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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR824
Date of registration: 23/11/2006
Primary sponsor: Academic Medical Center (AMC)
Public title: Treatment of couples with unexplained subfertility and an unfavourable prognosis. A randomised trial comparing the effectiveness of IUI with ovarian hyperstimulation and IVF with single embryo transfer.
Scientific title: Treatment of couples with unexplained subfertility and an unfavourable prognosis. A randomised trial comparing the effectiveness of IUI with ovarian hyperstimulation and IVF with single embryo transfer. - SETI-study (Single Embryo Transfer or IUI)
Date of first enrolment: 1/6/2006
Target sample size: 100
Recruitment status: recruiting
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=824
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: Yes; Masking: None; Control: Active; Group: Parallel; Type: -  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: I.  Custers
Address:  Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center for Reproductive Medicine P.O. Box 22660, Meibergdreef 9 1100 DD Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)20 5664355 or +31 (0)20 5669111
Email: i.m.custers@amc.uva.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: Fulco  Veen, van der
Address:  Academic Medical Center (AMC), Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Center For Reproductive Medicine, P.O. Box 22660, Meibergdreef 9 1100 DD Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)20 5663557
Email: F.vanderVeen@amc.uva.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Female age between 18 and 36 years;
2. Couples must be diagnosed with unexplained subfertility, defined as normal semen (pre-wash total motile sperm count of at least 40 million), spontaneous ovulatory cycle and patent Fallopian tubes, or with mild male subfertility, defined as a post-wash total motile sperm count above 3 million;
3. The couple has poor fertility prospects as calculated by the validated model of Hunault (Hunault et al., 2005, Van der Steeg et al., Submitted). A poor fertility prospect is defined as a chance of spontaneous pregnancy below 30% within 12 months.

Exclusion criteria: 1. Polycystic ovary syndrome;
2. Endocrinopathological disease like: Cushing syndrome, adrenal hyperplasia, hyperprolactinemia, acromegaly, imminent ovarian failure, premature ovarian failure, hypothalamic amenorrhea, hypothyroidy, diabetes mellitus type I;
3. If not willing or able to sign the consent form.


Age minimum:
Age maximum:
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Unexplained subfertility

Intervention(s)
Comparison of IVF in a long protocol with elective Single Embryo Transfer, and IUI-COH, in couples with unexplained or mild male subfertility and poor fertility prospects.
Primary Outcome(s)
Ongoing pregnancy defined as registered heartbeat on ultrasound beyond 12 weeks of gestation.
Secondary Outcome(s)
1. Multiple pregnancy, defined as registered heartbeat of at least two foetuses at 12 weeks of gestation;
2. Clinical pregnancy, defined as any registered embryonic heartbeat at sonography;
3. Live birth, defined as the birth of at least one living child;
4. Pregnancy complications (preterm birth < 37 weeks, birth weight < 2.500 gram, Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH), (pre-) eclampsia, HELLP).
Secondary ID(s)
ISRCTN86744378
N/A
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Organon
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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