Clinical trial NCT06280560: Impact of IVF Hormonal Therapy on Endometrial Receptivity and Endometrial Senescent Cell Pathological Accumulation
Official title: Impact of Controlled Ovarian Stimulation and Luteal Phase Support on Endometrial Receptivity and Endometrial Senescent Cell Pathological Accumulation: Pilot Study
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Conditions: Endometrial Receptivity
Keywords: Controled Ovarian Stimulation
Luteal Phase Support
Endometrial Receptivity
Organoid
Senescence
Senolytic
Single Cell Sequencing
Lead sponsor: Fundación IVI
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, IVI VALENCIA
First posted: 2024-02-28
Enrollment: 60
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 45
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The study population will consist in 45 women undergoing IVF treatment for fertility problems and who, as indicated by their clinical practice, will be subjected to one of the following hormonal protocols (fifteen participants per group) (Natural Cycle, Controled Ovarian Stimulation + Luteal Phase Support, Hormone Replacement Therapy).

Additionally, as an endometrial receptivity reference group, we will recruit a population of 15 women with proven fertility belonging to the oocyte donation program in an endometrial cycle without hormonal stimulation (natural cycle).

The 60 participants will be recruited at the IVI-RMA Valencia clinic (Valencia).

Brief summary: Both controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) and frozen embryo transfer has become an integral part of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment. Fresh embryo transfer is usually performed by providing Luteal Phase Support (LPS) with progesterone after COS. Frozen embryo transfer (FET) is usually performed in artificial cycles with hormone replacement treatment (HRT), in which exogenous progesterone is administered, although it can also be performed in a Natural Cycle (without hormone supplementation) (NC). There is evidence that the supraphysiologic levels of estradiol and progesterone during COS+LPS and HRT could lead to morphologic and biochemical endometrial modifications, altering endometrial receptivity and lowering implantation and pregnancy rates.

We hypothesize that the supraphysiologic hormone levels required for both COS+LPS, and HRT may be inducing alterations in endometrial composition and function, specifically the chronic accumulation of senescent cells; either due to an excessive hormonal induction, a lack of clearance due to a deficit of uNKs, or a combination of both, ultimately affecting both endometrial receptivity and decidualization, worsening IVF outcomes.

The in vitro clearance of endometrial senescent cells by selective induction of apoptosis has been found to enhance the decidualization capacity of the rest of Endometrial Stromal Cells (EnSC), which could represent in a future adjuvant strategy to reduce the potentially deleterious effects of supraphysiologic hormone levels and improve reproductive outcomes in IVF patients.

The results derived from this project would have a direct impact on clinical practice. First, the results would allow us to evaluate, based on experimental data, potential endometrial side effects of stimulation protocols commonly used in IVF treatments. In addition, in the case of finding a pathological accumulation of senescent cells affecting endometrial receptivity, we will be able to in vitro evaluate the effectiveness of adjuvant senolytic (drugs designed to specifically remove senescent cells) compounds to in vitro improve the expression of endometrial receptivity markers, as a first step to demonstrate the effectiveness of their use in improving the reproductive outcomes of IVF patients.


Eligibility criteria: Study group (subfertile IVF patients).

* Inclusion Criteria: Women aged 18-45 years, BMI ≥ 18.5- 30.
* Exclusion criteria: Women presenting any uterine disease that affects the endometrial cavity, or with a thin or irregular endometrium, altered karyotypes, thrombophilias, or uncorrected systemic or endocrine diseases will be excluded.

Endometrial receptivity reference group (oocyte donors).

* Inclusion criteria: women aged between 18 and 35 years, BMI ≥ 18.5- 25.
* Exclusion criteria: Any cases of DIU presence, hormonal contraceptives at least during the last three months, altered karyotypes, thrombophilias, or uncorrected systemic or endocrine diseases will be excluded.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Endometrial receptivity
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 2 years
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Senescent Cell Pathological Accumulation
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 2 years
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Valencia
country: Spain
facility: IVI-RMA Valencia Clinic
Study officials:
affiliation: IVI Foundation, Valencia, Valencia, Spain
name: Francisco Domínguez Hernández, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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