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Reproductive Outcomes of Different Sperm Selection Techniques for ICSI Patients With Abnormal Sperm DNA Fragmentation.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Infertility, Male
Registration Number
NCT04482517
Lead Sponsor
Ganin Fertility Center
Brief Summary

Comparing the reproductive outcomes of different sperm selection techniques; Density gradient centrifugation (DGC), Testicular sperm (Testi), Physiological ICSI (PICSI), and Magnetic activated cell sorting (MACS) in abnormal sperm DNA fragmentation (SDF) ICSI patients.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
320
Inclusion Criteria
  • Female age was ≤37 years
  • Female should has 5≥ metaphase II oocytes
  • Males having abnormal SDF levels ≥ 20.3% by TUNEL assay
  • Abstinence from 1 to 2 days
  • Males having at least 1 million total motile progressive count
Exclusion Criteria
  • Leukocytospermia
  • Presence of varicocele.
  • Known genetic abnormality
  • Use of sperm donation or cryopreserved sperm
  • Use of Oocyte donation
  • Use of gestational carrier
  • Presence of any of the endometrial factors that affect embryo implantation such as hydrosalpings, adenomyosis or previous uterine infection
  • Any contradictions to undergoing in vitro fertilization or gonadotropin stimulation

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Clinical pregnancy rate14 days following embryo transfer

Defined as clinical pregnancy per transfer

Implantation rate6- 8 weeks following embryo transfer

Defined as number of gestational sacs with fetal heart beat, shown by ultrasound in gestational week 6 over number of embryo transferred.

Ongoing pregnancy rate20 weeks of gestation

Defined as the proportion of pregnancies that completed more than 20 weeks of gestation

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cleavage rate3 days

Defined as the proportion of cleaved embryos on day 3 over the injected oocytes

Miscarriage rate20 weeks of gestation

Defined as the proportion of miscarried cases

High quality blastocyst rate5-6 days

Defined as the assessment of blastocyst quality according to Gardner's criteria into: good, fair or bad in terms of percentage of the total formed blastocysts

Blastulation rate5-6 days

Defined as the proportion of blastocysts formed on day 5 or 6 over the cleaved embryos on day 3

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Ganin Fertility Center

🇪🇬

Cairo, Maadi, Egypt

Ganin Fertility Center
🇪🇬Cairo, Maadi, Egypt

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