This study aims to determine whether one can replace pain relief in women undergoing oocyte retrieval (OR) using electro-acupuncture (EA) instead of conscious sedation (CS).
A total of 60 women were randomized and 29 women were on electro-acupuncture (EA) versus 27 women on conscious sedation (CS) with intravenous medication for transvaginal egg extraction (OR) in IVF. Pain scores were recorded before , during and after egg extraction when the women were on conscious sedation and electro-acupuncture. Side effects were recorded. Physical parameters were recorded. Livebirth outcome were also recorded.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
60
electro-acupuncture for pain relief in egg collection in IVF
IVf egg collection using conscious sedation as the usual analgesia
Centre for Assisted Reproduction
Singapore, Singapore
Pain relief during egg collection
Pain score 1 to 10 during egg collection in IVF compared between using acupuncture and conscious sedation
Time frame: from start of egg collection. to 120 minutes after egg collection
Stress, satisfaction measurement and physical parameters between acupuncture and conscious sedation during egg collection in IVF
Stress score and satisfaction outcome scores 0 to 10 for pain relief between acupuncture and conscious sedation during egg collection were recorded. For the stress score, zero is equivalent to no stress and 10 indicates the worst possible stress. For the satisfaction score, zero is equivalent to no satisfaction at all and 10 is the highest satisfaction.
Time frame: Up to 120 minutes after egg collection
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