Growth Hormone (GH) in in Vitro Fertilization (IVF) Poor-responder Patients (FUNDEX001)
Phase II Randomized Study of Cotreatment With Growth Hormone in a Long GnRH Agonist Protocol in Women With Previous Poor Ovarian Response
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Enrollment
Phase
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Barcelona, Spain, 08037
- Departamento de Obstetricia Ginecologia y Reproducción. Institut Universitari Dexeus
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Women who desire pregnancy with regular spontaneous menstrual cycles of 25-30 days length.
- Infertility requiring IVF with or without ICSI.
- Antecedent of a failed previous IVF cycle with a GnRH long agonist protocol in which at least 3000 IU of FSH were used (cancellation due to poor ovarian response - < 4 mature follicles - or less than 5 oocytes retrieved)and antral follicle count < 5.
- Partner sperm.
- Presence of both ovaries and normal uterine cavity.
- PAP smear within normality in previous 3 years.
- Negative pregnancy test (serum or urine) before rFSH administration.
- Willingness of adhesion to protocol during the whole study period.
- Signed informed consent given.
Exclusion Criteria:
- HIV, HCV, HBV positive serologies in women or partner.
- Important systemic diseases that could interfere with gonadotrophin treatment (ovarian and hypothalamic tumors...).
- BMI > 32 kg/m2 or antecedent of diabetes mellitus.
- Gonadotrophin treatment within the previous 30 days.
- Availability of frozen embryos of previous IVF cycles .
- Abnormal uterine bleeding.
- Previous treatment with LH or LH effect drugs.
- Polycystic ovaries, increased size ovaries or presence of ovarian cysts of unknown ethiology.
- Contraindication for pregnancy.
- Allergies to gonadotrophins or somatotropin.
- History of drug or alcohol abuse in the previous 5 years.
- Previous enrollment in this study or simultaneous participation in another study with drugs.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Number of Arms
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / ArmParticipant Group / Arm |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: rGH Group
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0.1 IU/Kg/day from day one of stimulation until rHCG triggering
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No Intervention: Non rGH group
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Number of metaphase II oocytes retrieved
Time Frame: 3 months after having finished recruitment
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3 months after having finished recruitment
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Pregnancy rate
Time Frame: 9 months after ovum pick-up
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9 months after ovum pick-up
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Adverse events due to rGH
Time Frame: 3 months after having finished recruitment
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3 months after having finished recruitment
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Investigators
Investigators
- Study Chair: Pedro N Barri, PhD, MD, Department of Obstetrics, Gyneacology and Reproductive Medicine, Institut Universitari Dexeus
- Principal Investigator: Buenaventura Coroleu, PhD. MD, Departament of Obstetrics, Gyneacology and Reproductive Medine, Institut Universitari Dexeus
- Principal Investigator: Marta Devesa, MD, Department of Obstetrics, Gyneacology and Reproductive Medicine, Institut Universitari Dexeus
- Principal Investigator: Francisca Martinez, PhD. MD, Department of Obstetrics, Gyneacology and Reproductive Medicine, Institut Universitari Dexeus
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Harper K, Proctor M, Hughes E. Growth hormone for in vitro fertilization. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2003;(3):CD000099. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD000099.
- Kolibianakis EM, Venetis CA, Diedrich K, Tarlatzis BC, Griesinger G. Addition of growth hormone to gonadotrophins in ovarian stimulation of poor responders treated by in-vitro fertilization: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hum Reprod Update. 2009 Nov-Dec;15(6):613-22. doi: 10.1093/humupd/dmp026. Epub 2009 Jun 26.
Helpful Links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Actual)
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Primary Completion
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
First Posted
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Posted
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- FUNDEX001
- 2010-022151-32 (EudraCT Number)
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