non-ultrasound-guided embryo transfer
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Successful pregnancy outcome
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
20/10/2002
Overall trial end date
23/10/2005
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
All women having embryo transfer will have access to participation:
1. Women less than 38 years old receiving fresh embryos
2. Women less than 38 years old receiving frozen embryos
3. Women greater than 38 years old receiving fresh embryos
4. Women greater than 38 years old receiving frozen embryos
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Female
Target number of participants
2000
Participant exclusion criteria
Does not comply with above inclusion criteria
Recruitment start date
20/10/2002
Recruitment end date
23/10/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Liverpool Women's Hospital
Liverpool
L8 7SS
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health (UK)
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Liverpool Womens Hospital NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
Results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18325883
Publication citations
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Results
Drakeley AJ, Jorgensen A, Sklavounos J, Aust T, Gazvani R, Williamson P, Kingsland CR, A randomized controlled clinical trial of 2295 ultrasound-guided embryo transfers., Hum. Reprod., 2008, 23, 5, 1101-1106, doi: 10.1093/humrep/den064.