NCT05703308

Brief Summary

In this controlled trial, poor ovarian responder women will be treated with transplantation of autologous menstrual blood stem cells. The investigators will attempt to assess the safety and efficacy of this procedure for the treatment of infertility in POR patients compared to control group.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
180

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2020

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 21, 2020

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 22, 2021

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

October 22, 2022

Completed
3 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 15, 2023

Completed
15 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 30, 2023

Completed
Last Updated

January 30, 2023

Status Verified

January 1, 2023

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

January 15, 2023

Last Update Submit

January 26, 2023

Conditions

Keywords

Poor Ovarian RespondersMenstrual Blood Stem cellsInfertilityCell therapyICSI

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Spontaneous pregnancy rate

    Number of participants that establish a spontaneous clinical pregnancy after stem cell injection

    3 months after stem cell injection

  • Pregnancy rate after ICSI

    Number of participants that establish a clinical pregnancy after embryo transfer

    4 weeks after embryo transfer

Secondary Outcomes (9)

  • Hormone levels

    2 and 4 months after stem cell injection

  • Number of oocytes

    Day 0 after follicle puncture

  • Number of MII oocytes

    Day 0 after follicle puncture

  • Number of embryos

    Day 3-5 after follicle puncture

  • Number of high quality embryos number

    Day 3-5 after follicle puncture

  • +4 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

MenSCs group

EXPERIMENTAL

Study group, treated with autologous intra-ovarian MenSCs injection and monitored for spontaneous pregnancy for 3 months after intervention. ICSI was used in cases where the pregnancy did not occur naturally.

Biological: Autologous Menstrual Blood Stem Cells

ICSI group

NO INTERVENTION

Control group, monitored for spontaneous pregnancy for 3 months after their last ovarian stimulation for ICSI or IVF. ICSI was used in cases where the pregnancy did not occur naturally.

Interventions

The menstrual blood of patients in the MenSCs treatment group was collected in sterile menstrual cups on the second day of menstruation, and directly transferred to a class B clean room for MSC isolation and culture. All cell quality control studies were performed prior to the International Conference of Harmonization Q2 (ICH Q2) guidelines. The density of the final product was 20×106 cells/ml. 150 μl of the prepared suspension was injected intravaginally into each ovary of the patient under general anaesthesia

MenSCs group

Eligibility Criteria

Age25 Years - 45 Years
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Serum AMH \< 0.1 ng/ml (at the screening visit and in the absence of OC or sex-steroid intake)
  • Antral follicular count (AFC) in both ovaries \< 4 (at screening visit and in the absence of OC or sex-steroid intake)
  • Positive history of at least1 standard previous IVF-ET or ICSI-ET
  • Normal thyroid hormones (TSH and FT4)
  • Normal level of prolactin,
  • Normal level of fasting blood sugar
  • Normal Liver tests (SGOT, SGPT)
  • Normal level of BUN, creatinine
  • Negative Infectious tests (HIV, HCV, HBS Ag, VDRL)
  • Normal coagulation factors (PT, PTT, BT, CT)
  • Normal serum levels of sodium, potassium, calcium, phosphorus
  • Negative history of endometrioma or other ovarian cysts
  • Negative history of previous ovarian surgery
  • Negative history of cancer
  • Negative history of a known autoimmune disorder.

You may not qualify if:

  • Positive history of hydrosalpinx or anatomical uterine disorders (In vaginal sonography or HSG)
  • Severe male factors of their husbands (count \<15 million/ml)

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Avicenna Research Institute

Tehran, Iran

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Zafardoust S, Kazemnejad S, Fathi-Kazerooni M, Darzi M, Sadeghi MR, Sadeghi Tabar A, Sehat Z. The effects of intraovarian injection of autologous menstrual blood-derived mesenchymal stromal cells on pregnancy outcomes in women with poor ovarian response. Stem Cell Res Ther. 2023 Nov 15;14(1):332. doi: 10.1186/s13287-023-03568-1.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Infertility, FemaleInfertility

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Genital Diseases, FemaleFemale Urogenital DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesGenital Diseases

Study Officials

  • Simin Zafardoust, MD

    Nanbiotechnology Research Center Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.

    STUDY DIRECTOR
  • Somaieh Kazemnejad

    Nanbiotechnology Research Center Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.

    STUDY CHAIR
  • Mina Fathi Kazerooni, MD, PhD

    Nanbiotechnology Research Center Avicenna Research Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran.

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 15, 2023

First Posted

January 30, 2023

Study Start

June 21, 2020

Primary Completion

September 22, 2021

Study Completion

October 22, 2022

Last Updated

January 30, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-01

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