Egg Freezing Pilot Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Egg Freezing; Infertility
• Interventions: Procedure: Oocyte Vitrification

• Registration Number: NCT00839839
• Lead Sponsor: University Reproductive Associates

Brief Summary

University Reproductive Associates is conducting a pilot study to study the technique of egg freezing. Your participation in this study will provide us with important information to allow us to offer this technology for women wishing to freeze their eggs before cancer treatments. Your participation will include a standard IVF cycle with your eggs being frozen for a brief period of time and then transferred back to you as usual. You will receive a significant reduction in your IVF cycle cost.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-02
• Study First Submitted: 2009-02-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-02-09
• Study First Posted: 2009-02-10
• Primary Completion: 2010-06
• Study Completion: 2011-02
• Status Verified: 2015-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-12-01
• Last Update Posted: 2015-12-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 10

Inclusion Criteria

1. 10 women between the ages of 18-35 inclusive at time of signing Informed Consent Form.
2. In good general health off of current medications which may confound response to study medications.
3. Desire to seek pregnancy actively during the study period by IVF-ICSI.
4. A normal uterine cavity must have been confirmed by either hydrosonogram or hysteroscopy within two years of entering the study.
5. Ability to use the required medications.
6. Day 3 FSH level < 12 IU/ml

Exclusion Criteria

1. Current pregnancy
2. Patients with significant anemia (Hemoglobin < 10 mg/dL).
3. Patients enrolled simultaneously into other investigative studies that would interfere with this research study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Oocyte Vitrification	Oocyte Vitrification	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of Biochemical Pregnancy	1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
clinical pregnancy (fetal pole visible on transvaginal ultrasound) per cycle	1 year
embryo development (how many fertilized eggs undergo development to a more advanced stage)	1 year
Recovery of viable oocytes	1 year
incidence of fertilization	one year

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Reproductive Associates; 🇺🇸 Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, United States