Clinical trial NCT04717752: A Randomized Controlled Study of Different Trigger Modes of Antagonist Regimen in Patients With Low Ovarian Reserve
Official title: A Randomized Controlled Study of Different Trigger Modes of Antagonist Regimen in Patients With Low Ovarian Reserve
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Poor Ovarian Response
Keywords: poor ovarian response
Lead sponsor: Nanjing University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-01-22
Enrollment: 310
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 21
Maximum age (years): 42
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: Assisted reproductive technology (ART), especially controlled ovarian stimulation (COS), significantly increased clinical pregnancy rates among infertile patients. However, about 9% to 24% of patients had poor ovarian response to gonadotropins (GNS) stimulation, which was called poor ovarian response (POR). In recent years, the diagnosis and treatment of patients with low fertility is the challenge for reproductive medicine. To better demonstrate the effectiveness of various interventions and distinguish the different subgroups of patients, 2016 POSEIDON (Patient-Oriented Strategies Encompassing Individualized Oocyte Number) standard changed low reaction into low prognosis of patient-oriented individual strategies to obtain eggs. For patients in group 3 and group 4 classified by POSEIDON, ovarian reserve function decline, follicular development desynchrony and low numbers of oocytes obtained lead to poor prognosis. In 2020, the prognosis based on Delphi method of assisted reproductive technology to treat low crowd diagnosis expert opinion in China recommended to give these patients conventional cosine solutions such as antagonist. In the first cycle, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) starting dose of 225 \~ 300 iu is suggested to achieve plenty of ovarian stimulation for standards and maximize the benefits of superovulation. Because of the particularity of luteal support in the antagonist regimen, it is of great clinical significance to explore the trigger mode and combination mode of luteal support in the antagonist regimen for patients with poor prognosis.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Age less than or equal to 42 years old, AFC\<5 and or AMH\<1.2ng/ml ② Adopt antagonist program for controlled ovulation hyperstimulation (COH); patients with fresh cycle transplantation;

  * Accept conventional IVF or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI);

    * The ART treatment cycle is less than 3 times.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Abnormal chromosome karyotype;

  * Severe endometriosis;

    * Abnormal thyroid function; ④ Pregnancy contraindications; ⑤ Past history of ovarian tumors or after receiving radiotherapy

Primary outcomes:
measure: Clinical pregnancy rate in each transplantation cycle
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Rate of cancelled cycle
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Number of mature eggs
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Number of high-quality embryos
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Implantation rate
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Early abortion rate
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Cumulative pregnancy rate per stimulation cycle
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Nanjing
country: China
facility: Reproductive Medicine Center, The affiliated Drum Towel Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
state: Jiangsu
Study officials:
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