3D / 4D Ultrasound Guided Embryo Transfer vs.Clinical Touch Technique
Research type
Research Study
Full title
3D / 4D Ultrasound Guided Embryo Transfer vs. Clinical Touch Technique: a randomised controlled trial
IRAS ID
202857
Contact name
Richard Thomas Russell
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 2 months, 4 days
Research summary
Since the first IVF pregnancy in 1978, there have been significant improvements in the IVF process. IVF involves giving patients high doses of hormones to produce several eggs which are then fertilised with sperm, producing an embryo(s). This embryo is then placed inside the patients womb where it is hoped that it implants and leads to successful pregnancy and birth of a baby. The process by which the embryo is placed in the womb remains largely unchanged in the last 30 years.Traditionally two methods have been used. A “clinical touch“ method which places the embryo at a standard 6cm from the outer cervix, and an ultrasound assisted embryo transfer to help position the embryo in the uterus. Research has failed to demonstrate superiority of either method. \n\nThis research project aims to discover if the use of advanced ultrasound use (including 3D & 4D Ultrasound) during embryo transfer improves the pregnancy rate compared with the “clinical touch“ method.
REC name
North West - Liverpool Central Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
16/NW/0588
Date of REC Opinion
9 Dec 2016
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion