Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone Agonist (GnRHa) in Ovarian Preservation in SLE Subjects Receiving Cyclophosphamide as Determined by Questionnaires

NCT ID: NCT05567198

Last Updated: 2025-06-13

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-03

Study Completion Date

2026-05-31

Brief Summary

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Background:

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a disease that affects females nine times more often than males. People with SLE are often treated with cyclophosphamide (CYC). But CYC can damage a woman s ovaries; it may cause infertility. A drug called GnRHa is sometimes given to protect the ovaries during CYC therapy. But no one really knows how effective GnRHa treatment is. This natural history survey will compare women who received GnRHa during CYC therapy with those who did not.

Objective:

To find out whether GnRHa can help protect women s ovaries during CYC.

Eligibility:

Women under age 40 years starting CYC treatment with or without GnRHa.

Design:

This study will do 2 things: It will conduct patient surveys. It will collect data from medical records.

Participants will complete a one-time survey. They will answer questions about their menstrual cycle. They will be asked about their history of pregnancy or infertility.

Participants can take the survey in 4 ways:

On paper, sent through the mail.

Online, in a secure web page managed by the NIH.

By phone.

In person, during a routine visit to the NIH clinic.

The survey will take about 30 minutes.

Participants medical records will be reviewed. Researchers will look for data about the participants SLE disease. This may include their symptoms and the results of their blood tests. It may also include the details of prior treatments.

Researchers will also collect data about participants reproductive history. This may include their personal or family history of infertility. It may include any fertility treatments and any sexually transmitted infections.

Detailed Description

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Study Description: SLE patients with life-threatening lupus manifestations are often treated with cyclophosphamide (CYC), which has known cytotoxic effects on ovarian reserve. Co-administration of Gonadotropinreleasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) is suggested to protect ovaries from the cytotoxic effects of CYC but there is lack of data to support this. We hypothesize that the co-administration of a GnRH agonist for the duration of CYC therapy will exert protective effects on ovarian reserve and function in SLE females. We plan to do a patient survey and a retrospective data collection to compare ovarian function in subjects who received CYC with GnRHa to those who received CYC without GnRHa.

Objectives:

Primary Objective: Determine the effectiveness of GnRH-a in preventing primary ovarian insufficiency (POI) in female SLE patients getting cyclophosphamide treatment.

Secondary Objectives: Determine the effects of SLE disease activity, damage accrual, cumulative dose of cyclophosphamide and other demographic and clinical variables in preventing primary ovarian insufficiency.

Conditions

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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Sle) Primary Ovarian Insufficiency (Poi)

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Group 1

SLE patients receiving CYC alone

No interventions assigned to this group

Group 2

SLE patients receiving both CYC and leuprolide acetate (GnRH-a)

No interventions assigned to this group

Group 3

Control subjects, Age-matched female SLE patients without a history of reproductive disorders

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

SLE females \<40 years at the beginning of CYC treatment without GnRH-a cotreatment.


SLE females \<40 years at the beginning of CYC treatment with GnRH-a cotreatment.

Exclusion Criteria

Females \>40 years at the beginning of CYC treatment; any females with a prior history of reproductive disorders, infertility, or untreated sexually transmitted infections (STIs).


Females \>40 years at the beginning of CYC treatment; any females with a prior history of reproductive disorders, infertility, or untreated STIs.

-Group: Control subjects.

Age-matched female SLE patients without a history of reproductive disorders, infertility, or untreated STIs, who have not received CYC either with or without GnRH-a.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sarfaraz A Hasni, M.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Locations

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National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS)

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Sarfaraz A Hasni, M.D.

Role: CONTACT

(301) 451-1599

Facility Contacts

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Sarfaraz Hasni, M.D.

Role: primary

301-451-1599

References

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Friedman RC, Clarkin JF, Corn R, Aronoff MS, Hurt SW, Murphy MC. DSM-III and affective pathology in hospitalized adolescents. J Nerv Ment Dis. 1982 Sep;170(9):511-21. doi: 10.1097/00005053-198209000-00001. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 7108499 (View on PubMed)

Kiriakidou M, Cotton D, Taichman D, Williams S. Systemic lupus erythematosus. Ann Intern Med. 2013 Oct 1;159(7):ITC4-1. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-159-7-201310010-01004. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24081299 (View on PubMed)

Stamenovic B. [Effect of increased chloride on the spontaneous release of acetylcholine in the neuromuscular synapses of amphibia poisoned with Clostridium toxin Type A]. Vojnosanit Pregl. 1972 Mar;29(3):139-44. No abstract available. Serbian.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 4555317 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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001011-AR

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

10001011

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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