Growth Hormone (GH) in in Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Poor-responder Patients

NCT ID: NCT01298960

Last Updated: 2020-02-12

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

52 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-02-28

Study Completion Date

2013-06-30

Brief Summary

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Experimental study to evaluate if rGH addition to a standard controlled ovarian stimulation treatment improves ovarian response in women with previous poor ovarian response.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Complications; Artificial Fertilization, Introduction of Embryo in Embryo Transfer

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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rGH Group

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Somatropin

Intervention Type DRUG

0.1 IU/Kg/day from day one of stimulation until rHCG triggering

Non rGH group

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Somatropin

0.1 IU/Kg/day from day one of stimulation until rHCG triggering

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women who desire pregnancy with regular spontaneous menstrual cycles of 25-30 days length.
* Infertility requiring IVF with or without ICSI.
* Antecedent of a failed previous IVF cycle with a GnRH long agonist protocol in which at least 3000 IU of FSH were used (cancellation due to poor ovarian response - \< 4 mature follicles - or less than 5 oocytes retrieved)and antral follicle count \< 5.
* Partner sperm.
* Presence of both ovaries and normal uterine cavity.
* PAP smear within normality in previous 3 years.
* Negative pregnancy test (serum or urine) before rFSH administration.
* Willingness of adhesion to protocol during the whole study period.
* Signed informed consent given.

Exclusion Criteria

* HIV, HCV, HBV positive serologies in women or partner.
* Important systemic diseases that could interfere with gonadotrophin treatment (ovarian and hypothalamic tumors...).
* BMI \> 32 kg/m2 or antecedent of diabetes mellitus.
* Gonadotrophin treatment within the previous 30 days.
* Availability of frozen embryos of previous IVF cycles .
* Abnormal uterine bleeding.
* Previous treatment with LH or LH effect drugs.
* Polycystic ovaries, increased size ovaries or presence of ovarian cysts of unknown ethiology.
* Contraindication for pregnancy.
* Allergies to gonadotrophins or somatotropin.
* History of drug or alcohol abuse in the previous 5 years.
* Previous enrollment in this study or simultaneous participation in another study with drugs.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

39 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Fundacion Dexeus

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ignacio Rodriguez MSc

BSC

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Pedro N Barri, PhD, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Department of Obstetrics, Gyneacology and Reproductive Medicine, Institut Universitari Dexeus

Buenaventura Coroleu, PhD. MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Departament of Obstetrics, Gyneacology and Reproductive Medine, Institut Universitari Dexeus

Marta Devesa, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Obstetrics, Gyneacology and Reproductive Medicine, Institut Universitari Dexeus

Francisca Martinez, PhD. MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Obstetrics, Gyneacology and Reproductive Medicine, Institut Universitari Dexeus

Locations

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Departamento de Obstetricia Ginecologia y Reproducción. Institut Universitari Dexeus

Barcelona, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

References

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Harper K, Proctor M, Hughes E. Growth hormone for in vitro fertilization. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003;(3):CD000099. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000099.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 12917883 (View on PubMed)

Kolibianakis EM, Venetis CA, Diedrich K, Tarlatzis BC, Griesinger G. Addition of growth hormone to gonadotrophins in ovarian stimulation of poor responders treated by in-vitro fertilization: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hum Reprod Update. 2009 Nov-Dec;15(6):613-22. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmp026. Epub 2009 Jun 26.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19561136 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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Other Identifiers

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2010-022151-32

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

FUNDEX001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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