Physical Activity and ARTs

NCT ID: NCT01892111

Last Updated: 2013-07-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-10-31

Study Completion Date

2014-06-30

Brief Summary

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Obese women experience increased infertility rate and longer time to conception showing lower pregnancy and live-birth rates both in natural and assisted conceptions. Body weight loss improves not only spontaneous pregnancy rates but also those of assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs). Almost all studies refer to body weight loss due to lifestyle intervention programs consisting in hypocaloric diet and increased physical activity, whereas very little is known about the specific effects of physical activity alone on human reproduction.

In a previous retrospective study, we demonstrated that physical activity enhances the reproductive performance of obese infertile patients who receive in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles, regardless of body weight loss.

The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be to evaluate if a structured exercise program improve the effectiveness of ARTs.

Detailed Description

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Women with primary infertility scheduled to an IVF/ICSI procedure, obese and with a stable BMI will be randomized to receive a structured exercise program or nothing.

Patients will undergo a gonadotropin ovarian hyperstimulation for standard IVF/ICSI procedure.

clinical and biological data will be evaluated in each subject.

Conditions

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Infertility Obesity Stable BMI

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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structured exercise program (SET)

SET one month before and during ARTs. IVF/ICSI procedure.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Structured exercise program.

Intervention Type OTHER

no intervention

IVF/ICSI procedure.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Structured exercise program.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* infertility
* obesity
* stable BMI
* schedule for ARTs

Exclusion Criteria

* use of cryopreserved embryos
* any changes in diet and physical activity
* tobacco smoking
* drug use
* alcohol abuse
* uterine diseases
* previous pelvic surgery
* major medical diseases
* clinical history of (or suspicion of) endometriosis, antiphospholipid antibody syndrome, recurrent miscarriage
* obese partner
* severe sperm pathology
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

42 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Stefano Palomba

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Unit of Gynecology & Obstetrics - Arcispedale S. Maria Nuova of Reggio Emilia, IRCCS, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

Reggio Emilia, , Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

Central Contacts

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Stefano Palomba, MD

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Stefano Palomba, MD

Role: primary

References

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Palomba S, Giallauria F, Falbo A, Russo T, Oppedisano R, Tolino A, Colao A, Vigorito C, Zullo F, Orio F. Structured exercise training programme versus hypocaloric hyperproteic diet in obese polycystic ovary syndrome patients with anovulatory infertility: a 24-week pilot study. Hum Reprod. 2008 Mar;23(3):642-50. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dem391. Epub 2007 Dec 23.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 18158291 (View on PubMed)

Palomba S, Falbo A, Giallauria F, Russo T, Rocca M, Tolino A, Zullo F, Orio F. Six weeks of structured exercise training and hypocaloric diet increases the probability of ovulation after clomiphene citrate in overweight and obese patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled trial. Hum Reprod. 2010 Nov;25(11):2783-91. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deq254. Epub 2010 Sep 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20858697 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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1/2013

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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