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Randomised controlled trial of prophylactic antibiotics at the time of oocyte retrieval and their impact on incidence of bacterial contamination of the catheter used for embryo transfer, embryo implantation and pregnancy rates.
ISRCTN ISRCTN71286562
ClinicalTrials.gov identifier
Public title Randomised controlled trial of prophylactic antibiotics at the time of oocyte retrieval and their impact on incidence of bacterial contamination of the catheter used for embryo transfer, embryo implantation and pregnancy rates.
Scientific title
Acronym N/A
Serial number at source N0013146096
Study hypothesis Impact of prophylactic antibiotics at the time of oocyte retrieval on incidence of bacterial contamination of the catheter used for embryo transfer, embryo implantation and pregnancy rates.
Lay summary
Ethics approval Added 25/06/10:
Received from South East London REC 1 (formerly Guy's Research Ethics Committee)
Study design Randomised controlled trial
Countries of recruitment United Kingdom
Disease/condition/study domain Embryo implantation
Participants - inclusion criteria Patients undergoing embryo transfer without any indication of pelvic infection.
Participants - exclusion criteria 1. Patients allergic to penicillin
2. Patients previously in trial
3. Patients who required antibiotics at the time of egg collection
Anticipated start date 01/03/2004
Anticipated end date 01/05/2004
Status of trial Completed
Patient information material
Target number of participants 350
Interventions Randomised controlled trial of patients into antibiotics or no treatment.
Primary outcome measure(s) Incidence of bacterial contamination of mock catheter and embryo transfer catheter, embryo implantation and pregnancy rates.
Secondary outcome measure(s) Not provided at time of registration
Sources of funding Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust (UK) - NHS R&D Support Funding
Trial website
Publications 2006 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16832124
Contact name Dr  Yakoub A  Khalaf
  Address Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Assisted Conception Unit
4th Floor, Thomas' Guy House
Guy's Hospital, St Thomas' Street
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode SE1 9RT
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7188 0502
  Email yakoub.khalaf@kcl.ac.uk
Sponsor Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2005 Update - Department of Health (UK)
  Address The Department of Health
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
  City/town London
  Zip/Postcode SW1A 2NL
  Country United Kingdom
  Tel +44 (0)20 7307 2622
  Fax +44 (0)20 7307 2623
  Email dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
  Sponsor website: http://www.dh.gov.uk/Home/fs/en
Date applied 30/09/2005
Last edited 01/07/2010
Date ISRCTN assigned 30/09/2005
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