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Clinical Trial Summary

Poor responders to ovarian stimulation represents one of the most frustrating problems in reproductive medicine. The investigators hypothesize that ovarian response of those patients could improve by treating these patients with 25 mg DHEA tid for 12 weeks prior to stimulation.


Clinical Trial Description

Patients diagnosed with poor ovarian response will be included in the study. The definition of poor response was based on the presence of at least one of the following criteria: Age > 40 years old, day 2 FSH >9.5 mIU/ml, AMH < 2ng/ml ,at least one previous COH with less than 3 oocytes retrieved, at least one cancelled attempt due to poor response, estradiol less than 500 pg/ml on the day of HCG. All patients will be counseled regarding their prognosis and other treatment options including oocyte donation as well as adoption were also presented and discussed in detail. All patients will be aware that the use of DHEA is experimental and informed consent was obtained for those agreeing to use the medication. Women in the DHEA group will receive 25 mg of DHEA three times a day for at least 12 weeks. During this period, women will be subjected to monthly measurements of early follicular phase FSH and estradiol. Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) will be measured prior to the initiation of treatment and at the end of the observation period. Patients will be stimulated with a short GnRH-antagonist protocol. Briefly, all women will have measurements of serum FSH and estradiol and a pelvic sonogram on the second day of their cycle. Providing that serum FSH is < 17 mIU/ml and estradiol is < 70 pg/ml on day 2 , ovarian stimulation will be initiated with 450 IU of gonadotropins either in the form of a combination of highly purified urinary FSH and LH or with a combination of Rec FSH and Rec LH. All patients will be re-evaluated on day 5 of the stimulation, and dosage adjustments will be made and the antagonists (Cetrorelix or ganirelix 0.25 mg/day) will be initiated. When at least 2 follicles reach an average diameter of 17 mm, final oocyte maturation will be triggered with 10,000IU of hCG ( Pregnyl, Organon, Greece Inc.). Oocyte retrieval will be performed 34 to 36 hours later. All patients will undergo ICSI. Patients with successful fertilization will have embryo transfer under sonographic guidance on day 3 after retrieval. ;


Study Design

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


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NCT number NCT02099916
Study type Interventional
Source University of Athens
Contact Nikos vlahos, MD
Phone 30 210 7286000
Email nikosvlahos@med.uoa.gr
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 2/Phase 3
Start date October 2014
Completion date December 2015

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