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CompletedNCT04475744Updated Feb 28, 2024

4-step ASCOT in POI Women to Promote Follicular Rescue

A Phase 3 interventional study of G-CSF treatment for Bone marrow derived stem cell Mobilization and Platelet Rich Plasma ovarian injection in Premature Ovarian Insufficiency, sponsored by Fundación IVI. Completed at 2 sites in Spain. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 38 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-02-28.

Sponsored by Fundación IVI · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
42
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 38 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

To promote follicular development in POI women, G-CSF mobilized activated platelet rich plasma will be directly injected into the ovarian medulla.

This is a prospective, observational, multicentric, open, pilot-controlled randomized trial which seeks to evaluate the impact of the 4-step ASCOT technique on the ovarian reserve and reproductive outcomes of POI patients. The study will be developed in two phases.

In a first step, POI women will randomized to control or undergo the 4-step ASCOT technique based on the direct ovarian injection of G-CSF mobilized and activated PRP. Follow up (AFC, AMH, FSH and E2 determinations) will be developed for 3 month in the controls and for 6 months in the treated and COS initiated if growing antral follicles detected. In the second phase, POI women allocated to control group after completed the follow up period will undergo the 4-step ASCOT technique, as described in the previous phase but only one ovary will be injected, then they will undergo a 6-month follow up period as described above.

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Conditions studied

  • Premature Ovarian Insufficiency
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In context

Menopause, Premature

128 studies on the registry are indexed under Menopause, Premature; 23 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 42 is below the median of 47 across 80 interventional studies indexed under Menopause, Premature.

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Lead sponsor

Fundación IVI is the lead sponsor of 10 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 38 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Subjects who meet the following will be considered eligible to participate in the clinical trial:

    1. Informed consent form dated and signed.
    2. Age between 18 and 38 (both inclusive)
    3. Women who meet the ESHRE criteria for POI [41]

      • presence of menstrual disturbance defined as oligo/amenorrhea for at least 4 months
      • biochemical confirmation as evidenced by an elevated FSH level >25IU/L on two occasions > 4 weeks apart
      • Or fluctuating POI when one of the above criteria is missing.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subjects who meet one or more of the following will not be considered eligible to participate in the clinical trial:

    1. Simultaneous participation in another clinical study that, at the researcher's criteria, could interfere with the results of this study.
    2. Age ≥ 39
    3. Autoimmune origin of POI
    4. Genetic risk factors for POR (e.g. Turner Syndrome, FMR1 premutation, etc);
    5. Acquired conditions associated with POR (e.g. Chemotherapy);
    6. Clinical endometriosis
    7. Previous ovarian surgery considered as a risk of POR
    8. Previous gonadotoxic treatment
    9. Known intolerance or allergic reactions to components of the study product, i.e. lactose
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Study design

Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
42 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • No intervention
    Control arm

    POI women radomized to control arm will undergo a 3-month follow up for: AFC, AMH, FSH and E2 determinations.COS will be initiated if growing antral follicles detected. In the second phase, POI women allocated to control group after completed the follow up period will undergo the 4-step ASCOT technique, as described in the previous phase but only one ovary will be injected, then they will undergo a 6-month follow up period as described above.

  • Experimental
    4-step ASCOT arm

    POI women randomized to the 4-step ASCOT technique will receive a direct ovarian injection of G-CSF mobilized and activated PRP. For each patient, both ovaries will be directly injected with the G-CFS activated PRP (4-step ASCOT). Follow up (AFC, AMH, FSH and E2 determinations) will be developed for 6 months and COS initiated if growing antral follicles detected.

    Drug: G-CSF treatment for Bone marrow derived stem cell Mobilization · Procedure: Platelet Rich Plasma ovarian injection

Interventions

  • DrugG-CSF treatment for Bone marrow derived stem cell Mobilization

    Mobilization treatment. On the fifth day, collection will be started.

  • ProcedurePlatelet Rich Plasma ovarian injection

    Mobilized peripheral blood will be obtained to prepare the PRP for injection. Both ovaries will be injected when proper anatomical access can be assessed.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. AFC

    Follicular development assessed by antral follicular count between controls and treated patients after the 4-step ASCOT technique during the follow up period.

    Time frame: 6-month

Secondary outcomes

  1. FSH, AMH and E2 levels

    hormone levels in plasma

    Time frame: 6-month

  2. Number of COS and IVF cycle parameters for each patient, initiated before and after treatment.

    COS and IVF cycle variables will be recorded if COS initiated

    Time frame: 6-month

  3. Menses recovery (YES/NO)

    If menses recovery is noted by patients should be informed and recorded

    Time frame: 6-12 months

  4. Ovarian function (YES/NO)

    Antral follicles detected by untrasound, menses recover and decrease in FSH levels will be considered as positive ovarian function

    Time frame: 6-12 months

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Study locations

2 sites
  • IVI Madrid
    Madrid, Spain
  • IVI Valencia
    Valencia, Spain
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 28, 2024, 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
NCT04475744
Lead sponsor
Fundación IVI
Collaborators
Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, IVI VALENCIA, IVI Madrid, Hospital Universitario La Fe
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 17, 2020
Start date
Mar 5, 2021
Primary completion
Oct 30, 2023
Completion
Oct 30, 2023
Last update
Feb 28, 2024

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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