Basal Androgens and LH Needing for Ovarian Stimulation for in Vitro Fertilization

NCT ID: NCT01563809

Last Updated: 2015-04-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

400 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-12-31

Study Completion Date

2010-12-31

Brief Summary

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Basing the investigators study on the evidence that basal serum androgens decrease with age, the investigators hypothesize that women with serum androgens below a certain level could be the population obtaining a benefit of Luteinizing Hormone (LH) supplementation. The objective of the present study is to explore the relationship between basal serum androgen levels and the need of LH for Controlled Ovarian Stimulation (COS) in IVF.

Detailed Description

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Design: Single centre, open label, randomized controlled trial.

* Population: Patients with indication of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) with the following criteria:
* Protocol: All patients are tested on day 3-5 of cycle for total Testosterone (Te), Dehydroepiandrosetnodione sulphate (DHEAS) and Androstenodione (Δ4). Samples are frozen and stored at -20ºC for later analysis. FSH, LH, E2, PRL and TSH are also determined. All patients follow Controlled Ovarian Stimulation for IVF with a GnRH agonist long protocol. They are randomized to receive recombinant (r) FSH alone (225 IU/day) or r-FSH + r-LH (225+75 IU/day).
* Sample size calculation: To detect a difference from 40 to 60% (Relative risk: 1.50) on pregnancy rate (PR) between patients with low and high androgen levels with respect to the mean of each COS protocol, with a confidence level of 95% (error α=0.05) and 80% of power (error β=0.2), 97 patients per arm were needed. (n=388 patients). Rounding up, 400 patients are to be recruited.

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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Low androgens FSH+LH

Patients with androgens below threshold receiving FSH+LH for ovarian stimulation

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

FSH+LH

Intervention Type DRUG

75 IU of LH will be given from stimulation day 1

High androgens FSH+LH

Patients with androgens above threshold receiving FSH+LH for ovarian stimulation

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

FSH+LH

Intervention Type DRUG

75 IU of LH will be given from stimulation day 1

High androgens FSH alone

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Low androgens, FSH alone

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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FSH+LH

75 IU of LH will be given from stimulation day 1

Intervention Type DRUG

FSH+LH

75 IU of LH will be given from stimulation day 1

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 1st-2nd IVF cycle
* Regular cycle (25-35 days)
* Age 18 - 42
* BMI: 18-29.9

Exclusion Criteria

* LH:FSH \> 2
* Low response background (\< 5 oocytes)
* Recurrent pregnancy loss
* Preimplantational genetic diagnosis indication
* Any systemic, metabolic or endocrinological disorder.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

42 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, IVI VALENCIA

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ernesto Bosch

Medical Director IVI Valencia

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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IVI Valencia

Valencia, , Spain

Site Status

Countries

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Spain

Other Identifiers

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0711-E-39-EB

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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