Status:

UNKNOWN

Clinical Application of Artificial Oocyte Activation Technique (AOA) in ART

Lead Sponsor:

Tang-Du Hospital

Conditions:

Fertilization

Eligibility:

FEMALE

22-50 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Oocyte activation is an imperative stage in the initiation of embryo development during the fertilization. Indeed, the entrance of sperm into the oocyte causes sequences of calcium oscillations in its...

Detailed Description

The ICSI procedure improves fertilization rates in cases of male factor infertility. However, fertilization failure still occurs in 1-5% in ICSI cycles. The main cause of failed fertilization is failu...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The patients suffered at least one complete fertilization failure or low fertilization rate after performing standard ICSI in previous cycle. Low fertilization was defined as less than 33% fertilization rate.
  • The patients suffered at least 2 cycles complete fertilization failure or low fertilization rate after performing IVF in previous cycle. Low fertilization was defined as less than 33% fertilization rate.
  • The sperm of the patients has the following characteristics: globozoospermia, acrosomal deletion or small, severe head deformity, etc.
  • Sperm of testicular origin and/or sperm that has been freeze-thawed.
  • The sperm was PLC-ζ missing.
  • The MII oocytes were IVM cultured and/or freeze-thawed.
  • The patients suffered at least 2 cycles no available embryos, because of the embryo development block or fragmentation.

Exclusion

  • Normal fertilization IVF/ICSI cycles.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 31 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

400 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04519918

Start Date

October 1 2020

End Date

August 31 2022

Last Update

September 1 2020

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Tangdu Hospital

Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, 710038