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Prolonged Protocol of Early Follicular or Mid Luteal Phase

Comparison of Efficacy and Safety of Controlled Hyperstimulation of Prolonged Protocol in Early Follicular or Mid Luteal Phase: a Single Center, Randomized, Controlled Trial

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04522479
Enrollment
1150
Registered
2020-08-21
Start date
2020-05-13
Completion date
2024-05-13
Last updated
2020-08-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

IVF

Keywords

prolonged protocol, In vitro fertilization (IVF), Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), single blastocyst transfer

Brief summary

Due to the injection of gonadotropin releasing hormone agonist (GnRH-a) before controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH), the scheme of prolonged early follicular period protocol has obvious advantages in achieving ideal egg number, increasing endometrial receptivity to embryo transfer, inhibiting endogenous luteinizing hormone (LH) peak and reducing cycle cancellation rate. The full dose of long acting GnRH-a was also applied before COH in the mid luteal Hypergrowth program, and the mechanism of its lowering tone was similar. But whether the clinical and perinatal outcome of early follicular hyperlengthening is as effective as that of mid luteal hyperlengthening has not been reported at home and abroad. Moreover, there is a lack of prospective randomized controlled studies.

Detailed description

One injection of 3.75mg GnRHa was injected on the 1st-3rd or 21st-23rd day of menstruation. The level of estradiol (E2), progesterone (P), luteinizing hormone (LH) in peripheral blood and the number of follicles in bilateral ovarian internal sinuses were monitored on the 32nd-38th day after pituitary hyporegulation.Gonadotropin (Gn) will be given after pituitary desensitization. When the diameter of at least two follicles ≥ 18mm or more than three follicles ≥ 17mm, the trigger of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) will be given and oocyte will be retrieved. The selective fresh single blastocyst transplantation will be carried out on the 4th-6th day after oocyte retrieval. HCG test at 12nd day after transplatation. Follow-up investigation will given during the pregnancy and perinatal period.

Interventions

OTHERChange the injection time of long acting GnRH-a

The whole dose of long acting GnRH-a drug was changed to be injected on day 21st-23rd day of menstruation

Sponsors

Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)

Masking description

Statistician blindness

Intervention model description

The early follicular and mid luteal prolonged regimens were randomly enrolled in a ratio of 1 to 1

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to 42 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

1. Tubal factor infertility; 2. polycystic ovary (PCO) or polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients; 3. Patients of mild to moderate endometriosis; 4. Oligoasthenospermia in male; 5. More than 5 antral follicle count (AFC) on both ovaries; 6. Unexplained infertility: there is a history of no contraception and pregnancy for more than 1 year, no clear cause of infertility such as ovulation, fallopian tube, endometrium and male factors is found, or the above factors return to normal after treatment.

Exclusion criteria

1. History of adverse pregnancy and childbirth; 2. Unilateral ovariectomy; 3. Uterine malformation, intrauterine adhesion, submucous myoma; 4. Chromosomal abnormality of both husband and wife; 5. Patients with contraindications of assisted reproductive technology or pregnancy: such as uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, undiagnosed liver and kidney dysfunction, history of deep vein thrombosis, history of pulmonary embolism, history of cerebrovascular accident, uncontrolled hypertension, heart disease, suspected cervical cancer, endometrial cancer, breast cancer or previous history, undetermined vaginal bleeding; 6. Unable to be regularly follow up; 7. Participating in other clinical trials; 8. No fresh single blastocyst transfer.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
live birth ratelive birth of more than 28 pregnancy weekslive birth rate per transplantation cycle

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
clinical pregnancy ratefetal heart beat confirmed by transvaginal ultrasound 26-35 days after embryo transplantationfetal heart beat confirmed by transvaginal ultrasound
good quality blastocyst rateThe ratio of good quality blastocysts above 4BB degree 4-6 days after oocyte collectionformation rate of more than 4BB Blastocyst
Incidence rate of early on-set severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)Severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome according to Golan standard within 7 days after ovum removalSevere ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome according to Golan standard
Early misscarage rateAbortion before 12 pregnancy weeksTransvaginal sonography identified patients with abortion after clinical pregnancy
Perinatal complicationsIncidence rate of mother and child complications from pregnancy to postpartum in 42 daysPerinatal complications of mothers and fetus

Countries

China

Contacts

Primary ContactYingfen Ying
1192108952@qq.com+086-13732091230

Outcome results

None listed

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