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https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00100269
Registration number
NCT00100269
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Date submitted
27/12/2004
Date registered
28/12/2004
Date last updated
3/05/2006
Titles & IDs
Public title
Menevit Study: Menevit Anti-Oxidant Therapy for the Treatment of Male Infertility
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Scientific title
A Randomized Control Trial of the Menevit Anti-Oxidant Therapy for the Treatment of Male Infertility
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RCHDW002
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Infertility, Male
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Oxidative Stress
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Reproductive Health and Childbirth
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Fertility including in vitro fertilisation
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Intervention/exposure
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Interventional
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Embryo quality (morphology score, progression to blastocyst rates, number of embryos available for freezing/transfer per cycle)
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Embryo quality is a good measure of pregnancy potential and is also an indicator of sperm DNA integrity, making it the ideal primary endpoint.
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sperm DNA fragmentation
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sperm count
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sperm motility (total motile sperm per ejaculate)
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sperm morphology
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sperm membrane integrity (as assessed by hypo-osmolar swelling test)
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levels of sperm lipid peroxidation (LPO-586 assay)
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retrospective comparison of embryo quality between the Menevit IVF cycle and the preceding non-Menevit IVF cycle.
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miscarriage rate (clinical and biochemical)
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clinical pregnancy rates (number of fetal hearts seen on first trimester scan)
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
* Evidence of oxidative stress to sperm on LPO-586 assay or poor HOST result or clinical evidence for oxidative stress (heavy smoker, varicocele, poor motility in the abscence of anti-sperm antibodies etc)
* Evidence of significant sperm DNA damage (25% or more DNA fragmentation as assessed by Tunel assay).
* Female partner willing to undergo IVF treatment within 3 months of starting Menevit trial
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Minimum age
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Maximum age
No limit
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
* Female partner 40 years of age or older at trial entry.
* Significantly reduced ovarian reserve in female partner (day 3-5 FSH > 10 iu/L if no prior IVF cycle or less than 5 oocytes on a prior IVF cycle.
* Sperm count below 0.5 million per ml (impossible to conduct all sperm function assays
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
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Randomised controlled trial
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Blinded (masking used)
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Parallel
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Phase 3
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Recruitment
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Completed
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1/12/2004
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Recruitment in Australia
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SA
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Repromed - Adelaide
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5065 - Adelaide
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Summary
Brief summary
Oxidative stress related damage to sperm is believed to be a major cause of male infertility. The object of the Menevit study is to investigate the role of a novel anti-oxidant preparation (Menevit) on sperm function, embryo quality and pregnancy rates in an in vitro fertilization (IVF) setting.
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Trial website
https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00100269
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Trial related presentations / publications
Aitken RJ, Baker MA. Oxidative stress and male reproductive biology. Reprod Fertil Dev. 2004;16(5):581-8. doi: 10.10371/RD03089. Aitken RJ, Gordon E, Harkiss D, Twigg JP, Milne P, Jennings Z, Irvine DS. Relative impact of oxidative stress on the functional competence and genomic integrity of human spermatozoa. Biol Reprod. 1998 Nov;59(5):1037-46. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod59.5.1037. Benchaib M, Braun V, Lornage J, Hadj S, Salle B, Lejeune H, Guerin JF. Sperm DNA fragmentation decreases the pregnancy rate in an assisted reproductive technique. Hum Reprod. 2003 May;18(5):1023-8. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deg228. Henkel R, Hajimohammad M, Stalf T, Hoogendijk C, Mehnert C, Menkveld R, Gips H, Schill WB, Kruger TF. Influence of deoxyribonucleic acid damage on fertilization and pregnancy. Fertil Steril. 2004 Apr;81(4):965-72. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2003.09.044. Carrell DT, Liu L, Peterson CM, Jones KP, Hatasaka HH, Erickson L, Campbell B. Sperm DNA fragmentation is increased in couples with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss. Arch Androl. 2003 Jan-Feb;49(1):49-55. doi: 10.1080/01485010290099390. Agarwal A, Nallella KP, Allamaneni SS, Said TM. Role of antioxidants in treatment of male infertility: an overview of the literature. Reprod Biomed Online. 2004 Jun;8(6):616-27. doi: 10.1016/s1472-6483(10)61641-0. Gomez E, Irvine DS, Aitken RJ. Evaluation of a spectrophotometric assay for the measurement of malondialdehyde and 4-hydroxyalkenals in human spermatozoa: relationships with semen quality and sperm function. Int J Androl. 1998 Apr;21(2):81-94. doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2605.1998.00106.x.
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Kelton P Tremellen, MB BS (Hons) PhD
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Repromed, University of Adelaide
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