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Obese women experience increased infertility rate and longer time to conception showing lower pregnancy and live-birth rates both in natural and assisted conceptions. Body weight loss improves not only spontaneous pregnancy rates but also those of assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs). Almost all studies refer to body weight loss due to lifestyle intervention programs consisting in hypocaloric diet and increased physical activity, whereas very little is known about the specific effects of physical activity alone on human reproduction.

In a previous retrospective study, we demonstrated that physical activity enhances the reproductive performance of obese infertile patients who receive in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles, regardless of body weight loss.

The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be to evaluate if a structured exercise program improve the effectiveness of ARTs.


Clinical Trial Description

Women with primary infertility scheduled to an IVF/ICSI procedure, obese and with a stable BMI will be randomized to receive a structured exercise program or nothing.

Patients will undergo a gonadotropin ovarian hyperstimulation for standard IVF/ICSI procedure.

clinical and biological data will be evaluated in each subject. ;


Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


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NCT number NCT01892111
Study type Interventional
Source University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Contact Stefano Palomba, MD
Email stefanopalomba@tin.it
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 4
Start date October 2013
Completion date June 2014

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