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Fresh Versus Freeze-only After CAPA IVM on PCOS Patients

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Embryo Transfer
PCOS
IVM
Interventions
Procedure: CAPA-Freeze-only
Procedure: CAPA-Fresh
Registration Number
NCT04297553
Lead Sponsor
Mỹ Đức Hospital
Brief Summary

IVM (in vitro maturation) has been proved to be a more friendly treatment protocol for PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) patients compared with conventional controlled ovarian stimulation, with less complications (especially ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome), shorter treatment duration, lower cost, and acceptable pregnancy outcomes.

Detailed Description

IVM (in vitro maturation) has been proved to be a more friendly treatment protocol for PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) patients compared with conventional controlled ovarian stimulation, with less complications (especially ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome), shorter treatment duration, lower cost, and acceptable pregnancy outcomes. CAPA (capacitation) IVM without hCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) priming, has routinely been used at My Duc hospital for nearly 3 years to replace hCG-IVM (with hCG priming) because of absolutely synchronized oocyte maturation stage and better embryo results and better pregnancy outcomes. However, with CAPA IVM, embryos are freezed-only and will be transferred in the next cycles. This process will increase the cost of freezing and thawing embryos, and increase the treatment duration, which complicates the IVM procedure and turns IVM into an unfriendly protocol to PCOS patients. Therefore, our group conducts this study to find out the effectiveness of fresh transfer protocol after CAPA IVM compared with freezing-only CAPA IVM protocol. The fresh transfer protocol for CAPA IVM is applied from previous hCG IVM protocol, with the use of hCG and exogenous estradiol and progesterone, but at different timings.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
40
Inclusion Criteria
  • Women with high AFC (≥24 Antral Follicles in Both Ovaries), including PCOS plus PCO or high AFC
  • Having indications for ART
  • Having ≤ 2 IVM/IVF attempts
  • Permanent resident in Vietnam
  • Agree to have fresh embryos transfer or freeze-only on day 3
  • Agree to have ≤ 2 embryos transferred
  • Not participating in another IVF study at the same time
Exclusion Criteria
  • Oocyte donation cycles
  • Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) cycles

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
CAPA-Freeze-onlyCAPA-Freeze-onlyReceiving FSH (Menopur, Ferring) for 2 days on day 2/3 of the menstrual cycle (spontaneous/ OCP administration) and an ultrasound scan will be performed subsequently. Oocytes retrieval will be performed 42 hours after the last injection. Pre-maturation will last for 24-30 hours. ICSI will be used for insemination. Freeze-only on day 3 and frozen embryo transfer will be performed on the subsequent cycle using HRT protocol with a maximum of 2 embryos transferred
CAPA-FreshCAPA-FreshReceiving FSH (Menopur, Ferring) for 2 days on day 2/3 of the menstrual cycle (spontaneous/ OCP administration) and an ultrasound scan will be performed subsequently. Oocytes retrieval will be performed 42 hours after the last injection. Receiving hCG 5000IU x 2 (10000IU) after Oocytes retrieval. Pre-maturation will last for 24-30 hours. ICSI will be used for insemination. Fresh embryos transfer will be performed on day 3 using HRT protocol with a maximum of 2 embryos transferred.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Ongoing pregnancy resulting in live birth after the first embryo transfer of the started treatment cycle.At 24 weeks of gestation

Live birth is defined as the birth of at least one newborn after 24 weeks' gestation that exhibits any sign of life (twin will be a single count).

For the timing of this occur, ongoing pregnancy will be used, conditional on the fact that this ongoing pregnancy results in live birth.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Positive pregnancy testat 2 weeks after the embryo placement after the completion of the first transfer

Serum human chorionic gonadotropin level greater than 5 mIU/mL

Ongoing pregnancyAt 12 weeks' gestation

Ongoing pregnancy is defined as pregnancy with detectable heart rate at 12 weeks' gestation or beyond, after the completion of the first transfer

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS)at 03 days after oocytes pick-up and 14 days after embryo transfer

Routine assessments for OHSS were performed on day 3 post oocyte retrieval in both groups. At other times, OHSS was evaluated if symptoms were reported by the patient. OHSS was classified using the flow diagram developed by Humaidan and colleagues for use in clinical trial settings

Ectopic pregnancyat 12 weeks of gestation after the completion of the first transfer

a pregnancy in which implantation takes place outside the uterine cavity after the completion of the first transfer

Hypertensive disorders of pregnancyat 20 weeks of gestation or beyond after the completion of the first transfer

Pregnancy-induced hypertension, pre-eclampsia and eclampsia

Clinical pregnancy5 weeks after embryo placement after the completion of the first transfer

at least one gestational sac on ultrasound at 7 weeks' gestation with the detection of heart beat activity

Implantation rate3 weeks after embryo transferred after the completion of the first transfer

as the number of gestational sacs per number of embryos transferred

Number of embryos on day 35 days after oocytes pick-up

Number of embryos on day 3

Number of good quality embryo on day 35 days after oocytes pick-up

good quality embryos are defined followed Istanbul consensus

Multiple pregnancy5 weeks after embryo placement after the completion of the first transfer

Defined as presence of more than one sac at early pregnancy ultrasound (6-8 weeks gestation)

Birth weightat the time of delivery

Weight of singletons and twins

Time from randomisation to ongoing pregnancy12 weeks of gestation after the completion of the first transfer

Time from randomization to ongoing pregnancy after the completion

Time from randomisation to live birthAt the time of delivery

Time from randomization to live birth after the completion

Miscarriageat 24 weeks of gestation after the completion of the first transfer

pregnancy loss at \< 24 weeks

Preterm deliveryat 24, 28, 32 weeks and 37 weeks of gestation after the completion of the first transfer

Multiple definitions, defined as delivery at \<24, \<28, \<32, \<37 completed weeks

Congenital anomalyAt birth after the completion of the first transfer

Any congenital anomaly will be included

Cost-effectivenessTwo year after randomization

Including direct and indirect costs; costs related to complications treatment. Cost data will be collected for a supplementary analysis and will be reported in a separated paper.

Gestational diabetes mellitusat 24 weeks of gestation after the completion of the first transfer

using a 75g oral glucose tolerance test

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Mỹ Đức Hospital

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Ho Chi Minh City, Tan Binh, Vietnam

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