Impact of Culture Conditions on the Embryo Quality

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Embryo Development
• Interventions: Procedure: 5% oxygen; Procedure: Standard incubator; Procedure: Mini incubator; Procedure: 20% oxygen

• Registration Number: NCT01767805
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Gasthuisberg

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare different culture conditions. The effect of the type of incubator (standard versus mini-incubator) and the effect of the oxygen concentration (5% versus 20%) will be evaluated on the embryo quality

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-06
• Primary Completion: 2010-09
• Study Completion: 2011-09
• Status Verified: 2013-01
• Study First Submitted: 2013-01-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-01-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-01-10
• Study First Posted: 2013-01-14
• Last Update Posted: 2013-01-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 790

Inclusion Criteria

• embryos of patients younger than 36 years old

Exclusion Criteria

• embryos of patients older than 36 years old

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Type of incubator	Mini incubator	Embryos are cultured in a standard incubator or a mini-incubator
Oxygen concentration	20% oxygen	Embryos are cultured in an incubator with a gas mixture with 20% oxygen or with 5% oxygen
Oxygen concentration	5% oxygen	Embryos are cultured in an incubator with a gas mixture with 20% oxygen or with 5% oxygen
Type of incubator	Standard incubator	Embryos are cultured in a standard incubator or a mini-incubator

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
embryo quality	day 1- day 3

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Hospital Leuven, Catholic University Leuven; 🇧🇪 Leuven, Belgium