Evidence-based Stimulation Trial With Human rFSH in Europe and Rest of World 1

NCT ID: NCT01956110

Last Updated: 2022-01-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

1329 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2013-10-31

Study Completion Date

2017-01-03

Brief Summary

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This trial investigates the effects of FE 999049 compared to GONAL-F.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Infertility

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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A

Follitropin Delta (FE 999049)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Follitropin Delta (FE 999049)

Intervention Type DRUG

B

Follitropin Alfa (GONAL-F)

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Follitropin Alfa (GONAL-F)

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Follitropin Delta (FE 999049)

Intervention Type DRUG

Follitropin Alfa (GONAL-F)

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Informed Consent Documents signed prior to screening evaluations
* In good physical and mental health
* Pre-menopausal females between the ages of 18 and 40 years
* Infertile women diagnosed with tubal infertility, unexplained infertility, endometriosis stage I/II or with partners diagnosed with male factor infertility, eligible for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and/or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) using fresh or frozen ejaculated sperm from male partner or sperm donor
* Infertility for at least one year before randomisation for subjects ≤37 years or for at least 6 months for subjects ≥38 years (not applicable in case of tubal or severe male factor infertility)
* The trial cycle will be the subject's first controlled ovarian stimulation cycle for IVF/ICSI
* Hysterosalpingography, hysteroscopy, saline infusion sonography, or transvaginal ultrasound documenting a uterus consistent with expected normal function (e.g. no evidence of clinically interfering uterine fibroids defined as submucous or intramural fibroids larger than 3 cm in diameter, no polyps and no congenital structural abnormalities which are associated with a reduced chance of pregnancy) within 1 year prior to randomisation
* Transvaginal ultrasound documenting presence and adequate visualisation of both ovaries, without evidence of significant abnormality (e.g. no endometrioma greater than 3 cm or enlarged ovaries which would contraindicate the use of gonadotropins) and normal adnexa (e.g. no hydrosalpinx) within 1 year prior to randomisation. Both ovaries must be accessible for oocyte retrieval.
* Early follicular phase (cycle day 2-4) serum levels of FSH between 1 and 15 IU/L (results obtained within 3 months prior to randomisation)
* Body mass index (BMI) between 17.5 and 32.0 kg/m2 (both inclusive) at screening

Exclusion Criteria

* Known endometriosis stage III-IV
* One or more follicles ≥10 mm observed on the transvaginal ultrasound prior to randomisation on stimulation day 1
* Known history of recurrent miscarriage (defined as three consecutive losses after ultrasound confirmation of pregnancy (excl. ectopic pregnancy) and before week 24 of pregnancy)
* Known abnormal karyotype of subject or of her partner/sperm donor, as applicable, depending on source of sperm used for insemination in this trial.
* Any known clinically significant systemic disease (e.g. insulin-dependent diabetes)
* Any known endocrine or metabolic abnormalities (pituitary, adrenal, pancreas, liver or kidney) which can compromise participation in the trial with the exception of controlled thyroid function disease
* Known tumours of the ovary, breast, uterus, adrenal gland, pituitary or hypothalamus which would contraindicate the use of gonadotropins.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Ferring Pharmaceuticals

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Clinical Development Support

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Ferring Pharmaceuticals

Locations

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UZ Brussel (there may be other sites in this country)

Brussels, , Belgium

Site Status

Fertilitat and PUC-RS (there may be other sites in this country)

Porto Alegre, , Brazil

Site Status

Pacific Centre for Reproductive Medicine

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Site Status

Olive Fertility Centre

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Site Status

Ottawa Fertility Centre

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Site Status

IVF CUBE SE (there may be other sites in this country)

Prague, , Czechia

Site Status

Rigshospitalet Fertilitetsklinikken (there may be other sites in this country)

Copenhagen, , Denmark

Site Status

Department of Endocrine Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine, Hôpital Jeanne de Flandre (there may be other sites in this country)

Lille, , France

Site Status

Centro Natalità San Raffaele (there may be other sites in this country)

Milan, , Italy

Site Status

The nOvum Clinic (there may be other sites in this country)

Warsaw, , Poland

Site Status

IVF & Reproductive Genetics Center (there may be other sites in this country)

Moscow, , Russia

Site Status

IVI Sevilla (there may be other sites in this country)

Seville, , Spain

Site Status

Glasgow Centre for Reproductive Medicine Ltd. (there may be other sites in this country)

Glasgow, , United Kingdom

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium Brazil Canada Czechia Denmark France Italy Poland Russia Spain United Kingdom

References

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Arce JC, Larsson P, Garcia-Velasco JA. Establishing the follitropin delta dose that provides a comparable ovarian response to 150 IU/day follitropin alfa. Reprod Biomed Online. 2020 Oct;41(4):616-622. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.07.006. Epub 2020 Jul 15.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32819842 (View on PubMed)

Havelock J, Aaris Henningsen AK, Mannaerts B, Arce JC; ESTHER-1 and ESTHER-2 Trial Groups. Pregnancy and neonatal outcomes in fresh and frozen cycles using blastocysts derived from ovarian stimulation with follitropin delta. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2021 Oct;38(10):2651-2661. doi: 10.1007/s10815-021-02271-5. Epub 2021 Jul 13.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 34254211 (View on PubMed)

Ishihara O, Nelson SM, Arce JC. Comparison of ovarian response to follitropin delta in Japanese and White IVF/ICSI patients. Reprod Biomed Online. 2022 Jan;44(1):177-184. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2021.09.014. Epub 2021 Sep 23.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 34799275 (View on PubMed)

Nelson SM, Larsson P, Mannaerts BMJL, Nyboe Andersen A, Fauser BCJM. Anti-Mullerian hormone variability and its implications for the number of oocytes retrieved following individualized dosing with follitropin delta. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2019 May;90(5):719-726. doi: 10.1111/cen.13956. Epub 2019 Mar 18.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30801744 (View on PubMed)

Nyboe Andersen A, Nelson SM, Fauser BC, Garcia-Velasco JA, Klein BM, Arce JC; ESTHER-1 study group. Individualized versus conventional ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization: a multicenter, randomized, controlled, assessor-blinded, phase 3 noninferiority trial. Fertil Steril. 2017 Feb;107(2):387-396.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2016.10.033. Epub 2016 Nov 29.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27912901 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2013-001669-17

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

U1111-1147-6826

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

000004

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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