NCT03859921

Brief Summary

This randomised double-blinded controlled trial aims to compare the live birth rate in natural FET cycles with and without oral dydrogesterone as luteal phase support. The hypothesis is that the use of oral dydrogesterone will increase the live birth rate of natural cycle FET.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
716

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
7mo left

Started Jul 2021

Longer than P75 for phase_3

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress90%
Jul 2021Nov 2026

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 26, 2019

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 1, 2019

Completed
2.3 years until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 2021

Completed
4.5 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 30, 2025

Completed
11 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 30, 2026

Expected
Last Updated

June 12, 2025

Status Verified

March 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

4.5 years

First QC Date

February 26, 2019

Last Update Submit

June 9, 2025

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • live birth rate

    the number of live birth beyond 22 weeks gestation per transfer cycle

    10 months after recruitment

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Clinical pregnancy rate

    6 weeks of gestation after recruitment

  • Ongoing pregnancy rate

    10 weeks of gestation after recruitment

  • Pregnancy loss per number of transfer cycles

    less than 22 weeks of gestation

Study Arms (2)

Dydrogesterone group

EXPERIMENTAL

Oral dydrogesterone 10mg tds will be given for two weeks from the next day of the LH surge or hCG induced ovulation.

Drug: Dydrogesterone

Placebo group

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Placebo will be given given for two weeks from the next day of the LH surge or hCG induced ovulation.

Drug: Placebo

Interventions

Progesterone

Also known as: Duphaston
Dydrogesterone group

Placebo with appearance similar to Dydrogesterone

Placebo group

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 42 Years
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Age of women \<43 years at the time of stimulated IVF
  • Replacing early cleavage embryos or blastocysts after thawing

You may not qualify if:

  • Requiring hormonal replacement cycles
  • Use of donor oocytes or embryos
  • Undergoing preimplantation genetic testing
  • Presence of hydrosalpinx not corrected surgically prior to FET
  • Refusal to join the study

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Infertility

Interventions

Dydrogesterone

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Genital DiseasesUrogenital Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

PregnadienesPregnanesSteroidsFused-Ring CompoundsPolycyclic Compounds

Study Officials

  • Ernest HY Ng, MD

    The University of Hong Kong

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Ernest HY Ng, MD

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
DOUBLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 26, 2019

First Posted

March 1, 2019

Study Start

July 1, 2021

Primary Completion

December 30, 2025

Study Completion (Estimated)

November 30, 2026

Last Updated

June 12, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

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