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TerminatedNCT02093442Updated May 14, 2018

Endometrial Scratching for Cryopreserved Embryo Transfer

An interventional study of Endometrial injury in Subfertility, sponsored by University of Sao Paulo. Terminated at 1 site in Brazil. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-05-14.

Sponsored by University of Sao Paulo · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

Why this study was terminated
The main investigators are no longer working at the center.
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
62
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 40 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

Endometrial injury performed in a cycle preceding the one for embryo transfer is associated with an increased implantation and pregnancy rate when carried out during the month preceding that of ovulation induction and fresh embryo transfer. However, there is no evidence about the effect of this intervention on the transfer of cryopreserved embryos.

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Conditions studied

  • Subfertility

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In context

Infertility

2,506 studies on the registry are indexed under Infertility; 407 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 62 is below the median of 120 across 1,698 interventional studies indexed under Infertility.

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Lead sponsor

University of Sao Paulo is the lead sponsor of 1,005 studies on the registry; 90 are open to participants now.

Of its 7 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 40 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Age > 18
  • At least one cryopreserved embryo

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
62 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Endometrial injury

    Women allocated to this group will be submitted to endometrial injury before undergoing endometrial preparation for embryo transfer.

    Procedure: Endometrial injury

  • No intervention
    Control

    Women allocated to this group will NOT be submitted to endometrial injury before undergoing endometrial preparation for embryo transfer.

Interventions

  • ProcedureEndometrial injury

    Endometrial biopsy using a pipelle de Cornier

    Also known as: Endometrial scratching

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Live birth

    The complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of fertilization, irrespective of the duration of the pregnancy, which, after such separation, breathes or shows any other evidence of life, such as heart beat, umbilical cord pulsation, or definite movement of voluntary muscles, irrespective of whether the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached.

    Time frame: 10 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Clinical pregnancy

    A pregnancy diagnosed by ultrasonographic visualization of one or more gestational sacs or definitive clinical signs of pregnancy. It includes ectopic pregnancy. Note: Multiple gestational sacs are counted as one clinical pregnancy.

    Time frame: 3 months

  2. Miscarriage

    The spontaneous loss of a clinical pregnancy

    Time frame: 5 months

Other outcomes

  1. Multiple pregnancy

    A pregnancy with more than one gestational sac.

    Time frame: 3 months

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Study locations

1 site
  • Setor de Reprodução Humana - FMRP-USP
    Ribeirao Preto, SP 14048-900, Brazil
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on May 14, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02093442
Lead sponsor
University of Sao Paulo
Responsible party
Wellington P Martins, MD (Principal Investigator, University of Sao Paulo) — Principal investigator
First posted
Mar 21, 2014
Start date
Jul 2014
Primary completion
Jun 2016
Completion
Jun 2016
Last update
May 14, 2018

Study contacts

Wellington P Martins, Ph.D.
principal investigator · University of Sao Paulo

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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