Vitrification of Oocytes Matured by CAPA-IVM

NCT ID: NCT06157619

Last Updated: 2023-12-06

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-12-31

Study Completion Date

2025-03-31

Brief Summary

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It has been reported that the potential of In Vitro matured oocytes might be affected by the vitrification process. In fact, the freezing and thawing procedures routinely used in IVF laboratories, have not yet been adapted to oocytes coming from early antral follicles (normally used for In Vitro Maturation).

This study aims to compare 2 existing protocols for the Vitrification of In Vitro matured oocytes.

Detailed Description

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This is a single-center non-blinded observational study.

The proposed study will follow a sibling oocyte design in infertile patients. In Vitro Maturation will be performed by using the Capacitation-IVM (CAPA-IVM) methodology.

All cumulus-oocyte complexes (COC) recovered from the patient will be cultured in CAPA medium for 24 hours and then matured for 30 hours (IVM). A minimum of 10 metaphase II (MII) stage oocytes are expected from each CAPA-IVM procedure.

After CAPA-IVM culture, the mature oocytes (MII) will be randomly divided (50/50) into two groups to be subjected to the two vitrification protocols.

In a second step (next cycle), the oocytes from each group will be thawed and fertilized by Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). The derived embryos will be cultured to the blastocyst stage (Day 5/6).

The transfer of a single embryo (the one with the best quality) will be carried out. The remaining embryos will be vitrified.

Conditions

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Fertility Preservation

Keywords

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In Vitro maturation Oocyte vitrification Fertility preservation

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Formulation of Vitrification medium #1

Hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC), Ethylene glycol, Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) y trehalose

Oocyte Vitrification /Warming

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

In Vitro matured oocytes will be randomly assigned to any of the two Vitrification protocols

Formulation of Vitrification medium #2

Human serum albumin (HSA), Ethylene glycol, Dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) \& sucrose

Oocyte Vitrification /Warming

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

In Vitro matured oocytes will be randomly assigned to any of the two Vitrification protocols

Interventions

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Oocyte Vitrification /Warming

In Vitro matured oocytes will be randomly assigned to any of the two Vitrification protocols

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Either

* Patients with Polycystic ovary morphology: At least 25 follicles (2-9 mm) throughout the ovary and/or increased ovarian volume (\>10ml) (it is enough for 1 ovary to meet these criteria)
* Patients with good ovarian reserve: High antral follicle count (AFC): ≥ 20 antral follicles in both ovaries or Anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) value ≥3.5 ng/ml

In both cases, without significant uterine or ovarian anomalies

Exclusion Criteria

* There are contraindications for the administration of gonadotropins, oral contraceptives and/or other drugs used in the framework of the present study.
* Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT) Cycles
* Oocyte donation cycles
* Medical contraindication for pregnancy.
* High grade endometriosis (\> grade 2)
* Cases with extremely poor sperm
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

37 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Centro de Estudios e Investigaciones en Biología y Medicina Reproductiva

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Centro de Fertilidad y Reproducción Asistida, Peru

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Sergio Romero

Research Director

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Sergio Romero, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Research Director

Locations

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Centro de Fertilidad y Reproducción Asistida

Lima, , Peru

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Peru

Central Contacts

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Sergio Romero, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: +51-1-2230363

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Ygor Pérez, M.D. MSc

Role: primary

References

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Salama M, Ataman L, Taha T, Azmy O, Braham M, Douik F, Khrouf M, Rodrigues JK, Reis FM, Sanchez F, Romero S, Vega M, Woodruff TK. Building Oncofertility Core Competency in Developing Countries: Experience From Egypt, Tunisia, Brazil, Peru, and Panama. JCO Glob Oncol. 2020 Mar 2;6:360-368. doi: 10.1200/GO.22.00006. eCollection 2020.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35275746 (View on PubMed)

Erratum. JCO Glob Oncol. 2022 Mar;8:e2100412. doi: 10.1200/GO.21.00412. No abstract available.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 35275733 (View on PubMed)

Vuong LN, Le AH, Ho VNA, Pham TD, Sanchez F, Romero S, De Vos M, Ho TM, Gilchrist RB, Smitz J. Live births after oocyte in vitro maturation with a prematuration step in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2020 Feb;37(2):347-357. doi: 10.1007/s10815-019-01677-6. Epub 2020 Jan 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31902102 (View on PubMed)

Sanchez F, Le AH, Ho VNA, Romero S, Van Ranst H, De Vos M, Gilchrist RB, Ho TM, Vuong LN, Smitz J. Biphasic in vitro maturation (CAPA-IVM) specifically improves the developmental capacity of oocytes from small antral follicles. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2019 Oct;36(10):2135-2144. doi: 10.1007/s10815-019-01551-5. Epub 2019 Aug 9.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 31399916 (View on PubMed)

Braam SC, Ho VNA, Pham TD, Mol BW, van Wely M, Vuong LN. In-vitro maturation versus IVF: a cost-effectiveness analysis. Reprod Biomed Online. 2021 Jan;42(1):143-149. doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.09.022. Epub 2020 Sep 28.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 33132059 (View on PubMed)

Coello A, Campos P, Remohi J, Meseguer M, Cobo A. A combination of hydroxypropyl cellulose and trehalose as supplementation for vitrification of human oocytes: a retrospective cohort study. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2016 Mar;33(3):413-421. doi: 10.1007/s10815-015-0633-9. Epub 2016 Jan 11.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26754749 (View on PubMed)

Cohen Y, St-Onge-St-Hilaire A, Tannus S, Younes G, Dahan MH, Buckett W, Son WY. Decreased pregnancy and live birth rates after vitrification of in vitro matured oocytes. J Assist Reprod Genet. 2018 Sep;35(9):1683-1689. doi: 10.1007/s10815-018-1216-3. Epub 2018 Jun 4.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 29869219 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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SIDISI 23001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id