MVA to Improve the Pregnancy Outcome in Aged Infertility Women With Assisted Reproductive Technology
A Single-center Randomized Controlled Trial on Mevalproic Acid Improving Oocyte Quality and Embryo Development in Elderly Infertile Patients
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Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test MVA on improving pregnancy outcome in elderly infertile patients undergoing invitro fertilization (IVF). The main question it aims to answer is whether MVA could improve embryo haploid rate. Participants requested IVF are asked to randomly culture equal numbers of oocyte and embryo with or without MVA. Therefore, sibling oocytes were randomly divided into test group and control group.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Oct 2022
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 8, 2022
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 13, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 29, 2023
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2025
CompletedMarch 29, 2023
March 1, 2023
3.2 years
March 13, 2023
March 28, 2023
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Embryo haploid rate
Preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) was used to test embryo haploid rate
one month after oocyte retrival
Study Arms (2)
MVA treated group
EXPERIMENTALOocytes in this groups will be cultured with MVA
Control group
NO INTERVENTIONOocytes in this groups will be culture without MVA
Interventions
Methovalerate pathway is a metabolism of cholesterol and isoprenoid synthesized from acetyl coenzyme A Pathway, which plays a key role in human health and disease, is also necessary for human cells to maintain normal functions. There are a series of important metabolic intermediates in the mevalproate pathway, such as farnesyl diphosphate and incense Folyl vanillin diphosphates, which modify proteins through isoprene, play an important role in regulating cell function. In addition, the latest research shows that valproic acid, the key metabolic intermediate of valproic acid pathway, being the synthetic precursor of cholesterol and isoprene, it can activate insulin growth factor (IGF)1-R and mTOR signals and maintain cell function by mediating histone function
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- years ≤ age ≤ 42 years;
- Number of IVF/ICSI cycles ≤ 2
You may not qualify if:
- Egg donor cycle
- Chromosome abnormality;
- Adenomyosis, hysteromyoma, thin endometrium, endometriosis and other uterine diseases;
- Patients with repeated implantation failure
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Reproductive Medicine Center, The affiliated Drum Towel Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210008, China
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
Haixiang Sun, MD
Center for Reproductive Medicine and Obstetrics and Gynecology, Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University Medical School
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- QUADRUPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- reseaerch fellow
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 13, 2023
First Posted
March 29, 2023
Study Start
October 8, 2022
Primary Completion
December 1, 2025
Study Completion
December 1, 2025
Last Updated
March 29, 2023
Record last verified: 2023-03
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share