Novel Coronavirus Infection and Reproductive Function

NCT ID: NCT05685992

Last Updated: 2023-01-31

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

400 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-01-20

Study Completion Date

2024-01-31

Brief Summary

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This study aims to observe the impact of COVID-19 infection on the reproductive function and assisted pregnancy outcome of infertile couples undergoing assisted reproductive technology and to determine which factors are related to the clinical pregnancy rate. A multicenter, prospective, observational cohort study was adopted. Infertile couples who met the selection criteria were included in this study, the SAS anxiety self-rating scale was filled out, the basic situation was observed, and blood samples and related tissues were collected for testing. Relevant reproductive function, laboratory, clinical, and psychological indicators were collected, and the correlation between the above indicators and the outcome of the ART-related pregnancy were analyzed.

Detailed Description

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In this multicenter, prospective, observational cohort study, we included infertile couples based on inclusion criteria. The couples were asked to fill in the SAS anxiety self-rating scale. Basic information about patients' vaccination status, symptoms related to viral infection, menstruation, sexual desire, and sexual function were obtained. Blood samples of couples were collected on the date of diagnosis, the start date of the fresh cycle during assisted reproductive technology treatment, the day of oocyte retrieval, the day of embryo transfer, the day of 14 days, 35 days after embryo transfer, and the day of 70 days of gestation. Follicular fluid, granulosa cells on the day of oocyte retrieval, and embryo culture fluid on the day of embryo transfer were collected. Blood samples and endometrial tissues were collected five days after oocyte retrieval. Blood samples from the menstrual period, endometrial transformation day, and embryo transfer day of the frozen embryo transfer cycle were also collected. Then C-reactive protein, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, procalcitonin and IL-6, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF), TNF-α, VEGF, and other cytokines and chemokines were determined. In addition, fasting blood glucose, insulin, blood lipids, alpha-function, renin-angiotensinase, I-aldosterone, and other susceptibility indicators to COVID-19 infection were tested. Oxygen saturation, malondialdehyde (MDA), HO-1, and SOD oxidative stress indices of the fingertip pulse were determined. An endometrial receptivity gene chip and proteomics detected endometrial tissue. A panel kit for blood vessel and inflammation indicators detected the abortion decidua tissue. Reproductive function indices AMH, INHB, sex hormones, follicle retrieval rate, Gn days, total Gn, endometrial thickness, the incidence of OHSS, semen quality, oocyte maturation rate, fertilization rate, qualified embryo rate, blastocyst formation rate, and other laboratory indices of both men and women were collected. Assisted pregnancy outcome: clinical pregnancy rate, embryo implantation rate, early abortion rate, ongoing pregnancy rate, and other clinical indicators, as well as psychological indicators such as the SAS anxiety scale, were analyzed to determine the correlation between the above indicators and ART-related pregnancy outcome.

Conditions

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COVID-19 Infection

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Infertile couples infected or not infected with COVID-19

Infertile couples infected or not infected with COVID-19 were included.This is an observational study with no interventions.

no intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

no intervention

Interventions

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no intervention

no intervention

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Diagnosed with infertility

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with contraindications to pregnancy or assisted reproductive technology
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

42 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Jinling Hospital, China

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Bing Yao

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Bing Yao, PHD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital

Li Chen, PHD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital

Xiaojie Huang, PHD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Xuzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital

Jiayi Ding, PHD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Nantong Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital

Qin Sun, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital

Meiling Li, PHD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital

Cheng Zhou, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital

Xi Chen, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital

Yuming Feng, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital

Juanjuan Xu, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital

Haiyan Fu, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital

Cencen Wang, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital

Hong Zhang, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital

Lu Zheng, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital

Yuxiu Liu, PHD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Critical Care Medicine, Jinling Hospital

Xiaofang Tan, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Nantong Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital

Yunxia Zhu, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Xuzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital

Jueraitetibaike Kadiliya, PHD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital

Zhichan Zou, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital

Locations

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Department for Reproductive Medicine, Jinling Hospital

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Nantong Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital

Nantong, Jiangsu, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Department of Reproductive Medicine, Xuzhou Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital

Xuzhou, Jiangsu, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Bing Yao, PHD

Role: CONTACT

025-80864609

Li Chen, PHD

Role: CONTACT

025-80864609

Facility Contacts

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Bing Yao, PHD

Role: primary

86-25-80864609

Jiayi Ding, PHD

Role: primary

0513-85908068

Xiaojie Huang, PHD

Role: primary

0516-83907317

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Other Identifiers

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COVID-19 and reproduction

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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