Double vs Single Intrauterine Insemination in Male Factor Infertility

NCT ID: NCT05885516

Last Updated: 2023-12-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

264 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-06-05

Study Completion Date

2024-12-22

Brief Summary

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The aim of the study is to compare the pregnancy outcomes of single vs double intrauterine insemination (IUI) in couples with male factor infertility.

Detailed Description

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The principle behind double intrauterine insemination in male factor infertility couples is to create a longer time frame for fertilization and to increase motile sperm number in female genital tract in order to increase pregnancy rates. There's a clinical equipoise on the benefits of performing double IUI in couples following ovarian hyperstimulation with daily follicle stimulating hormone injections in male factor subfertility. As it is stated in Cochrane database, there's a need for adequately powered, randomized, high-quality studies on this subject.

In this study, as a result of a-priori power analysis 132 participants in each study arm is planned to be recruited in the study. Male factor infertility included in the study is defined as total motile sperm count (TPMSC) less than 10 million. TPMSC less than 1 million, female age greater than 40, uterine anomaly, no patent tubes shown in hysterosalpingography, history of ovarian surgery and known endometriosis will be excluded. Couples with two basal semen analysis with TPMSC between 1-10 million will be randomized to single or double IUI procedure. To accomplish this in approximately 1 year period, the study is planned as a multi-center study.

The objective of the study is to compare the pregnancy outcomes of single and double intrauterine insemination groups, following ovarian hyperstimulation in couples with male factor subfertility.

Conditions

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Male Factor Infertility

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Caregivers Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Single intrauterine insemination group

When the leading follicle is greater than 17 mm following ovulation induction with follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) daily injections, ovulation trigger injection will be given to the participant. 36 hours after ovulation trigger injection single intrauterine insemination with partner's sperm collected on the same day will be done.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

intrauterine insemination

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Giving washed sperm concentrate into uterine cavity via a soft catheter

Double intrauterine insemination group

When the leading follicle is greater than 17 mm following ovulation induction with follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) daily injections, ovulation trigger injection will be given to the participant. 24 and 48 hours after ovulation trigger injection intrauterine insemination will be done twice with partner's sperm collected on the specified days.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

intrauterine insemination

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Giving washed sperm concentrate into uterine cavity via a soft catheter

Interventions

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intrauterine insemination

Giving washed sperm concentrate into uterine cavity via a soft catheter

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Couples trying to conceive for at least 6 months despite of regular sexual intercourse
* Female partner between 18-40 years old
* Male partner sperm analysis total motile sperm count between 1-10 million in at least 2 sperm analysis on different days.

Exclusion Criteria

* No patent fallopian tubes shown in hystero-salpingography
* Female partner with a uterine anomaly
* History of a previous ovarian surgery
* Known or suspected endometriosis in female partner
* Body-mass index (BMI) \> 40 kg/m2
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Umraniye Education and Research Hospital

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Merve Dizdar

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Umraniye Training and Research Hospital

Istanbul, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Merve Dizdar, Speacialist

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +905355962232

Email: [email protected]

Gürkan Bozdağ, Professor

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +905327136326

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Merve Dizdar

Role: primary

References

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Rakic L, Kostova E, Cohlen BJ, Cantineau AE. Double versus single intrauterine insemination (IUI) in stimulated cycles for subfertile couples. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 Jul 14;7(7):CD003854. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003854.pub2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 34260059 (View on PubMed)

Bagis T, Haydardedeoglu B, Kilicdag EB, Cok T, Simsek E, Parlakgumus AH. Single versus double intrauterine insemination in multi-follicular ovarian hyperstimulation cycles: a randomized trial. Hum Reprod. 2010 Jul;25(7):1684-90. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deq112. Epub 2010 May 10.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20457669 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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B.10.1.TKH.4.34.H.GP.0.01/384

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id