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Effect of Lifestyle and/or Metformin Intervention on Pregnancy Outcome, A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Effect of Lifestyle and/or Metformin Intervention on Pregnancy Outcome in Overweight/Obese Non-pcos Infertility Women With Insulin Resistance , A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03898037
Enrollment
80
Registered
2019-04-01
Start date
2019-06-13
Completion date
2021-06-30
Last updated
2022-08-22

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Conditions

Infertility, Female, Insulin Resistance, Obesity

Brief summary

The purpose of pilot trial is to compare the efficacy of lifestyle intervention, metformin intervention, lifestyle combined with metformin intervention in improving assisted reproductive technology in non-polycystic ovary syndrome(pcos) patients with overweight/obesity and insulin resistance compared with conventional clinical education. Subjects who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomized to four groups: lifestyle intervention group, metformin intervention group, lifestyle combined with metformin intervention group, and routine clinical education group. Subjects of above three intervention group will start ovulation stimulation treatment after reach the aim or duration of intervention and routine clinical education group has no intervention. All subjects are treated with the same procedures, including a long ovarian stimulation regimen, oocyte retrieval, and fertilization, followed by a planned transfer of two day-3 embryos. The primary outcome is ongoing pregnancy rate.

Interventions

weight loss intervention under the guidance of a dietitian, including: restricted energy balanced diet, aerobic exercise, etc.

DRUGmetformin intervention

metformin intervention with a starting dose of 0.5g bid, and the dose will be adjusted by doctors according to the patient's insulin level and adverse events.

Sponsors

Reproductive & Genetic Hospital of CITIC-Xiangya
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
FACTORIAL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 36 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Women ages 18 to 36 years. 2. Women BMI at least 25kg/m2. 3. Women who are non-pcos patient(2003 Rotterdam criteria). 4. Women with insulin resistance (HOMA criteria). 5. Women who are participating in their first or second fresh embryo cycle of in- vitro fertilization(IVF) or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). 6. Women who are indicated IVF or ICSI.

Exclusion criteria

1. Women with endometriosis. 2. Women with untreated hydrosalpinx. 3. Women with a uterine cavity abnormality, such as a uterine congenital malformation; untreated uterine septum(except shallow uterine septum), adenomyosis, submucous myoma, or intrauterine adhesions. 4. Women who are indicated and planned to undergo preimplantation genetic diagnosis(PGD)/preimplantation genetic screening(PGS). 5. Women with endocrine abnormalities, such as Cushing syndrome, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, pituitary amenorrhea, thyroid dysfunction etc. 6. Women who had participated in other treatments known to affect diet or weight (such as diet drugs and dietitian intervention) for past 3 months. 7. Women who are unable to follow verbal and written instructions. 8. Women who use donated oocytes to achieve pregnancy. 9. Women with poor ovarian response(Bologna criteria). 10. Women with diabetes mellitus, abnormal glycosylated hemoglobin. 11. Women who has a history of recurrent spontaneous abortion.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
recruitment rate10 monthsthe proportion of eligible patients randomised

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
the proportion of participants with good intervention compliance16 monthsnumbers of participants with good intervention compliance / numbers of participants who received the intervention
the proportion of participants who crossed over from one allocated group to the other16 monthsnumbers of participants who crossed over from one allocated group to the other / numbers of participants who received the intervention
Proportion of subjects who initiated infertility treatment according to the schedule16 monthsnumbers of participants who initiated infertility treatment according to the schedule/ numbers of participants who received the intervention
the proportion of participants who completed follow-up26 monthsnumbers of participants who completed follow-up/ numbers of participants who received the intervention
Biochemical Pregnancy Rate16 monthsNumber of women with Biochemical pregnancy /number of women who received the intervention Biochemical pregnancy was defined as a human chorionic gonadotropin level of more than 10 milli-International unit(mIU)per milliliter(ml), as measured at about 14 days after embryo transfer.
mean numbers of randomised participants per month10 monthsnumbers of randomised participants / the duration of recruitment
Live Birth Rate26 monthsNumbers of Live birth /number of women who received the intervention.Live birth defined as the delivery of any viable infant at 28 weeks or more of gestation.
Birth weight26 monthsWeight of newborns at delivery.
Pregnancy Loss Rate26 monthsNumber of pregnancy losses / number of clinical pregnancies. Pregnancy loss refers to a complete spontaneous abortion or a nonviable pregnancy before 28 weeks of gestation.
Incidence of moderate to severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome(OHSS)16 monthsNumber of cycles of moderate to severe OHSS/total number of fresh stimulation cycle.
Cumulative incidence of maternal and neonatal complications during whole gestation and prenatal stage26 monthsNumber of pregnancies with complications / number of pregnancies; Number of live births with neonatal complications / number of live births;
Clinical Pregnancy Rate18 monthsNumber of women with clinical pregnancies /number of women who received the intervention. Clinical pregnancy was defined as the presence of a gestational sac in the uterine cavity at about 28 days after embryo transfer, as detected on ultrasonography.

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 10, 2026