Status:

UNKNOWN

The LUTEAL Trial: Luteal Stimulation vs. Estrogen Priming Protocol

Lead Sponsor:

Northwell Health

Conditions:

Infertility

Diminished Ovarian Reserve

Eligibility:

FEMALE

20-45 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Ovarian reserve defines the quantity and quality of the ovarian primordial follicular pool. Diminished ovarian reserve (DOR) indicates a reduction in the quantity of ovarian follicular pool to less th...

Detailed Description

Patients who will be undergoing controlled ovarian stimulation and who have a diagnosis of diminished ovarian reserve will be considered for this trial, and enrolled if meeting all inclusion and no ex...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Provision of signed and dated informed consent form
  • Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study
  • Female aged 20 - 45
  • Regular menstrual cycles between 21 and 40 days
  • Presence of both ovaries
  • Meets criteria for DOR by the recent ASRM/ACOG Committee Opinion
  • antimüllerian hormone (AMH) value less than 1 ng/mL
  • antral follicle count less than 5-7 and
  • follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) greater than 10 IU/L or
  • a history of poor response to in vitro fertilization stimulation (fewer than four oocytes at time of egg retrieval).

Exclusion

  • Oocyte donation cycle
  • Oocyte freezing cycle
  • Current ovarian cyst \> 3cm
  • Anovulatory or oligo-ovulatory (\<6 ovulation per year)
  • Previous oophorectomy
  • Exposure to cytotoxic or pelvic irradiation
  • Planned aromatase inhibitor usage during current ovarian stimulation
  • Sensitizing or ovarian stimulating therapy in the past one month
  • Additional contraindications to this study re, as follows (because such patients cannot receive an estrogen patch):
  • Undiagnosed abnormal genital bleeding
  • Known, suspected, or history of breast cancer
  • Known or suspected estrogen-dependent neoplasia
  • Active DVT, PE, or a history of these conditions
  • Active arterial thromboembolic disease (for example, stroke and MI), or a history of these conditions
  • Known anaphylactic reaction or angioedema with estradiol patches
  • Known liver impairment or disease
  • Known protein C, protein S, or antithrombin deficiency, or other known thrombophilic disorders

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 15 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

142 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04447872

Start Date

September 15 2020

End Date

June 1 2025

Last Update

October 16 2023

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Northwell Fertility

Manhasset, New York, United States, 11030