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NCT Number: NCT00464607

Prospective, Randomized, Controlled, Clinical Study on Tolerability and Efficacy of hMG-IBSA

Purpose of the study is the evaluation of the tolerability (both local and systemic) and the clinical efficacy (in terms oocytes recovered) of subcutaneously versus intramuscularly administered Merional® (IBSA, Lugano - CH) in patients undergoing controlled ovarian hyperstimulation (COH) in an ART programme (IVF).

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Key information

Conditions

Infertility Genital Diseases Urogenital Diseases

Age range

20 year–40 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Primary location

Ospedale S. Martino, Genova, Italy

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Female patients
  • aged between 20 and 40 years
  • undergoing ovarian stimulation for the purposes of oocyte retrieval in an assisted conception programme
  • Body Mass Index (BMI) 20-28 kg/m2
  • early follicular phase FSH level < 9 IU/l.

Exclusion criteria

  • ascertained or presumptive hypersensitivity to the active principle and/or their ingredients
  • primary ovarian failure
  • ovarian cysts or enlargement not due to polycystic ovarian syndrome
  • oocyte donation
  • abnormal bleeding of undetermined origin
  • patients who have exhibited poor response or requiring doses of more than 300 IU daily in previous treatment cycles or those who have received similar therapies (previous treatment cycles) in the 30 days prior to the beginning of the present study
  • uncontrolled thyroid or adrenal dysfunction
  • neoplasia
  • severe impairment of the renal and/or hepatic functions
  • diabetes and active thrombophlebitis, cardiopathies and epilepsy
  • presence of clinically significant systemic disease or any contraindication of being pregnant and/or carrying out a pregnancy to term
  • presence of any anatomical abnormality of the reproductive system
  • being pregnant or breastfeeding
  • menopause

Treatment and study plan

hMG-IBSA

Drug

Ovarian stimulation

Procedure

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of oocytes recovered

Secondary outcomes

  1. Efficacy: Day of Oocyte collection, 17β-estradiol Cmax, Total dose of gonadotrophin (IU) or n° of vials and n° of vials/day,Number of mature follicles (follicles ³ 16 mm in diameter) on hCG day (or one day earlier), Clinical pregnancy rate

  2. Tolerability: Number of Adverse Events (AEs) experienced during the study, Occurrence of Ovarian Hypestimulation Syndrome (OHSS), Local tolerability at the injection site, Haematological-biochemical laboratory tests, before and after treatment,

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

IBSA Institut Biochimique SA

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Study on the Assessment of Tolerability and of Clinical Efficacy of MERIONAL® (hMG-IBSA) Administered Subcutaneously Versus MERIONALâ Administered Intramuscularly in Women Undergoing Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation (COH) in an ART Programme (IVF)

Important dates

Study start
2001
Study completion
2005
First posted
Apr 23, 2007
Registry last updated
Apr 23, 2007

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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