Diet and physical exercise prior and during In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) in infertile overweight women.

The effects of moderate energy restriction combined with exercise on In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) outcomes in infertile overweight women.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12606000114549

Enrollment

120

Registered

2006-03-30

Start date

2005-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

This interventional study will assess the effects of a moderate caloric restriction and progressive exercise prior and during In vitro Fertilization in overweight / obese infertile women on treatment outcomes.

Interventions

Recruited women will be randomized in one of the two groups (Control group or Intervention group) and participate in the study from the day of booking on untill oocyte pick up procedure (6 - 8 weeks). Intervention group will receive information on dietary and exercice regimes. 1.Dietary regime (5500Kj or 1300calories): one meal replacement with very low calorie diet (VLCD) and two meals from CSIRO brochure per day. 2. Exercise programme is a home-based progressive physical condit

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 40 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Women, who at least undergone one IVF cycle. 2. BMI between 29 and 45 kg/m2.

Exclusion criteria

1. Women with severe deseases. 2. Women on weight loss programme.

Outcome results