Follicle Activation by Inhibition of the Hippo Pathway

NCT ID: NCT02792569

Last Updated: 2020-01-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-04-30

Study Completion Date

2019-01-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this project is to activate recruitment and growth of resting primordial follicles in the ovaries of women with diminished ovarian reserve, in attempt to increase the chance to become pregnant, either naturally or after assisted reproduction.

Detailed Description

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For this study investigators will carefully select 20 women with low AMH and imminent POI.

They will be randomized to have cortical ovarian biopsies taken from either the left or right ovary. The biopsies will be fragmented in 1x1 mm2 pieces and immediately auto-transplanted in a peritoneal pocket under the right ovary.

The contralateral untouched ovary will act as the control, making each woman their own control.

Follow up: each week in 2,5 months the women will be assessed by transvaginal ultrasound and hormonal status. After 2,5-6 months the women will receive a FSH stimulation cycle (rFSH 300 IU or Corifollitropin) followed by standard IVF/ICSI,

Hypothesis: the ovaries contain a pool of resting primordial follicles. By fragmentation of cortical ovarian tissue, manipulation of the local environment in the tissue will inhibit the Hippo Pathway and hereby active recruitment and growth of primordial follicles.

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

Investigators

Study Groups

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Biopsy at Right side

Biopsy of ovarian cortical tissue (50% right side)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Biopsy of ovarian cortical tissue

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Biopsies will be taken from either right or left side. The cortical tissue will be isolated and fragmented in 1x1 mm2 pieces, followed by auto-transplantation to a peritoneal pocket.

Biopsy at Left side

Biopsy of ovarian cortical tissue (50% left side)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Biopsy of ovarian cortical tissue

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Biopsies will be taken from either right or left side. The cortical tissue will be isolated and fragmented in 1x1 mm2 pieces, followed by auto-transplantation to a peritoneal pocket.

Interventions

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Biopsy of ovarian cortical tissue

Biopsies will be taken from either right or left side. The cortical tissue will be isolated and fragmented in 1x1 mm2 pieces, followed by auto-transplantation to a peritoneal pocket.

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Infertility with indication for IVF/ICSI
* Imminent POI, still cycling
* Age 25 - 39 years
* Two ovaries
* Serum AMH measurements \< 5 pmol/l (two independent measurements)
* Antral follicle count (AFC) (sum of both ovaries \< 5)

Exclusion Criteria

* Ovarian pathology (endometriosis, cysts)
* Known chromosomal abnormality
* Known autoimmune disease (except TPO-antibodies)
* Patients who have contraindication for laparoscopy
Minimum Eligible Age

25 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

39 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Anders Nyboe Andersen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Anders Nyboe Andersen

Professor M.D.

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Anders N Andersen, Professor

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Locations

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The Fertility Clinic, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital

Copenhagen, , Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

References

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Kawamura K, Cheng Y, Suzuki N, Deguchi M, Sato Y, Takae S, Ho CH, Kawamura N, Tamura M, Hashimoto S, Sugishita Y, Morimoto Y, Hosoi Y, Yoshioka N, Ishizuka B, Hsueh AJ. Hippo signaling disruption and Akt stimulation of ovarian follicles for infertility treatment. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Oct 22;110(43):17474-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1312830110. Epub 2013 Sep 30.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24082083 (View on PubMed)

Hsueh AJ, Kawamura K, Cheng Y, Fauser BC. Intraovarian control of early folliculogenesis. Endocr Rev. 2015 Feb;36(1):1-24. doi: 10.1210/er.2014-1020. Epub 2014 Sep 9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25202833 (View on PubMed)

Suzuki N, Yoshioka N, Takae S, Sugishita Y, Tamura M, Hashimoto S, Morimoto Y, Kawamura K. Successful fertility preservation following ovarian tissue vitrification in patients with primary ovarian insufficiency. Hum Reprod. 2015 Mar;30(3):608-15. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deu353. Epub 2015 Jan 6.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25567618 (View on PubMed)

Lunding SA, Pors SE, Kristensen SG, Landersoe SK, Jeppesen JV, Flachs EM, Pinborg A, Macklon KT, Pedersen AT, Andersen CY, Andersen AN. Biopsying, fragmentation and autotransplantation of fresh ovarian cortical tissue in infertile women with diminished ovarian reserve. Hum Reprod. 2019 Oct 2;34(10):1924-1936. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dez152.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 31593582 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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H-15011975

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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