Cetrotide Treatment Optimization

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified March 2009 by UMC Utrecht.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
UMC Utrecht
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00866034
First received: March 19, 2009
Last updated: NA
Last verified: March 2009
History: No changes posted

March 19, 2009
March 19, 2009
February 2009
February 2011   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Live birth rate per started cycle [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
No Changes Posted
Ongoing, clinical and biochemical pregnancy rate [ Time Frame: 2 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Same as current
 
 
 
Cetrotide Treatment Optimization
Prospective, Multicenter,Randomized Controlled Trial Towards Identifying the Optimal Cetrotide Treatment Protocol

Rationale:

In daily practice fertility treatment is increasingly patient focused and innovative medication and standardized treatment guidelines are being developed to improve patient convenience.

GnRH antagonist cotreatment to prevent premature luteinization during ovarian stimulation for IVF and ICSI greatly reduces the burden of treatment, partly by reducing the number of injections by around 21 compared with the optimal GnRH agonist 'long' protocol. However, the optimal GnRH antagonist protocol is still not known. There are a number of reasons to suggest that both the simplicity of treatment and clinical outcomes could be further improved by commencing GnRH antagonist treatment on the same day on which ovarian stimulation is started. These include more synchronized follicle development and reduced rates of premature luteinization. This study will investigate whether a novel early fixed start protocol improves outcomes in comparison to the widely employed late fixed start protocol.

Objective:

To demonstrate whether an early fixed start antagonist protocol improves the live birth rate compared with a late fixed start antagonist protocol by 5%.

Study design:

Prospective, multicenter, investigator sponsored, randomized controlled trial

Study population:

  • Normo-ovulatory women < 39 years with an indication for IVF or ICSI
  • No more than 2 previous unsuccessful IVF/ICSI cycles
  • BMI ≤ 32 kg/m2

Intervention:

Two different GnRH antagonist treatment protocols used in daily practice will be compared. Patients will be randomized to receive one of the following two treatments:

  • Early fixed start: start GnRH antagonist treatment with Cetrotide 0.25 mg on the same day as FSH, cycle day 2.
  • Late fixed start: FSH will be administered from cycle day 2. GnRH antagonist treatment with Cetrotide 0.25 mg will commence on cycle day 6.

Main study parameters/endpoints:

The primary endpoint is the live birth rate per started cycle. A secondary endpoint is the number of embryos available for transfer.

Nature and extent of the burden and risks associated with participation, benefit and group relatedness:

In addition to recording clinical outcomes, endocrine studies will be carried out at the UMC Utrecht in a sample of 200 participants who will be subjected to blood sampling at three points during the treatment cycle: prior to commencing treatment on cycle day 2, cycle day 6 and the day of hCG administration. Another group of 200 participants at the UMCU will be requested to complete the HADS questionnaire (Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale).

 
Interventional
Phase 4
Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • In Vitro Fertilization
  • Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection
  • Drug: Cetrotide (Ovarian stimulation)
    Fixed start of a daily dose of 0.25mg Cetrotide on cycle day 2
    Other Names:
    • Gonal-F
    • Cetrorelix
  • Drug: Cetrotide (Ovarian stimulation)
    Late fixed start of a daily dose of 0.25mg Cetrotide on cycle day 6.
    Other Names:
    • Gonal-F
    • Cetrorelix
  • Experimental: CD2
    Early fixed start of a daily dose of 0.25mg Cetrotide on cycle day 2, together with the initiation of daily treatment with exogenous gonadotropins.
    Intervention: Drug: Cetrotide (Ovarian stimulation)
  • Experimental: CD6
    Late fixed start of a daily dose of 0.25mg Cetrotide on cycle day 6. As in the other arm of the study, exogenous gonadotropins will commence on cycle day 2.
    Intervention: Drug: Cetrotide (Ovarian stimulation)
 

*   Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline.
 
Recruiting
2430
May 2011
February 2011   (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Normo-ovulatory women < 39 years with an indication for IVF or ICSI

Exclusion Criteria:

  • More than 2 previous unsuccessful IVF/ICSI cycles
  • BMI > 32 kg/m2
Female
18 Years to 39 Years
Yes
Contact: Ouijdane Hamdine, MD +31-88-7550927 o.hamdine@umcutrecht.nl
Contact: Nick S Macklon, Prof, PhD +31-88-7557524 n.s.macklon@umcutrecht.nl
Netherlands
 
NCT00866034
CETRO Trial, CCMO: NL23973.041.08, METC: 08-262/G-K
Yes
BCJM Fauser, UMC Utrecht
UMC Utrecht
 
Principal Investigator: Nick S Macklon, Prof, PhD UMC Utrecht
UMC Utrecht
March 2009

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