Clinical Research Directory

Comparison of the Euploid Rate of Blastocyst Between PPOS and GnRH Antagonist Protocol in Women With PCOS Undergoing PGT-A

This randomized trial aims to compare the euploid rate of blastocysts between PPOS (progestin-primed ovarian stimulation) and GnRH (gonadotrophin releasing hormone) antagonist protocols in patients with PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) undergoing PGT-A (preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy). Infertile women with PCOS will be recruited for study after explanation and counseling if they fulfill the inclusion criteria and do not have the exclusion criteria. Eligible women will be randomised into one of the two groups: Antagonist group: Women will receive antagonist once subcutaneously daily from day 6 of ovarian stimulation till the day of the ovulation trigger. PPOS group: Women will receive oral MPA (medroxyprogesterone acetate)10mg qd from Day 3 till the day of ovulation trigger. The primary outcome is the euploidy rate of blastocysts.

PPOS (Progestin Primed Ovarian Stimulation) and Corifollitropin Alfa (CFA) Cross-over Study

P-CCROSS is a randomized, prospective monocentric phase 4 study with a crossover study design. The aim of the study is to compare patient satisfaction (by means of questionnaires) and treatment compliance with IVF treatment with CFA (corifollitropin alfa) and PPOS (Progestin-Primed Ovarian Stimulation) versus conventional IVF treatment with a recombinant FSH/GnRH antagonist. The study will also compare patients undergoing elective fertility preservation versus PGT-A (pre-implantation genetic testing for aneuploidy) patients.The study will have a crossover design so that patients will receive both forms of treatment. The investigators will also compare the endocrine profile and ovarian response of CFA/PPOS versus rFSH/GnRH ovarian stimulation cycles.

Effect of GH on the Blastocyst Euploid Rate in AMA Patients

This randomized trial aims to compare the euploid rate of blastocysts in AMA patients undergoing PGT-A (preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy) with or without growth hormone supplement. Infertile patients ≥38 years old will be recruited for study after informed consent if they fulfill the inclusion criteria and do not have the exclusion criteria. Eligible women will be randomised into one of the two groups: Treatment group: Women will receive growth hormone (GH) supplement before and during antagonist protocol for ovarian stimulation. Control group: Women will receive antagonist protocol for ovarian stimulation. The primary outcome is the euploidy rate of blastocysts.

Optimized PGT-M Strategy for Patients With No Proband

The clinical practice of PGT-M for monogenetic disease usually adopted a double-checking strategy, which detect the mutation by Sanger sequencing and meantime construct haplotypes using the DNA sample of the proband so as to avoid the risks of misdiagnosis due to recombination and allele drop out (ADO). When there is no affected parent or offspring to serve as the proband, embryo carriers identified through direct mutation detection can be preferentially taken as probands for subsequent linkage analysis. In cases where none of the embryos are detected as mutant carrier, single sperm or the second polar body (PB2) can be complementally collected in the work-up of haplotype establishment. Our study aims to develop an optimized strategy of haplotype construction using gametes or arrested embryos for PGT-M in pedigrees with single gene diseases and no proband in the setting of difficult cases, which takes into account the expected number of oocytes acquired and the gonadal mosaicism.