Efficacy and Tolerability of Human FSH Versus Recombinant FSH (Follitropin Alpha) in ICSI.

Launched by IBSA INSTITUT BIOCHIMIQUE SA · Jun 9, 2006

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ClinConnect Summary

This is a multicentric, prospective, randomised, investigator blind, controlled clinical trial (phase III) of two parallel groups, one receiving the test drug FSH (Fostimon® , IBSA) and the other the reference drug FSH (Gonal-F®, Serono). The groups will be paired on the major prognostic criteria.

In effect, a double blind trial is not really feasible since the drugs presentations are very different. However, in IVF, drugs are usually dispensed and/or injected by a nurse and therefor the Investigator can be blind. Moreover, the used preparations will contain the same amount of gonadotrophi...

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• Women undergoing ovarian stimulation for IntraCytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) with the following characteristics:
• • \>/= 18 and \< 40 years old BMI between 19 and 30 kg/m2 less than 3 previous completed cycles basal FSH level less than 10 IU/l within the 6 months prior to the study
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • age \< 18 and \>/= 40 years primary ovarian failure or women known as poor responders, i.e. requiring more than 225 IU of FSH as starting dose in previous treatment cycles or having less than 3 oocytes retrieved or with an oestradiol serum concentration \< 900 pmol/l (250 pg/ml) ovarian cysts \> 20 mm oocyte donation thawed embryos replacement patients affected by pathologies associated with any contraindication of being pregnant ascertained or presumptive hypersensitivity to the active principle and/or their ingredients abnormal bleeding of undetermined origin uncontrolled thyroid or adrenal dysfunction neoplasias severe impairment of the renal and/or hepatic functions women deprived of their freedom by administrative or legal decision