Assess the Effect of Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) or Other Androgenic Agents Over Markers of Ovarian Reserve

NCT ID: NCT02268032

Last Updated: 2019-05-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1

Total Enrollment

94 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-07-15

Study Completion Date

2016-08-31

Brief Summary

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This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of a continuous administration of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) or other androgenic agents on ovarian reserve markers in women with diminished ovarian reserve (ROD), such as antral follicle count (AFC) and anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) concentrations.

Detailed Description

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Healthy women attending the clinic of the Mother and Health Research Institute (IDIMI) were invited to participate, if they could not become pregnant due to surgical sterilization, and if they presented no contraindications to use androgen therapy.

Project Objectives :

The general objective was to evaluate pharmacokinetic parameters of three vaginal rings containing DHEA, testosterone, or combination of both hormones in women.

Secondary objectives were to assess effects on the hormonal profile, tolerability and incidence of adverse events.

* DHEA and/or, testosterone levels
* Estradiol, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG), androstenedione, morning cortisol, insulin growth factor 1 (IGF-1) levels
* Tolerability and safety assessment by the use of the vaginal ring.
* The incidence of adverse events

Conditions

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Healthy Women Infertility, Female

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators

Study Groups

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Vaginal ring 1 (VRD)

20 women using DHEA (VRD) for 2 menstrual cycles

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

DHEA

Intervention Type DRUG

DHEA 2.2 g in vaginal ring

Vaginal ring 2 (VRaA)

20 women using another androgenic agent (VRaA) for 2 menstrual cycles

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Another Androgenic Agent (VRaA)

Intervention Type DRUG

Testosterone 35 mg in vaginal ring

Vaginal ring 3 (VR2A)

20 women using fixed combination of 2 androgenic agents (VR2A) for 2 menstrual cycles

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Fixed combination of 2 androgenic agents (VR2A)

Intervention Type DRUG

DHEA 1.5 g/testosterone 25 mg fixed combination in vaginal ring

Interventions

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DHEA

DHEA 2.2 g in vaginal ring

Intervention Type DRUG

Another Androgenic Agent (VRaA)

Testosterone 35 mg in vaginal ring

Intervention Type DRUG

Fixed combination of 2 androgenic agents (VR2A)

DHEA 1.5 g/testosterone 25 mg fixed combination in vaginal ring

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Women between 38 and 45 years of age who have not used hormonal contraceptive methods at least for the past two months, or who have been surgically sterilized, with no contraindications for androgenic therapy.
2. Women with preserved menstrual cycles.
3. Women smoking less than 5 cigarettes daily.
4. Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) between 0.5-1.1 ng/mL
5. Total antral follicle count (AFC) 5-7

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women receiving medications that interact with DHEA metabolism (Anastrozole, exemestane, Fulvestrant, Insulin, Letrozole, Tamoxifen, Triazolam).
2. Women with diabetes mellitus
3. Women with untreated or decompensated endocrine disorders
4. Women with a prior history of ovarian surgery or oophorectomy
Minimum Eligible Age

38 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

45 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Laboratorios Andromaco S.A.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Grünenthal Study Director

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Grünenthal GmbH

Locations

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Mother and Health Research Institute (IDIMI), Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile

Santiago, International, Chile

Site Status

Countries

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Chile

References

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Alexander JL, Kotz K, Dennerstein L, Kutner SJ, Wallen K, Notelovitz M. The effects of postmenopausal hormone therapies on female sexual functioning: a review of double-blind, randomized controlled trials. Menopause. 2004 Nov-Dec;11(6 Pt 2):749-65. doi: 10.1097/01.gme.0000142887.31811.97.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 15543027 (View on PubMed)

Barad D, Gleicher N. Effect of dehydroepiandrosterone on oocyte and embryo yields, embryo grade and cell number in IVF. Hum Reprod. 2006 Nov;21(11):2845-9. doi: 10.1093/humrep/del254. Epub 2006 Sep 22.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 16997936 (View on PubMed)

Balasch J, Fabregues F, Penarrubia J, Carmona F, Casamitjana R, Creus M, Manau D, Casals G, Vanrell JA. Pretreatment with transdermal testosterone may improve ovarian response to gonadotrophins in poor-responder IVF patients with normal basal concentrations of FSH. Hum Reprod. 2006 Jul;21(7):1884-93. doi: 10.1093/humrep/del052. Epub 2006 Mar 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Broekmans FJ, Soules MR, Fauser BC. Ovarian aging: mechanisms and clinical consequences. Endocr Rev. 2009 Aug;30(5):465-93. doi: 10.1210/er.2009-0006. Epub 2009 Jul 9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19589949 (View on PubMed)

Fabregues F, Penarrubia J, Creus M, Manau D, Casals G, Carmona F, Balasch J. Transdermal testosterone may improve ovarian response to gonadotrophins in low-responder IVF patients: a randomized, clinical trial. Hum Reprod. 2009 Feb;24(2):349-59. doi: 10.1093/humrep/den428. Epub 2008 Dec 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 19054777 (View on PubMed)

Ferraretti AP, La Marca A, Fauser BC, Tarlatzis B, Nargund G, Gianaroli L; ESHRE working group on Poor Ovarian Response Definition. ESHRE consensus on the definition of 'poor response' to ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization: the Bologna criteria. Hum Reprod. 2011 Jul;26(7):1616-24. doi: 10.1093/humrep/der092. Epub 2011 Apr 19.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
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Gleicher N, Weghofer A, Barad DH. Improvement in diminished ovarian reserve after dehydroepiandrosterone supplementation. Reprod Biomed Online. 2010 Sep;21(3):360-5. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2010.04.006. Epub 2010 Apr 18.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20638339 (View on PubMed)

Pandian Z, McTavish AR, Aucott L, Hamilton MP, Bhattacharya S. Interventions for 'poor responders' to controlled ovarian hyper stimulation (COH) in in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Jan 20;(1):CD004379. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004379.pub3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20091563 (View on PubMed)

Wiser A, Gonen O, Ghetler Y, Shavit T, Berkovitz A, Shulman A. Addition of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) for poor-responder patients before and during IVF treatment improves the pregnancy rate: a randomized prospective study. Hum Reprod. 2010 Oct;25(10):2496-500. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deq220. Epub 2010 Aug 21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20729538 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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DVR+T001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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