Effects of Day 3 Blastomere Biopsy on Human Embryos (BB)

July 27, 2011 updated by: Fundacion Para La Investigacion Hospital La Fe

Effects of the Blastomere Biopsy of Day 3 Human Embryos on Blastocyst Percentage, Cell Number of Obtained Blastocyst and Implantation Rate

The aim of this study to evaluate the effect of embryo biopsy on blastocyst development and implantation rate.

Study Overview

Status

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Unknown

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) was initially developed to prevent monogenic diseases. However, its use has been extended to improve pregnancy rates in assisted reproductive techniques (ART). These new indications has been called screening for aneuploidy (PGS, preimplantation genetic screening). The current indications for PGS include advanced maternal age, recurrent miscarriage, repeated implantation failure, severe male factor infertility, previous aneuploid pregnancy, poor embryo quality, chemotherapy and radiotherapy and elective single embryo transfer to avoid multiple pregnancies. Nevertheless, the results obtained in the last decade have failed to clearly demonstrate any benefit of PGS in these indications and there are no studies evaluating the effect that biopsy could produce on embryos.

Markers of embryo quality are still very limited and are based on subjective morphological parameters (such as cell number, size and degree of fragmentation) or on the study of embryonic development by measuring the percentage of embryos reaching the blastocyst stage after 120 hours of in vitro culture. Counting the cell number of blastocysts involves the staining and subsequent nuclei counting, which is incompatible with later embryo transfer. A valid alternative to avoid nuclear staining would be a morphometric study using optical sections of different focal planes of the blastocyst and three dimensional (3D) virtual reconstructions.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

Enrollment

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22

Phase

Phase

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  • Early Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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  • Name: Inmaculada Molina Botella, P.h.D
  • Phone Number: 0034 961244660
  • Email: mamobo1@dca.upv.es

Study Locations

  • Spain
      • Valencia, Spain, 46026
        • Recruiting
        • La Fe University Hospital. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
        • Contact:
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Jose Pertusa, P.h.D
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Ana Debón, P.h.D
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Vicente Montañana, M.D
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Jose Maria Rubio, P.h.D
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Patrocinio Polo, M.D
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Juan Vicente Martinez, Biologist

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 35 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • No relevant medical history.
  • BMI < 25.
  • Age < 35 years old.
  • Unexplained infertility, tubal or male cause of infertility.
  • Between 6 and 8 embryos on day 3 of embryo culture.

Exclusion Criteria:

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Other: one single arm
All patients are included to complete a biopsy of half part of the embryos
Procedure: Blastomere biopsy
The blastomere biopsy will be done after 72 hours of embryo culture. An inverted microscope Olympus IX70 with a heated stage will be used to perform the biopsy. The micromanipulation for the blastomere extraction will be made with a micropipette MBB-FP-M-30 (Humagen).

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Blastocyst percentage
Time Frame: after 120 hours of culture
after 120 hours of culture

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Number of cells of blastocyst measured by morphometric analysis
Time Frame: after 120 hours of culture
after 120 hours of culture
Implantation rate
Time Frame: after one month of embryo transfer.
after one month of embryo transfer.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Fundacion Para La Investigacion Hospital La Fe

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Study Director: Antonio Pellicer, MDPhD, La Fe Hospital. Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
  • Study Chair: Amparo Mercader, P.h.D, Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad. PGD Laboratory.

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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July 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

Primary Completion

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January 1, 2012

Study Completion (Anticipated)

Study Completion

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September 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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July 18, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 18, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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July 19, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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July 28, 2011

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 27, 2011

Last Verified

Last Verified

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July 1, 2011

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 2009/0416

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