The In Vitro Fertilization - Lipiodol Uterine Bathing Effect Study

University of Auckland, New Zealand

Status and phase: Unknown; Phase 3

Conditions: In Vitro Fertilization Implantation Failure; Endometriosis

Treatments: Procedure: IVF; Procedure: Lipiodol + IVF

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00894946

IVF-LUBE

Details and patient eligibility

About

The hypothesis of this study is that Lipiodol uterine bathing improves the success rate of in vitro fertilization (IVF) for women with endometriosis or recurrent IVF implantation failure.

Enrollment: 350 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 39 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 12 or more months infertility
• Age 18 to 39
• Endometriosis or recurrent IVF implantation failure
• Patent fallopian tubes

Exclusion criteria

• Iodine allergy
• Blocked fallopian tube or tubes

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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350 participants in 2 patient groups

Recurrent IVF implantation failure

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: IVF

Procedure: Lipiodol + IVF

Endometriosis

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: IVF

Procedure: Lipiodol + IVF