Impact of Culture Medium on Embryo Quality

March 25, 2010 updated by: University Hospital, Gasthuisberg
The purpose of this study is to compare two culture media.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

790

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

      • Leuven, Belgium, 3000
        • University Hospital Leuven, Catholic University Leuven

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

1 day to 3 days (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Embryos of patients younger than 36 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Embryos of patients older than 36 years old

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: Basic Science
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: sequential medium
comparison between two types of embryo culture medium
Active Comparator: single medium
comparison between two types of embryo culture medium

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
embryo quality: number and size of blastomeres, degree of fragmentation
Time Frame: day 1 -day 3
day 1 -day 3

Collaborators and Investigators

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Publications and helpful links

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Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

April 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 25, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 25, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

March 26, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 26, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 25, 2010

Last Verified

March 1, 2010

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • ML4562

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