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Antagonist Protocol in Poor Responders

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Female Infertility Due to Diminished Ovarian Reserve
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT02195947
Lead Sponsor
Cairo University
Brief Summary

The effect of use of the growth hormone with antagonist protocol on the outcome of the IVF/ICSI cycles in poor responders.

Detailed Description

Two groups of poor responder female patients planned to receive the antagonist IVF/ICSI protocol are randomized to whether or not to add growth hormone to their protocol.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
141
Inclusion Criteria
  • females fulfilling the criteria of the ESHRE consensus 2011:
  • at least two of the following three features must be present:
  • dvanced maternal age (≥40 years) or any other risk factor for POR
  • previous POR (≤3 oocytes with a conventional stimulation protocol)
  • an abnormal ovarian reserve test (i.e. AFC ,5-7 follicles or AMH ,0.5 -1.1 ng/ml).
Exclusion Criteria
  • women who suffer from any other cause of infertility other than poor ovarian reserve
  • refusal of the patient to consent for using her data in the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Antagonist and Growth hormoneGrowth HormoneHMG IM daily was administrated from day 2 of the cycle. The GnRH antagonist (Cetrotide, Serono, Geneva, Switzerland) was given when the leading follicle was from 12 to 14 mm, at a daily dose of 0.25 mg SC. Growth hormone (Norditropin, Novo nordisk) was administrated on day 6 of HMG stimulation daily in a dose of 2.5 mg S.C. till the day of hCG administration.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Live birth rateUp to 9 months
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical pregnancy rateUp to 5 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Kasr Al Aini

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Cairo, Egypt

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