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Aspiration of Limited Number of Follicles to Prevent Severe Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

Aspiration of Limited Number of Eggs to Prevent Severe OHSS in Suspected Cases

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02635425
Enrollment
30
Registered
2015-12-18
Start date
2015-11-30
Completion date
2016-03-31
Last updated
2016-05-19

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Conditions

Infertility

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of single ovarian puncture to retrieve 7eggs only in prevention of severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.

Detailed description

Thirty patients will be selected for this study grouped into two groups, each group contains fifteen patients. Group 1 :study group ( retrieval of 7 eggs only). Group 2 :control group ( retrieval of all eggs). Study is held to compare between the two arms, the proportion of patients who will be prevented from the progression to severe OHSS after this interventional method.

Interventions

PROCEDURE7 eggs collection

vaginal US

PROCEDUREFull eggs collection

vaginal US

Sponsors

Ahmad Hussieny Salama
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. More than 9 days of induction of ovulation. 2. Each ovary contains more than 20 follicles. 3. The majority of follicles are \>14mm in diameter. 4. Mild fluid in Douglas pouch. 5. The patient started to complain of considerable lower abdominal pains before the egg collection.

Exclusion criteria

1. Recurrent ICSI failure or bad obstetric history. 2. Any medical disorder affecting the fluid shift as: diabetes mellitus, autoimmune diseases, hepatic, renal or cardiac conditions.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Number of Participants of Severe Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome2 weeks

Countries

Egypt

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
7 Eggs Collection
Aspiration of 7 eggs only 7 eggs collection: vaginal US
15
Full Eggs Collection
Aspiration of all eggs Full eggs collection: vaginal US
15
Total30

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic7 Eggs CollectionFull Eggs CollectionTotal
Age, Categorical
<=18 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
>=65 years
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Age, Categorical
Between 18 and 65 years
15 Participants15 Participants30 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
15 Participants15 Participants30 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
— / —— / —
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 157 / 15
serious
Total, serious adverse events
2 / 157 / 15

Outcome results

Primary

Number of Participants of Severe Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

Time frame: 2 weeks

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
7 Eggs CollectionNumber of Participants of Severe Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome2 participants
Full Eggs CollectionNumber of Participants of Severe Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome11 participants

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