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WAVES studie

Conditions
Subfertility, IVF, ART, uterine contractions
Registration Number
NL-OMON29437
Lead Sponsor
Catharina Ziekenhuis, Eindhoven
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
135
Inclusion Criteria

Phase I:
-Age 18-40 years
-Under hormonal fertility treatment

Phase IIa:
- Age =18 and premenopausal
- Regular, natural menstrual cycle

Phase IIb:
- Age =18 and premenopausal
- Indication for hysterectomy in near future

Phase IIIa:
-Age 18-40
-Regular, natural menstrual cycle

Phase IIIb:
-Age 18-40
-Under hormonal fertility treatment

Exclusion Criteria

Phase I:
-Pregnancy
-Mental disability
-Significant language barrier
-Uterine anomalies (congenital or not congenital)
-Uterine pathologies (leiomyomas, adenomyosis, endometriosis)
-Caesarean section in the past

Phase IIa:
- Like in Phase I (Pregnancy, Mental disability, Significant language barrier, Uterine anomalies
(congenital or not congenital), Uterine pathologies (leiomyomas, adenomyosis,
endometriosis), Caesarean section in the past)
- Hormonal medication of any kind

Phase IIb:
- Like in Phase I

Phase IIIa:
-Exclusion criteria of Phase II
-Known infertility

Phase IIIb:
- Exclusion criteria of Phase I

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Test reliability of electrohysterographic and automated ultrasound for assessing uterine<br>contractions during different phases of the normal menstrual cycle in a prospective selected cohort.<br>2. Determine objective changes in electric activity and subsequent endometrial wave patterns in<br>relation to phase of menstrual cycle (characterization of waves).
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Identification of prognostic features of electrohysterographic and automated ultrasound for the<br>success rate of fertility treatment.<br>2. Identifying the role of sex-hormone blood levels in the characteristics of endometrial waves.
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