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This study is a RCT to examine whether DHEA is capable of improving results for poor responders to ovarian stimulation during IVF treatment
Poor responders to ovarian stimulation for IVF may be either predicted or evidenced from previous treatment. The ESHRE criteria for poor responders will be used to select candidates for this trial. A power calculation determined that 200 subjects should be recruited to each arm to receive either DHEA or placebo.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Teatment | Experimental | 75mg Dehydroepiandrosterone once daily for minimum ten weeks prior to starting ovarian stimulation |
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| Comaprator | Placebo Comparator | 75mg placebo once daily for minimum ten weeks prior to starting ovarian stimulation |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Dehydroepiandrosterone | Drug | 75mg Dehydroepiandrosterone daily |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Clinical pregnancy rates | ultrasound confirmation of a foetus with a heartbeat | at 6-8 weeks gestation |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Homerton Fertility Centre | London | E9 6SR | United Kingdom |
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| ID | Term |
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| D007247 | Infertility, Female |
| ID | Term |
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| D005831 | Genital Diseases, Female |
| D052776 | Female Urogenital Diseases |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D003687 | Dehydroepiandrosterone |
| ID | Term |
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| D000737 | Androstenols |
| D000736 | Androstenes |
| D000731 | Androstanes |
| D013256 | Steroids |
| D000072473 |
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Randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled study
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| Placebo |
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Placebo |
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| D000091662 | Genital Diseases |
| D007246 | Infertility |
| Fused-Ring Compounds |
| D011083 | Polycyclic Compounds |
| D015068 | 17-Ketosteroids |
| D007664 | Ketosteroids |
| D000305 | Adrenal Cortex Hormones |
| D006728 | Hormones |
| D006730 | Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |
| D045165 | Testosterone Congeners |
| D012739 | Gonadal Steroid Hormones |
| D042341 | Gonadal Hormones |