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CompletedNCT01094314Updated Mar 26, 2010

Impact of Culture Medium on Embryo Quality

An interventional study of embryo culture medium in Embryo Development, sponsored by University Hospital, Gasthuisberg. Completed at 1 site in Belgium. Open to participants aged 1 Day to 3 Days, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2010-03-26.

Sponsored by University Hospital, Gasthuisberg · Not applicable, Interventional, and Basic science

Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
790
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
1 Day to 3 Days
Sex
All
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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to compare two culture media.

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Conditions studied

  • Embryo Development
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In context

Lead sponsor

University Hospital, Gasthuisberg is the lead sponsor of 51 studies on the registry; 4 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
1 Day to 3 Days
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

  • Embryos of patients younger than 36 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Embryos of patients older than 36 years old
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Basic science
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Participant)
Enrollment
790 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    sequential medium

    Other: embryo culture medium

  • Active comparator
    single medium

    Other: embryo culture medium

Interventions

  • Otherembryo culture medium

    comparison between two types of embryo culture medium

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. embryo quality: number and size of blastomeres, degree of fragmentation

    Time frame: day 1 -day 3

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Study locations

1 site
  • University Hospital Leuven, Catholic University Leuven
    Leuven, 3000, Belgium
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References and documents

Publications

  • Paternot G, Debrock S, D'Hooghe TM, Spiessens C. Early embryo development in a sequential versus single medium: a randomized study. Reprod Biol Endocrinol. 2010 Jul 7;8:83. doi: 10.1186/1477-7827-8-83. PubMed 20609226 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Mar 26, 2010, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01094314
Lead sponsor
University Hospital, Gasthuisberg
First posted
Mar 26, 2010
Start date
Jan 2008
Primary completion
Apr 2009
Completion
Apr 2009
Last update
Mar 26, 2010

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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