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ArticleBMJ open2023

Effectiveness of atosiban in women with previous single implantation failure undergoing frozen-thawed blastocyst transfer: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

He Cai, Shan Liu, Lijuan Chen, Jinlin Xie, Chen Yang, Wentao Li, Ben W Mol, Juanzi Shi

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Article in BMJ open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

He CaiThe Assisted Reproduction Center, Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital, Xi'an, China.ORCID 0000-0003-0890-8913
Shan LiuThe Assisted Reproduction Center, Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital, Xi'an, China.
Lijuan ChenThe Assisted Reproduction Center, Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital, Xi'an, China.
Jinlin XieThe Assisted Reproduction Center, Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital, Xi'an, China.
Chen YangThe Assisted Reproduction Center, Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital, Xi'an, China.
Wentao LiDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8980-0909
Ben W MolDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Monash University, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Victoria, Australia.ORCID 0000-0001-8337-550X
Juanzi ShiThe Assisted Reproduction Center, Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital, Xi'an, China shijuanziart@126.com.ORCID 0009-0009-7643-4124

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundUterine contractions may interfere with embryo implantation in assisted reproductive technology. To reduce these contractions and improve success rates, the oxytocin antagonist atosiban has been suggested for administration during embryo transfer. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of atosiban in increasing live birth rates among women who have previously experienced a single implantation failure and are scheduled for single blastocyst transfer. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: We conduct a single-centre randomised controlled study comparing atosiban and placebo in women undergoing a single blastocyst transfer with a previous failed blastocyst transfer. Women with endocrine or systemic illnesses, recurrent miscarriages, uterine malformations or fibroids, untreated hydrosalpinx, endometriosis (stage III or IV) or uterine fibroids, as well as women undergoing preimplantation genetic testing, are ineligible. The primary outcome is live birth resulting from the frozen-thawed embryo transfer. Secondary outcomes include biochemical/clinical pregnancy, miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, multiple pregnancies as well as maternal and perinatal outcomes. We plan to recruit 1100 women (550 women per group). This will allow us to demonstrate or refute an increase in live birth rate from 40% to 50%. Data analysis will follow the intention-to-treat principle. We will measure patterns of uterine peristalsis which will allow subgroup analysis for women with or without uterine peristalsis. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: This study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board of Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital (No. SZ2019001). Written informed consent will be obtained from each participant before randomisation. The results of the trial will be presented at scientific meetings and reported in publications. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ChiCTR1900022333.

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Embryo TransferPregnancy, MultipleChildEmbryo ImplantationFemaleHumansLive BirthPregnancyPregnancy RateRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicVasotocinatosibanVasotocinclinical trialgynaecologyreproductive medicine

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PMID37844983
PMCPMC10582862

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