Embryo Selection by Noninvasive Preimplantation Genetic Test

NCT ID: NCT04339166

Last Updated: 2024-12-20

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1152 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-04-16

Study Completion Date

2024-08-06

Brief Summary

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The objective of this study is to explore whether non-invasive chromosome screening (NICS) can be used as an effective indicator for embryos selection besides morphology through a multicenter randomized controlled trial, by comparing the differences of live birth rate, pregnancy rate and miscarriage rate between the two groups of embryo selection by "NICS+ morphology" and embryo selection only by "morphology" in IVF cycle.

Detailed Description

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Chromosomal abnormalities commonly exist in early human embryos, and often cause embryo implantation failure and pregnancy loss in in-vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments. Preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidies (PGT-A) by comprehensive chromosome screening (CCS) has been widely applied in IVF practices to select embryos with normal ploidy. Although multiple clinical trials have demonstrated improved clinical outcomes with PGT-A, it's in controversial for whether PGT-A is truly worthwhile to be offered to all IVF patients. One of the main concerns is that it involves an embryo biopsy procedure, which is invasive and the long-term safety issue of the embryo biopsy remains to be fully investigated.

In recent years, researchers have found that the spent medium of embryo culture contains trace amount of cell-free DNA, which may reflect the ploidy of the embryo. The non-invasive chromosome screening (NICS) approach utilizing spent culture medium samples has been evaluated in studies. However, the clinical value of NICS as a new effective indicator to evaluate embryo competence so far has not been justified by randomized clinical trials.

The main purpose of this project is to verify whether NICS can be used as a new effective indicator for evaluating embryo developmental potential through multi-center, randomized clinical trials

Conditions

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Infertility Chromosome Abnormality

Keywords

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Culture media Embryonic cell-free DNA Euploidy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

SCREENING

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Group A

Single thawed blastocyst transfer with blastocyst selection according to the analysis of NICS and morphologic score.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Non-invasive chromosome screening(NICS)

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

NICS is noninvasive chromosome screening approach to analysis the euploidy by free DNA in embryo culture medium

Group B

Single thawed blastocyst transfer with blastocyst selection according to morphologic score.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Non-invasive chromosome screening(NICS)

NICS is noninvasive chromosome screening approach to analysis the euploidy by free DNA in embryo culture medium

Intervention Type DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Infertile couples receiving IVF- ICSI procedure for assisted reproduction cycle
2. Female age: 35 - 42 years old
3. Women receiving controlled ovarian hyperstimulation treatment (including ultra-long protocol、long-protocol 、short protocol treatment with GnRH agonist and GnRH antagonist treatment protocol); and the number of oocytes ≥6; The female BMI is from 18 to 30kg/m2.
4. Culture embryos to blastocyst stage and all the blastocysts will be single cryopreserved.
5. Single frozen-thawed blastocyst Transferred for the first time
6. The number of blastocysts ≥2, morphology grade (above 4BC/4CB)
7. Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. One of couples with IVF or ICSI contraindications(such as poorly controlled type I or type II diabetes; liver disease or dysfunction; kidney disease or renal function abnormality; significant anemia; history of deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolus; history of cerebrovascular accident; uncontrolled hypertension or diagnosed heart disease; history of cervical, endometrial or breast cancer; undiagnosed vaginal bleeding.)
2. PGT cycles
3. Women who have pathologies or malformations that affect the pregnancy outcome: genital malformations, untreated hydrosalpinx, untreated uterine infections, intramural myomas \> 4cm , benign tumor of pelvic and abdominal cavity\> 4cm, intimal thickness\<8mm, pituitary tumors and malignant tumors of various tissues and organs during the patient's participation in the study
4. Untreated hyperprolactinemia, thyroid disease, adrenal disease
5. Women with endometrial polyps that were not treated before embryo transfer
Minimum Eligible Age

35 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

42 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Jinling Hospital, China

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Reproductive Medical Center of Hebei Maternity Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital, Xi'an, Shaanxi

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Shengjing Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Reproductive & Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Yikon Genomics Company, Ltd

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Peking University Shenzhen Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

West China Second University Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Peking University Third Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jie Qiao

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jie Qiao

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Peking University Third Hospital

Locations

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The First Affiliated Hospital,Sun Yat-sen University

Guanzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Peking University Shenzhen Hospital

Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

Site Status

Hebei Maternity and Reproductive hospital

Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

Site Status

The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University

Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China

Site Status

The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

Zhengzhou, Henan, China

Site Status

Reproductive & Genetic Hospital of Citic-Xiangya

Changsha, Hunan, China

Site Status

Jinling Hospital,Nanjing University,School Medicine

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Site Status

Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University

Shenyang, Liaoning, China

Site Status

West China Second Hospital of Sichuan University

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

Site Status

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University

Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

Site Status

Peking University Third Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status

The First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status

Northwest women's and children's hospital

Xi'an, , China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Huang J, Rong L, Zeng L, Hu L, Shi J, Cai L, Yao B, Wang XX, Xu Y, Yao Y, Wang Y, Zhao J, Guan Y, Qian W, Hao G, Lu S, Liu P, Qiao J. Embryo selection through non-invasive preimplantation genetic testing with cell-free DNA in spent culture media: a protocol for a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2022 Jul 27;12(7):e057254. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-057254.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35896299 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ESNi-PGT

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id