Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin & Trigger

February 7, 2017 updated by: Waleed El-khayat, Cairo University

Trigger or Not to Trigger? : An Answer for an Old Question

In women being treated with medicines to help eggs to grow (called ovulation induction), The investigators wish to know whether adding medicines (called ovulation triggers) that help to release the egg (ovulation) would lead to more women having babies without causing harm compared with not giving them ovulation triggers.

Study Overview

Status

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Unknown

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

Women will be treated with clomiphene citrate to help eggs to develop to additionally receive a medicine (urinary hCG) to trigger their release or to receive no additional treatment. the investigators tried to determine the benefits and harms of administering an ovulation trigger to anovulatory women receiving treatment with ovulation-inducing agents in comparison with spontaneous ovulation following ovulation induction. so we will have comparison between 2 groups, group 1 will receive clomiphene citrate and trigger ovulation by human chorionic gonadotrophin and group 2 will receive clomiphene citrate with no drug to trigger ovulation.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

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200

Phase

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  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • Egypt
      • Cairo, Egypt, 12311
        • Recruiting
        • faculty of medicine , Cairo University
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Waleed M El-Khayat, M.D.

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 40 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Normoprolactinemic and normogonadotropic (WHO class II ovarian dysfunction )
  2. Primary infertility with oligomenorrhea (bleeding intervals between 35 days and 6 months) or amenorrhea (bleeding interval more than 6 months)
  3. Age 18-40 years
  4. Duration of primary infertility more than2 years
  5. No history of ovulation induction treatment
  6. No history of thyroid disease
  7. Normal results on hysterosalpingogram

  8. Husband with normal semen analysis

    -

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Ovarian cyst
  2. Endometrioma
  3. Liver disease

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

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Active Comparator: Clomiphene citrate plus hCG
Women will receive clomiphene citrate from day 2 to day 6 of the cycle with a starting dose of 100 mg daily. If no response could be observed, the daily dose of clomiphene citrate in subsequent cycles will be increased by 50 mg until a response will be obtained or a maximum daily dose 200 mg of clomiphene citrate will be used. Once a follicle will reach more than 18 mm in size . Women will receive 5,000 IU human chorionic gonadotrophin trigger in the morning between 9 and 10 a.m. and the couple will be advised to have intercourse the following night, about 36 hours later.
Drug: Human chorionic gonadotrophin
Once a follicle reached more than 18 mm in size,women assigned to group (1) received 5,000 IU hCG trigger in the morning between 9 and 10 a.m. and the couple were advised to have intercourse the following night, about 36 hours later.
Other Names:
  • hCG
Active Comparator: Clomiphene Citrate alone
Women will receive clomiphene citrate from day 2 to day 6 of the cycle with a starting dose of 100 mg daily. If no response will be observed, the daily dose of clomiphene citrate in subsequent cycles will be increased by 50 mg until a response will be obtained or a maximum daily dose 200 mg of clomiphene citrate will be used. Once a follicle will reach more than 18 mm in size , the women will be advised to have intercourse frequently over the next few days.
Drug: clomiphene citrate alone
clomiphene citrate alone without hCG trigger

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Ovulation rate
Time Frame: 1 year

Collapse of the leading follicle with irregular shape, Appearance of the corpus luteum with diffuse internal echoes. Presence of fluid in the pouch of Douglas or hyperechoic endometrium were taken as supporting features.

Serum progesterone levels of more than 10 ng/mL were considered to be evidence of ovulation.
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
chemical pregnancy
Time Frame: 1 year
A positive urine pregnancy test done 7 days after missing the period
1 year
Clinical pregnancy
Time Frame: 1 year
demonstration of a fetal heart beat on transvaginal ultrasound between 6 and 7 weeks of gestation.
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Cairo University

Investigators

Investigators

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  • Principal Investigator: Waleed El-khyatat, M.D., Cairo University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

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October 1, 2014

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

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April 1, 2017

Study Completion (Anticipated)

Study Completion

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May 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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October 4, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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October 10, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

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October 15, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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February 8, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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February 7, 2017

Last Verified

Last Verified

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February 1, 2017

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 5102014
  • A5102014 (Other Identifier: Cairo University)

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