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Cytokines Supplementation to Culture Media and ICSI Outcome

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
ICSI
Interventions
Combination Product: A single step culture medium
Registration Number
NCT04547699
Lead Sponsor
Mansoura Integrated Fertility Center
Brief Summary

A randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of cytokine supplementation in embryo culture medium with various protein concentrations aiming to evaluate the effects of cytokines (CYK) integration into the human in vitro culture medium with high and low human serum albumin (HSA) concentrations on live birth rates after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

Detailed Description

Oocytes were injected, and embryos cultured and transferred in three supplemented culture media.

A- A single step culture medium (SSCM; Global, Life Global)+5mg/ml (10% Vol/Vol), life global protein, without supplementation of CYK (control n=200), B- A single step culture medium (SSCM; Global, Life Global)+5mg/ml (10% Vol/Vol), life global protein, with 2ng/mL GM-CSF (granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor) (G5035 Sigma), 5ng/mL HB-EGF (Heparine Binding Epidermal Growth Factor )(E4643 Sigma),and 5ng/mL LIF (Lukemia Inhbitory Factor) (SRP9001 Sigma)(n=200).

C- A single step culture medium (SSCM; Global, Life Global) +2mg/ml (5% Vol/Vol) life global protein, with 2ng/mL GM-CSF (G5035 Sigma), 5ng/mL HB-EGF (E4643 Sigma), and 5ng/mL LIF (SRP9001 Sigma).(n=200) Setting :- - Mansoura Integrated Fertility

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
700
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patients who fitted the medical definition of infertility "One year of unprotected intercourse but not pregnant".
Exclusion Criteria
  • History of ovarian or adnexal surgery.
  • Suspicious findings of ovarian malignancy.
  • Presence of endocrine disorders such as diabetes mellitus, hyper-prolactinemia, thyroid dysfunction, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Cushing's syndrome, and adrenal insufficiency.
  • Presence of Globozoospermia (100% round-headed spermatozoa)

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
CYK+ high HSAA single step culture mediumA single step culture medium (SSCM; Global, Life Global)+5mg/ml (10% Vol/Vol) life global protein, supplemented with 2ng/mL GM-CSF (G5035 Sigma), 5ng/mL HB-EGF (E4643 Sigma),and 5ng/mL LIF (SRP9001 Sigma).
CYK+low HSAA single step culture mediumA single step culture medium (SSCM; Global, Life Global) +2mg/ml (5% Vol/Vol) life global protein, supplemented with 2ng/mL GM-CSF (G5035 Sigma), 5ng/mL HB-EGF (E4643 Sigma), and 5ng/mL LIF (SRP9001 Sigma).
HSAA single step culture mediumA single step culture medium (SSCM; Global, Life Global)+5mg/ml (10% Vol/Vol) life global protein,
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
live birth rate9 months

the number of deliveries that resulted in at least one live born baby (\>20 weeks gestational age or 500 gm birth weight ) expressed per 100 embryo transfer,

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Top quality day 3 embryos4 weeks

embryos with seven or eight blastomeres of stage-proper sizes, and \<10% fragmentation by volume

Implantation rate8 weeks

number of implanted embryos/number of transferred embryos) ×100%

Early embryo loss rat16 weeks

number of early spontaneously aborted embryos/number of transferred embryos) × 100%.

Fertilization rate4 weeks

Fertilization rate (fertilized oocytes with two pronuclei/ number of MII oocytes) ×100 %

Blastocyst formation rate4 weeks

(number of blastocysts/number of cultured embryos for blastocyst formation) ×100%

Top blastocyst rate4 weeks

(number of high quality blastocysts/number of formed blastocysts) ×100%

Available embryo rate4 weeks

number of transferred and frozen embryos/number of zygotes (2 pronuclei) ×100%

clinical pregnancy rate8 weeks

number of cycles with clinical pregnancy/number of transferred cycles) ×100%

ongoing pregnancy rate16 weeks

number of clinical pregnancies after 12 weeks divided by number of embryo transfers multiplied by 100

Biochemical pregnancy rate6 weeks

number of cycles with biochemical pregnancy/number of Cycles with positive HCG) ×100%.

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Mansoura Integrated fertility Center

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Mansoura, Dekahlia, Egypt

Mansoura Integrated Fertility Center

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Mansoura, Egypt

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