Pregnancy Rates in IVF After Ovulation Triggering With Recombinant or Urinary Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (HCG)

December 23, 2009 updated by: Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel

Phase III Study on the Effects of Recombinant HCG Ovulation Triggering on Stimulation, Embryonic and Pregnancy Parameters in an IVF Program

To access whether the ovulation triggering with rec-HCG instead urinary-HCG has any impact on the blastulation rate and pregnancy rate of patients undergoing IVF treatment

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

130

Phase

  • Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Jette
      • Brussels, Jette, Belgium, 1090
        • Centre for Reproductive Medicine, UZ Brussel

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

20 years to 36 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • FSH<12,
  • normal sperm,less than 36y,
  • single blastocyst transfer

Exclusion Criteria:

  • endometriosis stage 3&4,
  • pco

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: Urinary-HCG group
These patients received u-HCG for ovulation triggering during ovarian stimulation for IVF
ovulation triggering
Experimental: Recombinant HCG group
These patients received rec-HCG for ovulation triggering during ovarian stimulation for IVF
ovulation triggering

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
blastulation rate
Time Frame: on day-5
on day-5

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
pregnancy rates, VEGF levels, OHSS rate
Time Frame: 14 days after oocyte pick up
14 days after oocyte pick up

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Study Director: Paul Devroey, Professor, Professor or OB-GYN

Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

December 1, 2007

Study Completion (Anticipated)

September 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 6, 2009

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 6, 2009

First Posted (Estimate)

August 7, 2009

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 24, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 23, 2009

Last Verified

August 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • rec-HCG 002

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