Oral Dydrogesterone (OD) Versus Micronized Vaginal Progesterone (MVP) for Luteal Phase Support (LPS) in IVF/ICSI

NCT ID: NCT03677336

Last Updated: 2020-12-17

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-05-01

Study Completion Date

2020-08-24

Brief Summary

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Female inability to conceive a child. The purpose of this prospective randomized, double-blinded, double dummy, two-arm cross-over study is to investigate the difference on histological, transcriptional and immunological level in endometrium between 3x10mg Dydrogesterone oral tablets and 3x200 mg Micronized progesterone intravaginal capsules for the luteal support in egg cell donors. Beside that, the pharmacokinetics, the impact on the peripheral immunology (by blood sampling) and the microbiota (by genital swabs) will be investigated.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Infertility, Female Infertility Genital Diseases, Male Genital Diseases, Female Progesterone Dydrogesterone Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Physiological Effects of Drugs Progestins

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

A randomised, cross-over, double blind double dummy study
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors
Blinded and packaged medication will be provided to the investigational site and dispensed to the participants. The participants, their treating physicians and the investigators will be blinded for the randomization of subjects to the treatment groups. Of both treatment medications, OD and MVP, a placebo version will be available and administered in both oocyte donation cycles. The medication will be given in a double blind double dummy fashion. All the tablets and capsules will be identical in appearance, shape, smell and taste, and packaged in the proper proportion to assure desired dosages and maintenance of the blinding.

Study Groups

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Group l: 1st cycle MVP/placebo OD

2 cycles of controlled ovarian stimulation, dual triggering, oocyte retrieval (OR) and LPS, with an interval period of 2 to 12 months. The only difference of the second cycle being the other LPS study medication as compared to the first cycle.

* 1st cycle: Start on day of oocyte retrieval (OR) (=d1): Dydrogesterone Oral Tablet 10 mg 3 times daily + Placebo micronized vaginal progesterone 200 mg capsules 3 times daily, for 8 days.
* 2nd cycle: Start on day of oocyte retrieval (OR) (=day 1): 'Micronized Progesterone 200 mg intravaginal capsules 3 times daily + placebo 'Dydrogesterone Oral Tablet 10 mg 3 times daily, for 8 days.

Group Type OTHER

Dydrogesterone Oral Tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablet, oral, 10 mg, 3 times daily, starting on the day of oocyte retrieval in the morning and during 8 days

Micronized progesterone

Intervention Type DRUG

Capsule, vaginal, 200 mg, 3 times daily, starting on the day of oocyte retrieval in the morning and during 8 days

Placebo Dydrogesterone oral tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablet, indistinguishable from dydrogesterone oral tablet

Placebo Micronized progesterone

Intervention Type DRUG

Capsule, indistinguishable from micronized vaginal progesterone capsules

Group ll: 1st cycle placebo MVP/OD

2 cycles of controlled ovarian stimulation, dual triggering, oocyte retrieval (OR) and LPS, with an interval period of 2 to 12 months. The only difference of the second cycle being the other LPS study medication as compared to the first cycle.

* 1st cycle: Start on day of oocyte retrieval (OR) (=day 1): Micronized Progesterone 200 mg intravaginal capsules 3 times daily + placebo Dydrogesterone Oral Tablet 10 mg 3 times daily, for 8 days.
* 2nd cycle: Start on day of oocyte retrieval (OR) (=day 1): Dydrogesterone Oral Tablet 10 mg 3 times daily + Placebo micronized progesterone 200 mg intravaginal capsules 3 times daily, for 8 days.

Group Type OTHER

Dydrogesterone Oral Tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablet, oral, 10 mg, 3 times daily, starting on the day of oocyte retrieval in the morning and during 8 days

Micronized progesterone

Intervention Type DRUG

Capsule, vaginal, 200 mg, 3 times daily, starting on the day of oocyte retrieval in the morning and during 8 days

Placebo Dydrogesterone oral tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Tablet, indistinguishable from dydrogesterone oral tablet

Placebo Micronized progesterone

Intervention Type DRUG

Capsule, indistinguishable from micronized vaginal progesterone capsules

Interventions

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Dydrogesterone Oral Tablet

Tablet, oral, 10 mg, 3 times daily, starting on the day of oocyte retrieval in the morning and during 8 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Micronized progesterone

Capsule, vaginal, 200 mg, 3 times daily, starting on the day of oocyte retrieval in the morning and during 8 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo Dydrogesterone oral tablet

Tablet, indistinguishable from dydrogesterone oral tablet

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo Micronized progesterone

Capsule, indistinguishable from micronized vaginal progesterone capsules

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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OD Duphaston MVP Utrogestan Placebo OD Placebo MVP

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Oocyte donor candidates
* Regularly cycling
* BMI ≥18 and ≤ 29 kg/m2
* Signed informed consent
* Non-smokers.
* AMH \<7,53 and \>1,18 ng/mL (90th and 10th percentile for healthy women aged 25-29 according to the used Elecsys® AMH kit by Roche)
* PRL, T and TSH within the normal limits for the clinical laboratory, or considered not clinically significant by the investigator within 6 months prior or at screening

Exclusion Criteria

* Intra-uterine device
* Previous enrollment
* Evidence of cardiovascular, respiratory, urogenital, gastrointestinal/hepatic, hematologic/immunologic, HEENT (head, ears, eyes, nose, throat), dermatologic/connective tissue, musculoskeletal, metabolic/nutritional, endocrine, neurologic/psychiatric, allergy, recent major surgery (\< 3 months), or other relevant diseases as revealed by history, physical examination and/or laboratory assessments which could limit participation in or completion of the study
* Acute urogenital disease during the course of the study
* Known allergic reactions to progesterone / dydrogesterone products (active substance or to any of the excipients)
* Intake of any experimental drug or any participation in any other clinical trial within 30 days prior to study start.
* Mental disability or any other lack of fitness, in the investigator's opinion, to preclude subjects in or to complete the study.
* Current or recent substance abuse, including alcohol and tobacco (patients who stopped tobacco usage at least 3 months prior to screening visit would be allowed)
* Refusal or inability to comply with the requirements of the study protocol for any reason, including scheduled clinic visits and laboratory tests.
* Known or suspected progestogen dependent neoplasms (e.g. meningioma)
* Serum progesterone level \>1.5 ng/mL at ovulation triggering
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Abbott

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

KU Leuven

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

CRG UZ Brussel

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Mackens Shari

Principal investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Herman Tournaye, PhD, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Head of department CRG

Locations

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Centrum voor Reproductieve Geneeskunde

Jette, Brussels Capital, Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

References

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Tournaye H, Sukhikh GT, Kahler E, Griesinger G. A Phase III randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy, safety and tolerability of oral dydrogesterone versus micronized vaginal progesterone for luteal support in in vitro fertilization. Hum Reprod. 2017 May 1;32(5):1019-1027. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dex023.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28333318 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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2018-000105-23

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

DYDRA001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id