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CompletedNCT01250821Updated Apr 19, 2013

Gonadotrophin Dosage Using a Threshold Nomogram for Ovulation Induction in WHO Group II Anovulatory Infertility

A Phase 4 interventional study of Menopur in Anovulation and Infertility, sponsored by Rigshospitalet, Denmark. Completed at 1 site in Denmark. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 39 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-04-19.

Sponsored by Rigshospitalet, Denmark · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
75
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 39 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

Ovulation disorders are a common cause of infertility in women. Most of these women can be classified as World Health Organization (WHO) Group II anovulatory patients as they have irregular or absent menstrual cycles but normal serum concentrations of follicle stimulation hormone (FSH) and estradiol.

The purpose of this study is to optimize the low-dose-step-up protocol traditionally used for ovulation induction with follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in women with anovulatory infertility WHO Group II.

Previous studies have established that menstrual cycle history, mean ovarian volume and BMI are significant predictors of FSH threshold dose in women with anovulatory infertility WHO Group II undergoing ovulation induction (Nyboe Andersen et al., 2008). A FSH dosage nomogram has been constructed based on these variables.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the clinical use of the nomogram in order to test the use of the variables to determine whether an individualized starting dose of FSH can be used for ovulation induction in anovulatory patients.

It is the hypothesis that an individualized starting dose of gonadotrophin will minimize the disadvantages of the treatment and that the stimulation period of the individualized nomogram-based treatment will be 25% shorter than observed in the standard protocol.

The primary endpoint is the proportion of patients who reach the criteria for hCG-administration within 14 days of Menopur stimulation. The results of the study will be compared with the data obtained in the Menopur Ovulation Induction Trial (Platteau et al., 2006).

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Conditions studied

  • Anovulation
  • Infertility

Keywords

  • Infertility
  • Anovulation
  • Ovulation induction
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In context

Anovulation

75 studies on the registry are indexed under Anovulation; 7 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 75 is close to the median of 80 across 52 interventional studies indexed under Anovulation.

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Lead sponsor

Rigshospitalet, Denmark is the lead sponsor of 1,007 studies on the registry; 175 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 39 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Anovulatory infertility
  2. Age 18 - 39 years
  3. Anovulation with oligomenorrhoea (> 35 days of mean cycle length) or amenorrhoea
  4. Normal serum FSH (\< 10 IU/l)
  5. Two ovaries
  6. \< 35
  7. First FSH/HMG cycle at the Fertility clinic.
  8. A sperm sample compatible with conception or semen from a donor.
  9. Tubal patency documented by either hysterosalpingography (HSG) or hysterosalpingography by ultrasound (HSU) in cases where the woman has had a pelvic infection or pelvic surgery.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. A history of >12 ovulation induction cycles without achieving pregnancy.
  2. More than three earlier gonadotropin cycles at other clinics or earlier treatments with threshold doses below 75.
  3. Known hyperprolactinaemia or any other endocrine disturbance or systemic disease of the pituitary gland, thyroid gland, adrenal gland, pancreas, liver or kidney.
  4. Undiagnosed vaginal bleeding.
  5. Acute or chronic infection with or hepatitis.
  6. Persistent ovarian cysts or endometriomas detected by ultrasound.
  7. Tumors of the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, breast, adrenal gland or ovary.
  8. Pregnancy or lactation.
  9. Current or past alcohol or drug abuse.
  10. A history of chemo- or radiotherapy.
  11. Malformations of reproductive organs incompatible with pregnancy.
  12. to any trial medication.
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BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
75 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Ovulation induction

    Drug: Menopur

Interventions

  • The medication used in this study is the follicle-stimulating hormone "highly purified human menopausal gonadotrophin" (HP-HMG), Menopur, (Ferring a/s). Stimulation with HP-hMG (Menopur) is started on day 2-5 of menstrual bleeding.The HP-hMG starting dose is calculated based on the nomogram predicting the threshold dose. The dose-range is from 75 IU/day to 187.5 IU/day.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. The proportion of patients who reach the criteria for hCG-administration within 14 days of FSH stimulation.

    The HCG-criteria is defined as: 1. One follicle with a diameter of \>17 mm or two or three follicles \> 15 mm (verified by transvaginal ultrasound). 2. HCG should not be given if there is no response after 35 days or \> 4 follicles \> 15 mm (unless converted to IVF/ICSI). 3. If a patient is seen with one to three follicles of 15 - 16 mms HCG can be administered on the same or on the next day due to a presumed growth of follicles of + 2 mm/day.

    Time frame: 14 days of FSH stimulation

Secondary outcomes

  1. Endocrinological characteristics and follicular dynamics of anovulatory infertility WHO Group II

    Prediction of FSH response in anovulatory infertility WHO Group II based on endocrinology, sonography, FSH-receptor status and demography

    Time frame: 35 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • The Fertility Clinic, Section 4071, Rigshospitalet
    Copenhagen, DK-2100, Denmark
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References and documents

Publications

  • Nyboe Andersen A, Balen A, Platteau P, Devroey P, Helmgaard L, Arce JC; Bravelle Ovulation Induction (BOI) Study Group. Predicting the FSH threshold dose in women with WHO Group II anovulatory infertility failing to ovulate or conceive on clomiphene citrate. Hum Reprod. 2008 Jun;23(6):1424-30. doi: 10.1093/humrep/den089. Epub 2008 Mar 26. PubMed 18372254 ↗
  • Platteau P, Andersen AN, Balen A, Devroey P, Sorensen P, Helmgaard L, Arce JC; Menopur Ovulation Induction (MOI) Study Group. Similar ovulation rates, but different follicular development with highly purified menotrophin compared with recombinant FSH in WHO Group II anovulatory infertility: a randomized controlled study. Hum Reprod. 2006 Jul;21(7):1798-804. doi: 10.1093/humrep/del085. Epub 2006 Mar 29. PubMed 16571641 ↗
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Updates

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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Apr 19, 2013, 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
NCT01250821
Collaborators
Holbaek Sygehus
Responsible party
Mette Petri Lauritsen (MD, PhD student, Rigshospitalet, Denmark) — Principal investigator
First posted
Dec 1, 2010
Start date
Dec 2010
Primary completion
Dec 2012
Completion
Apr 2013
Last update
Apr 19, 2013

Study contacts

Mette P Lauritsen, MD
principal investigator · Rigshospitalet, Denmark
Anders N Andersen, Prof. MD
study chair · Rigshospitalet, Denmark

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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