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- Klinisk forsøg NCT07676682
INVESTIGATİON OF THE EFFECT OF PASSIVE UTERINE STRAIGHTENING WITH A FULL BLADDER IN COMBINATION WITH TRANSABDOMINAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY ON PREGNANCY RATES IN INTRAUTERINE INSEMINATION: A PROSPECTIVE COHORT STUDY
24. juni 2026 opdateret af: Mustafa YILMAZ, Firat University
In this prospective study, we aimed to compare the pregnancy outcomes of a classic blind IUI procedure with an empty bladder with a transabdominal ultrasound-guided IUI procedure where the cervicouterine angle was flattened by using a full bladder.
Studieoversigt
Status
Afsluttet
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
Intrauterine artificial insemination (IUI) is a procedure in which prepared sperm is placed into the uterine cavity via a catheter to help couples undergoing treatment for unexplained infertility to conceive.
Many factors influence the success of IUI.
In this prospective study, we aimed to compare the pregnancy outcomes of a classic blind IUI procedure with an empty bladder with a transabdominal ultrasound-guided IUI procedure where the cervicouterine angle was flattened by using a full bladder.
This prospective study was conducted at the Firat University Infertility Clinic between 2021 and November 2022.
The study included a total of 340 cases diagnosed with unexplained infertility who underwent gonadotropin induction and completed the study.
Group 1 (n=169) = Group that underwent blind IUI with an empty bladder, Group 2 (n=171) = Group that underwent IUI with a full bladder under transabdominal ultrasound guidance.
Demographic, laboratory, radiological, ovulation induction procedure, and pregnancy outcomes were compared between the two groups.
When comparing the two groups, there were no significant differences in age, body mass index (BMI), basal hormone levels, total antral and dominant follicle count, total motile sperm count, and total gonadotropin dose.
The amount of insemination fluid that overflowed from the uterine cavity was significantly greater in the full bladder group than in the empty bladder group.
However, clinical pregnancy rates were similar in both groups.
Performing the intrauterine insemination procedure with a full bladder under transabdominal ultrasound guidance does not positively affect clinical pregnancy rates, except in terms of ease of procedure.
Undersøgelsestype
Observationel
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
340
Kontakter og lokationer
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Studiesteder
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Elâzığ, Tyrkiet (Türkiye), 23100
- Firat Universty
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Deltagelseskriterier
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Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
- Voksen
Tager imod sunde frivillige
N/A
Prøveudtagningsmetode
Ikke-sandsynlighedsprøve
Studiebefolkning
This prospective, randomised, single-centre study was conducted at the Fırat University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, infertility clinic in Elazığ, Turkey, between 01/06/2021 and 03/11/2022.
Beskrivelse
Inclusion criteria:
- The woman is aged between 18 and 39 inclusive.
- Cases with infertility lasting at least 12 months
- The presence of known medical indications for IUI.
- Cases with mild to moderate male factor infertility (cases with a total motile sperm count greater than 5 x 10⁶).
- Cases with ovulatory disorders
- Cases diagnosed with unexplained infertility
- Mixed infertility due to the known causes listed above.
- Patients who have started primary infertility treatment and those who have started secondary infertility treatment.
- Cases where ovarian stimulation was performed with gonadotropins.
- The ability to communicate with the couple verbally or in writing.
Exclusion criteria:
- Cases where unilateral or bilateral tubal passage is absent
- Cases with acute pelvic inflammatory disease
- Male partners who have fewer than 1 million motile sperm in semen analysis
- Endometriosis.
Studieplan
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Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
Kohorter og interventioner
Gruppe / kohorte |
Intervention / Behandling |
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Empty bladder
In the full bladder group, patients were asked to fill their bladders by drinking water until they felt the need to urinate, thus passively flattening the uterus.
Uterine flattening was determined by transabdominal ultrasonography when the angle was ≥120°.
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filling and emptying the bladder
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Full bladder
Patients undergoing blind IUI with an empty bladder were asked to empty their bladders by urinating prior to the procedure.
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filling and emptying the bladder
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Clinical Pregnancy
Tidsramme: two weeks after IUI
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Women were instructed to perform a blood pregnancy test two weeks after IUI and send the result to our infertility clinic. If the result was positive, clinical pregnancy was confirmed by transvaginal ultrasound in the seventh week of amenorrhoea to verify the development of an appropriate intrauterine pregnancy. |
two weeks after IUI
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Sponsor
Publikationer og nyttige links
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Generelle publikationer
- Kupka MS, Ferraretti AP, de Mouzon J, Erb K, D'Hooghe T, Castilla JA, Calhaz-Jorge C, De Geyter C, Goossens V; European IVF-Monitoring Consortium, for the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. Assisted reproductive technology in Europe, 2010: results generated from European registers by ESHREdagger. Hum Reprod. 2014 Oct 10;29(10):2099-113. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deu175. Epub 2014 Jul 27.
- Zegers-Hochschild F, Adamson GD, Dyer S, Racowsky C, de Mouzon J, Sokol R, Rienzi L, Sunde A, Schmidt L, Cooke ID, Simpson JL, van der Poel S. The International Glossary on Infertility and Fertility Care, 2017. Fertil Steril. 2017 Sep;108(3):393-406. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2017.06.005. Epub 2017 Jul 29.
- Sicchieri F, Silva AB, Silva ACJSRE, Navarro PAAS, Ferriani RA, Reis RMD. Prognostic factors in intrauterine insemination cycles. JBRA Assist Reprod. 2018 Mar 1;22(1):2-7. doi: 10.5935/1518-0557.20180002.
- Tomas C, Tikkinen K, Tuomivaara L, Tapanainen JS, Martikainen H. The degree of difficulty of embryo transfer is an independent factor for predicting pregnancy. Hum Reprod. 2002 Oct;17(10):2632-5. doi: 10.1093/humrep/17.10.2632.
- Ayas S, Gurbuz A, Ayaz R, Asoglu MR, Selcuk S, Alkan A, Eren S. Efficacy of passive uterine straightening during intrauterine insemination on pregnancy rates and ease of technique. J Obstet Gynaecol Res. 2012 Jan;38(1):291-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1447-0756.2011.01684.x. Epub 2011 Nov 9.
- Alorf F, Alani S, Steiner N, Dahan MH. How successful is intrauterine insemination after failed IVF? A study of 551 women. Reprod Biomed Online. 2024 Mar;48(3):103684. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2023.103684. Epub 2023 Nov 10.
- Wang R, Danhof NA, Tjon-Kon-Fat RI, Eijkemans MJ, Bossuyt PM, Mochtar MH, van der Veen F, Bhattacharya S, Mol BWJ, van Wely M. Interventions for unexplained infertility: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2019 Sep 5;9(9):CD012692. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012692.pub2.
Datoer for undersøgelser
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Studer store datoer
Studiestart (Faktiske)
1. juni 2021
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
3. november 2022
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
3. november 2022
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
24. juni 2026
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
24. juni 2026
Først opslået (Faktiske)
30. juni 2026
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)
30. juni 2026
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
24. juni 2026
Sidst verificeret
1. juni 2026
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Nøgleord
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- 2021/07-16
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