Impact of Culture Conditions on the Embryo Quality

Embryo Development Clinical Trial

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01767805
• Other study ID #: ML4563
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 8, 2013
• Last updated: January 10, 2013
• Start date: June 2009
• Est. completion date: September 2011

Study information

• Verified date: January 2013
• Source: University Hospital, Gasthuisberg
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Belgium: Federale Commissie voor medisch en wetenschappelijk onderzoek op embryo's in vitro
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial 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

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 790
• Est. completion date: September 2011
• Est. primary completion date: September 2010
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: N/A to 3 Days

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• embryos of patients younger than 36 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• embryos of patients older than 36 years old

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Basic Science

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Embryo Development

Intervention

Procedure:
• Standard incubator

• Mini incubator

• 5% oxygen

• 20% oxygen

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Belgium	University Hospital Leuven, Catholic University Leuven	Leuven
Belgium	University Hospital Leuven, Catholic University Leuven	Leuven

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Hospital, Gasthuisberg

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Belgium, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	embryo quality		day 1- day 3	Yes