Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy of Low Dose hCG on Oocyte Maturity in Poor Responder Women Undergoing Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection

Lead Sponsor:

Royan Institute

Conditions:

Infertility

Eligibility:

FEMALE

37-43 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

This study is a prospective, randomized, parallel, controlled trial to assess the efficacy of the late follicular phase administration of low dose hCG on oocyte maturity for ovarian stimulation in 73 ...

Detailed Description

In this study all eligible patients were randomly allocated into three study groups by a permuted block randomization method: group A (control group) received only recombinant FSH, group B received rF...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Poor ovarian response to ovulation induction according to the ESHRE definition\[20\] and presence of at least 2 of the criteria needed to define poor responders including advanced maternal age, history of low ovarian response in previous IVF/ICSI treatments and abnormal ovarian reserve test(Antral Follicle number \< 5)
  • indication for ICSI treatment, second or third cycle
  • Age 37 to 43 years
  • Body mass index (BMI) ≤ 30 kg/m2
  • The presence of two functional ovaries and no previous ovarian surgery
  • The presence of normal uterine cavity and 2 normal tubes base on recent hysterosalpingographic or hysteroscopic evaluation
  • Basal (day 2 or 3) serum FSH levels ≤13 IU/L
  • Normal semen analysis
  • No history or signs of endometriosis
  • No untreated endocrinologic disease

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 1 2009

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2011

    Estimated Enrollment :

    73 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01509833

    Start Date

    October 1 2009

    End Date

    December 1 2011

    Last Update

    January 13 2012

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    Royan Institute

    Tehran, Iran