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Highly Purified Menotropin (HP-hMG) Versus Recombinant FSH (rFSH) Plus Recombinant LH (rLH) in Intrauterine Insemination Cycles in Women ≥35 Years: a Prospective Randomized Trial.

Primary Purpose

Female Infertility

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 1
Locations
Italy
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Meropur 150 a day
Gonal-f 150 plus Luveris 150
Sponsored by
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Female Infertility

Eligibility Criteria

35 Years - 41 Years (Adult)FemaleAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • women with story of infertility sine causa and mild-moderate male factor
  • regular ovulatory menstrual cycles
  • BMI ≤27 kg/m2
  • normal day 3 hormonal pattern
  • bilateral tubal patency

Exclusion Criteria:

  • mono/bilateral tubal occlusion,
  • severe male factor
  • polycystic ovarian syndrome or any systemic disease or endocrine or metabolic abnormalities
  • pelvic inflammatory disease
  • endometriosis
  • sexual organ malformations
  • neoplasms or breast pathology incompatible with gonadotropin stimulation.

Sites / Locations

  • Policlinico Agostino Gemelli

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Active Comparator

Active Comparator

Arm Label

HP-hMG

rFSH plus rLH

Arm Description

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

ongoing pregnancy rate

Secondary Outcome Measures

number of cancelled cycles for low or no response, the number of interrupted cycles for high risk of OHSS and multiple pregnancies

Full Information

First Posted
May 21, 2012
Last Updated
September 4, 2014
Sponsor
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT01604044
Brief Title
Highly Purified Menotropin (HP-hMG) Versus Recombinant FSH (rFSH) Plus Recombinant LH (rLH) in Intrauterine Insemination Cycles in Women ≥35 Years: a Prospective Randomized Trial.
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
September 2014
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
May 2012 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
September 2013 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
September 2013 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

4. Oversight

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
This study evaluates the effects of different therapies in ovulation induction in Intrauterine Insemination Cycles.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Female Infertility

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Phase 1
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
579 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
HP-hMG
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Title
rFSH plus rLH
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Meropur 150 a day
Intervention Description
one subcutaneous injection a day
Intervention Type
Drug
Intervention Name(s)
Gonal-f 150 plus Luveris 150
Intervention Description
one subcutaneous injection a day
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
ongoing pregnancy rate
Time Frame
12 weeks
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
number of cancelled cycles for low or no response, the number of interrupted cycles for high risk of OHSS and multiple pregnancies
Time Frame
30 days
Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures:
Title
duration of stimulation, total gonadotropin dose, number of midsize follicles, dominant follicles, E2 levels, endometrial thickness on hCG day, Progesterone levels, endometrial thickness on the midluteal phase.
Time Frame
30 days

10. Eligibility

Sex
Female
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
35 Years
Maximum Age & Unit of Time
41 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: women with story of infertility sine causa and mild-moderate male factor regular ovulatory menstrual cycles BMI ≤27 kg/m2 normal day 3 hormonal pattern bilateral tubal patency Exclusion Criteria: mono/bilateral tubal occlusion, severe male factor polycystic ovarian syndrome or any systemic disease or endocrine or metabolic abnormalities pelvic inflammatory disease endometriosis sexual organ malformations neoplasms or breast pathology incompatible with gonadotropin stimulation.
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Policlinico Agostino Gemelli
City
Rome
ZIP/Postal Code
00168
Country
Italy

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
25398971
Citation
Moro F, Scarinci E, Palla C, Romani F, Familiari A, Tropea A, Leoncini E, Lanzone A, Apa R. Highly purified hMG versus recombinant FSH plus recombinant LH in intrauterine insemination cycles in women >/=35 years: a RCT. Hum Reprod. 2015 Jan;30(1):179-85. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deu302. Epub 2014 Nov 14.
Results Reference
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