Comparison of Global, G-TL, & Cornell Media

Sponsor
Weill Medical College of Cornell University (Other)
Overall Status
Withdrawn
CT.gov ID
NCT03687697
Collaborator
(none)
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Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This is a prospective, randomized clinical trial to compare the Global commercial single step media to 1) G-TL (Vitrolife), 2) Weill Cornell's single step and sequential steps media, which all support human embryo development in the laboratory using the Vitrolife Time-Lapse system. The main goal of the study is to identify the best culture medium for optimal embryo development.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Biological: Global vs. G-TL vs Cornell's C3 vs Cornell's C1/C2 media
Phase 4

Detailed Description

Culture media are used to culture embryos in order to support their development in the laboratory. New media are being introduced to the market. Clinical studies have shown that the use of the single-step Global medium for culture of human embryos from the zygote stage to the blastocyst stage has resulted in better in-vitro development than a variety of sequential media system.

Global is a FDA approved commercial single-step medium for all embryo culture from Day 0 to the blastocyst stage.

G-TL (Time-Lapse) is a FDA approved commercial single-step medium from Vitrolife. It was developed to be used with time-lapse devices as a continuous embryo culture medium from Day 0 to Day 5/6.

C3 is Cornell's in house made single-step buffered medium for embryo culture from oocyte fertilization to blastocyst stage used as standard of care.

C1/C2 is Cornell's in house made buffered sequential medium otherwise known as multi step medium, use to culture embryos for development. It is formulated to meet the embryos requirements at two specific stages of development but require removal of the dish from the incubator to physically exchange the culture media surrounding the embryos. This medium will be the control.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Actual Enrollment :
0 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Other
Official Title:
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Global Medium With G-TL, Cornell Single and Sequential Steps Media by the Time-Lapse System.
Actual Study Start Date :
Apr 1, 2018
Actual Primary Completion Date :
May 1, 2018
Actual Study Completion Date :
May 1, 2018

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Global vs. G-TL Media

Global medium will be compared with G-TL (Time-Lapse) medium.

Biological: Global vs. G-TL vs Cornell's C3 vs Cornell's C1/C2 media
A comparison between Global, G-TL, Cornell's C3, and Cornell's C1/C2 embryo culture media.

Experimental: Global vs. Cornell's C3 Media

Global medium will be compared with Cornell's C3 single step medium.

Biological: Global vs. G-TL vs Cornell's C3 vs Cornell's C1/C2 media
A comparison between Global, G-TL, Cornell's C3, and Cornell's C1/C2 embryo culture media.

Experimental: Global vs. Cornell's sequential Media

Global medium will be compared with Cornell's C1/C2 sequential medium.

Biological: Global vs. G-TL vs Cornell's C3 vs Cornell's C1/C2 media
A comparison between Global, G-TL, Cornell's C3, and Cornell's C1/C2 embryo culture media.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

  1. Embryo development [Day 5]

    Comparison of embryo development using standard assessments of morphology, cell number, and embryo grading, between the different media groups.

Secondary Outcome Measures

  1. Implantation rate [4 weeks]

    The ratio of embryo implantation measured through ultrasound

  2. Pregnancy rate [6 weeks]

    The ratio of pregnancy measured through βHCG

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No
Inclusion Criteria:
  • 40 years of age or younger (maternal)

  • 65 years of age or younger (paternal)

  • 10 or more oocytes

  • Fresh or frozen oocytes (including donor)

  • Fresh or frozen (including donor) sperm can be used

  • ICSI only

  • Frozen embryos from this study can be included in the outcome portion of this study.

  • PGD and/or PGS patients included

Exclusion Criteria:
  • Patients with less than 10 oocytes

  • Co-culture patients

Contacts and Locations

Locations

Site City State Country Postal Code
1 Center for Reproductive Medicine New York New York United States 10065

Sponsors and Collaborators

  • Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Nikica Zaninovic, PhD, Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.
Responsible Party:
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT03687697
Other Study ID Numbers:
  • 1707018347
First Posted:
Sep 27, 2018
Last Update Posted:
Sep 27, 2018
Last Verified:
Sep 1, 2018
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
No
Plan to Share IPD:
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product:
Yes
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product:
No
Product Manufactured in and Exported from the U.S.:
Yes
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Study Results

No Results Posted as of Sep 27, 2018