Treatment of Poor Ovarian Responders With Corifollitropin Alfa Followed by hpHMG in a Short GnRH Agonist Protocol

Phase II Study for the Treatment of Poor Ovarian Responders With Corifollitropin Alfa Followed by hpHMG in a Short GnRH Agonist Protocol

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01732068

Enrollment

Registered

2012-11-22

Start date

2012-07-31

Completion date

2013-05-31

Last updated

2013-05-09

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Conditions

Infertility, Poor Ovarian Response

Keywords

Poor ovarian response, Poor ovarian responders, Bologna criteria for poor ovarian response

Brief summary

The purpose of the present study is to examine the level of ovarian response and the pregnancy rates among poor ovarian responders treated with a novel treatment protocol with 150μg corifollitropin alfa followed by 300IU hMG in a short GnRH agonist protocol.

Detailed description

Corifollitropin alfa reaches maximum concentrations (Cmax), between 25 and 45 h after injection , a time interval which is significantly shorter as compared to treatment with rFSH. The investigators hypothesized that this rapid increase in the serum FSH concentration may result in a significantly higher exposure of the small antral follicles to constant high levels of FSH during the early follicular phase, securing not only the recruitment of the follicles, but also the continued growth. In the current study the investigators examine whether administration of corifollitropin followed by 300IU hMG in a short GnRH agonist protocol may result in acceptable pregnancy rates in poor ovarian responders fulfilling the Bologna criteria

Interventions

DRUGTriptorelin

Triptorelin 0.1 mg/1 ml solution daily from day 1 or 2 of the cycle onwards

DRUGCorifollitropin alfa

Corifollitropin alfa 150μg (single dose) on day 2 or 3 of the cycle

DRUGhpHMG

300IU hMG daily from day 7 following Corifollitropin alfa until the day of ovulation triggering

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Patients should fulfill the Bologna criteria for poor ovarian response At least two of the following three features must be present: i. Advanced maternal age (≥40 years) or any other risk factor for POR (poor ovarian response); ii. A previous POR (≤3 oocytes with a conventional stimulation protocol); iii. An abnormal ovarian reserve test (i.e. AFC \<7 follicles or AMH \<1.1 ng/ml). Two episodes of POR after maximal stimulation are sufficient to define a patient as poor responder in the absence of advanced maternal age or abnormal ORT (ovarian reserve test).

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Ongoing pregnancy rate	10 to 12 weeks of gestation

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Number of oocytes retrieved	Day of oocyte retrieval
Cycles with embryo transfer	Day of Embryo transfer

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026