Comparison of Crinone 8% Intravaginal Gel and IM Progesterone Supplementation for In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)

NCT ID: NCT00656201

Last Updated: 2011-09-22

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

468 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-07-31

Study Completion Date

2009-07-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this research study is to compare the pregnancy rates for two different types of progesterone supplementation after in-vitro fertilization (IVF).

Detailed Description

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The aim is to test the hypothesis that the pregnancy rates of women under age 40 undergoing an in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET) cycle are not different with respect to the administration of progesterone (Crinone 8%, intravaginal gel versus intramuscular progesterone).

Conditions

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Infertility

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Crinone 8% Vaginal Gel

Crinone 8% (90 mg of micronized progesterone in a bioadhesive vaginal gel contained in a single use, one piece applicator) once a day beginning the second day following oocyte retrieval (Study Group A) continuing until the pregnancy test is negative or until the 10th week of pregnancy.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Crinone 8% Vaginal Gel

Intervention Type DRUG

Crinone 8% (90 mg of micronized progesterone in a bioadhesive vaginal gel contained in a single use, one piece applicator) once a day beginning the second day following oocyte retrieval (Study Group A) continuing until the pregnancy test is negative or until the 10th week of pregnancy.

Intramuscular Progesterone

Progesterone-50 mg intramuscularly once a day beginning the day after oocyte retrieval continuing until the pregnancy test is negative or if positive, switching to Crinone 8% intravaginal gel until the 10th week of pregnancy.

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Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Intramuscular Progesterone

Intervention Type DRUG

Progesterone-50 mg intramuscularly once a day beginning the day after oocyte retrieval continuing until the pregnancy test is negative or if positive, switching to Crinone 8% intravaginal gel until the 10th week of pregnancy.

Interventions

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Crinone 8% Vaginal Gel

Crinone 8% (90 mg of micronized progesterone in a bioadhesive vaginal gel contained in a single use, one piece applicator) once a day beginning the second day following oocyte retrieval (Study Group A) continuing until the pregnancy test is negative or until the 10th week of pregnancy.

Intervention Type DRUG

Intramuscular Progesterone

Progesterone-50 mg intramuscularly once a day beginning the day after oocyte retrieval continuing until the pregnancy test is negative or if positive, switching to Crinone 8% intravaginal gel until the 10th week of pregnancy.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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IVF-ET Pregnancy luteal phase support Crinone Intramuscular progesterone vaginal progesterone Other Names: IVF-ET Pregnancy luteal phase support Crinone vaginal progesterone

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women of reproductive age (21-39) with infertility who are appropriate candidates for IVF/ET and have an FSH \< 15 mIU/ml
* Women 21 to 39 years of age who have been assigned to stimulation of 2 to 8 amps of Luteal Lupron/FSH or Luteal Lupron FSH/HMG.

Exclusion Criteria

* Women who have had more than 3 previous IVF/ET cycles
Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

39 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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EMD Serono

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Brigham and Women's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Elena Hesina Yanushpolsky, MD

Assistant Professor of Ob/Gyn, BWH and Harvard Medical School

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Elena H Yanushpolsky, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Locations

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Yanushpolsky E, Hurwitz S, Greenberg L, Racowsky C, Hornstein M. Crinone vaginal gel is equally effective and better tolerated than intramuscular progesterone for luteal phase support in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer cycles: a prospective randomized study. Fertil Steril. 2010 Dec;94(7):2596-9. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2010.02.033. Epub 2010 Mar 27.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 20347079 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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BWH 2003p000075

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id