Comparison of Sequential CFA vs CFA +rFSH for Elective Fertility Preservation.

Fertility Clinical Trial

— 2-Shot  

Official title:

Comparison of Sequential CFA vs CFA +rFSH for Elective Fertility Preservation.. The 2-shot Protocol.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT06134479
• Other study ID #: FSD-SEQ-2023-09
• Secondary ID: 2023-506162-31
• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: December 12, 2023
• Est. completion date: January 2026

Study information

• Verified date: December 2023
• Source: Institut Universitari Dexeus
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This randomized was designed as non-inferiority trial aiming to compare the number of MII oocytes with 2-shot of Corifollitropin alpha (CFA) sequential administration: 150μg at stimulation day (SD) 1 and 100μg at SD 5 and 1-shot of CFA administration 150μg at SD 1 following by rFSH 200IU daily from SD 8 in women undergoing elective fertility preservation in a progestin-primed ovarian stimulation (PPOS) protocol and GnRH-agonist (GnRH-a) triggering.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 194
• Est. completion date: January 2026
• Est. primary completion date: September 2025
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 18 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• AFC =20

• Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH) =3ng/ml (AMH result of up to one year will be valid)

• Between 18 and 40 years old

• BMI >18 and <30 kg/m2

• Body weight > 50 kg for > 36 years

• Able to come to the Center to comply with the procedures of the study: blood tests, appointments and drug dispensation.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Medically indicated fertility preservation

• AFC > 20

• Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) according to the Rotterdam criteria

• FSH = 20

• History of untreated autoimmune, endocrine or metabolic disorders

• Contraindication for hormonal treatment

• Recent history of severe disease requiring regular treatment (clinically significant concurrent medical condition that could compromise subject safety or interfered with the trial assessment).

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Fertility

Intervention

Drug:
• 150µg CFA (Elonva®) at stimulation day (SD) 1 and 100µg CFA(Elonva®) at SD 5
On Day 2 or 3 of the menstrual cycle, a first subcutaneous (SC) injection of corifollitropin alfa (CFA) (Elonva®) 150µg will be administered (stimulation day 1) and a second SC injection of corifollitropin alfa (Elonva®) 100 µg will be administrated on SD 5. Endogenous LH suppression will be accomplished by daily 75µg/day of Desogestrel (Cerazet®) per os, at bedtime, starting on stimulation day 1 and continuing up to the day before of trigger. As soon as 3 follicles = 18 mm are observed by ultrasound, 0.2 mg Triptorelin (Decapeptyl®) will be administered the same day to induce final oocyte maturation. About 34-36 hours thereafter oocyte pick-up will be performed.
• 150µg CFA (Elonva®) at SD 1 following by rFSH (Puregon®) 200IU daily from SD 8 until the day of the trigger
On Day 2 or 3 of the menstrual cycle, a single subcutaneous (SC) injection of corifollitropin alfa (Elonva®) 150µg will be administered (SD 1) and from Day 8 of stimulation a daily SC dose of rFSH (Puregon®) 200IU/day up to the day of Triptorelin (Decapeptyl®) 0.2 mg administration. Endogenous LH suppression will be accomplished by daily 75µg/day of Desogestrel (Cerazet®) per os, at bedtime, starting on stimulation day 1 and continuing up to the day before of trigger. As soon as 3 follicles = 18 mm are observed by ultrasound, 0.2 mg Triptorelin (Decapeptyl®) will be administered the same day to induce final oocyte maturation. About 34-36 hours thereafter oocyte pick-up will be performed.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Hospital Universitario Quiron Dexeus	Barcelona

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Fundación Santiago Dexeus Font	Organon

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Number of MII oocytes retrieved	Number of MII oocytes retrieved	Trough study completion, an average of 10-20 days.
Secondary	Total number of oocytes retrieved	Total number of oocytes retrieved	Trough study completion, an average of 10-20 days.
Secondary	FSH	Endocrine profile FSH	Up to oocyte pickup, an average of 10-20 days.
Secondary	LH	Endocrine profile LH	Up to oocyte pickup, an average of 10-20 days.
Secondary	PROGESTERONE	Endocrine profile PROGESTERONE	Up to oocyte pickup, an average of 10-20 days.
Secondary	Estradiol	Endocrine profile Estradiol	Up to oocyte pickup, an average of 10-20 days.
Secondary	OHSS	Incidence of OHSS	Until 15 days after day of oocyte pick-up
Secondary	FertiQoL	Quality of life questionnaire "FertiQoL"	from stimulation day 1 until the day of oocyte pick-up,10-20 days after the beggining of the stimulation.
Secondary	Length of stimulation	Total days of stimulation	up to 18 days
Secondary	Adverse events	Frequency of adverse events	up to 20days

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