Cumulative Live Birth Rate With eSET After Preimplantation Genetic Screening Versus Conventional In-vitro Fertilization

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Infertility
• Interventions: Procedure: blastocyst morphologic score; Procedure: blastocyst biopsy and sequencing; Procedure: freeze-all and single thawed blastocyst transfer

• Registration Number: NCT03118141
• Lead Sponsor: Chen Zi-Jiang

Brief Summary

The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to compare the efficacy and safety with transfer of embryos selected by next generation sequencing (NGS) versus conventional morphological criteria. Subjects with 3 or more blastocysts on day 5 of embryo culture will be randomized to the PGS or IVF group. A Freeze-all strategy and a single frozen blastocyst transfer will be performed in both PGS and IVF groups. The primary outcome is the cumulative live birth after transfers of up to 3 single blastocycsts in both groups.

Detailed Description

This is a multicenter, randomized clinical trial comparing the efficacy and safety with transfer of embryos selected by next generation sequence (NGS) and morphologic criteria versus by morphological criteria alone. Subjects who obtain 3 or more good-quality blastocysts will be randomized to PGS or IVF group. All embryos will be frozen and a single thawed blastocyst will be transferred in both PGS and IVF group. Subjects in the PGS group will have 3 blastocysts sequenced and euploid embryos will be subsequently transferred. Subjects in the IVF group will have blastocysts selected by morphology assessment. The cumulative live birth rate will be counted after transfers of all euploid embryo in the PGS group and 3 blastocysts in the IVF group within 1 year after randomization.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-03-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-04-12
• Study First Posted: 2017-04-18
• Study Start: 2017-07-09
• Status Verified: 2019-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-09-19
• Last Update Posted: 2019-09-20
• Primary Completion: 2020-06
• Study Completion: 2020-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 1215

Inclusion Criteria

1. Women who are participating in their first cycle of IVF or ICSI
2. Women ages 20 to 37 years.
3. Women who obtain 3 or more good-quality blastocysts defined as morphological score of inner cell mass B or A, trophectoderm C or better, and grade 4 or better on day 5 of embryo culture will be randomized.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Women with a uterine cavity abnormality, such as a uterine congenital malformation (uterus uni-cornate, bicornate, or duplex); untreated uterine septum, adenomyosis, submucous myoma, or endo-metrial polyp(s); or with history of intrauterine adhesions.
2. Women with untreated hydrosalpinx;
3. Women who are indicated and planned to undergo PGD, for example, parental abnormal karyo-type or diagnosed with monogenic disease;
4. Women who use donated oocytes or sperm to achieve pregnancy;
5. Women with contraindication for assisted reproductive technology or for pregnancy, such as poorly controlled Type I or Type II diabetes; undiagnosed liver disease or dysfunction (based on se-rum liver enzyme testing); renal disease or abnormal serum renal function; significant anemia; history of deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolus, or cerebrovascular accident; uncontrolled hyper-tension, known symptomatic heart disease; history of or suspected cervical carcinoma, endometrial carcinoma, or breast carcinoma; undiagnosed vaginal bleeding.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
PGS group	blastocyst biopsy and sequencing	Subjects in the PGS group will have blastocyst biopsy and sequencing done with 3 good-quality embryos on Day 5. Principle of freeze-all and single thawed blastocyst transfer will be applied. The transfer order of euploid embryos will be determined by blastocyst morphologic score. The outcome of all euploids transfers within 1 year after randomization will be followed up. During study, every subject will have at most one live birth.
IVF group	freeze-all and single thawed blastocyst transfer	Subjects in the IVF group will also comply with the principle of freeze-all and single thawed blastocyst transfer. The order of transfer will be determined by blastocyst morphologic score. The outcome of up to 3 transfers within 1 year after randomization will be followed up. During study, every subject will have at most one live birth.
PGS group	freeze-all and single thawed blastocyst transfer	Subjects in the PGS group will have blastocyst biopsy and sequencing done with 3 good-quality embryos on Day 5. Principle of freeze-all and single thawed blastocyst transfer will be applied. The transfer order of euploid embryos will be determined by blastocyst morphologic score. The outcome of all euploids transfers within 1 year after randomization will be followed up. During study, every subject will have at most one live birth.
PGS group	blastocyst morphologic score	Subjects in the PGS group will have blastocyst biopsy and sequencing done with 3 good-quality embryos on Day 5. Principle of freeze-all and single thawed blastocyst transfer will be applied. The transfer order of euploid embryos will be determined by blastocyst morphologic score. The outcome of all euploids transfers within 1 year after randomization will be followed up. During study, every subject will have at most one live birth.
IVF group	blastocyst morphologic score	Subjects in the IVF group will also comply with the principle of freeze-all and single thawed blastocyst transfer. The order of transfer will be determined by blastocyst morphologic score. The outcome of up to 3 transfers within 1 year after randomization will be followed up. During study, every subject will have at most one live birth.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cumulative live birth rate	22 months	Live birth is defined as the delivery of any viable infant at 28 weeks or more of gestation after our interventions, and cumulative live birth rate is calculated by dividing the number of women achieving live birth after transfers of all study-specific embryos (up to 3 transfers of single blastocycst within 1 year after randomization), by the total number of women randomized to the specific group.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Multiple pregnancy rate	22 months	Number of multiple pregnancies / number of clinical pregnancies over (up to) 3 transfers within 1 year.
Number of embryo transfers to achieve live birth	22 months	Number of embryo transfers the patients have gone through to achieve live birth.
Cumulative pregnancy loss rate	19 months	Number of pregnancy losses / number of clinical pregnancies over (up to) 3 transfers within 1 year.Pregnancy loss refers to a complete spontaneous abortion or a nonviable pregnancy before 28 weeks of gestation.
Cumulative pregnancy rate	14 months	Number of women with clinical pregnancies over (up to) 3 transfers within 1 year / number of women randomized to the specific group. Clinical pregnancy will be diagnosed with detection of an intrauterine gestational sac.
Duration of pregnancy	22 months	The time from the first day of last menstrual period to the day of delivery.
Cumulative incidence of maternal and neonatal complications during whole gestation and prenatal stage	22 months	Number of pregnancies with complications / number of pregnancies over (up to) 3 transfers within 1 year;number of live births with neonatal complications / number of live births over (up to)3 transfers within 1 year.
Rate of Good Birth Outcomes	22 months	Number of good birth outcomes / number of clinical pregnancies over (up to) 3 transfers within 1 year.Good Birth Outcome is defined as live birth of an infant born at ≥ 37 weeks, with a birth weight between 2500 and 4000g and without a major congenital anomaly.
Birth weight	22 months	Weight of newborns at delivery.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Shandong University; 🇨🇳 Jinan, Shandong, China