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Study NCT ID: NCT03478592
Status: COMPLETED
Last Update Posted: 2021-10-28
First Post: 2018-03-15
Is NOT Gene Therapy: True
Has Adverse Events: False

Brief Title: Assessment of the New Automated Vitrification System "GAVI" for Early Cleaved Embryos Cryopreservation
Sponsor: University Hospital, Toulouse
Organization:

Study Overview

Official Title: Assessment of the New Automated Vitrification System "GAVI" for Early Cleaved Embryos Cryopreservation
Status: COMPLETED
Status Verified Date: 2021-10
Last Known Status: None
Delayed Posting: No
If Stopped, Why?: Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access: False
If Expanded Access, NCT#: N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status: N/A
Acronym: GAVI
Brief Summary: The meta-analysis comparing the cryopreservation of human embryos by vitrification or slow-freezing suggested that more well design studies as randomized trials are necessary to identify the most successful method for cryopreservation. The efficacy of the vitrification with the GAVI system will be compared with the conventional slow freezing method through a randomized control trial. Couples in IVF attempt will be randomized at the day of embryo cryopreservation by the biologist. Supernumerary frozen embryos will be thawed and transferred in utero in case of failure of the "fresh" embryo transfer. The outcomes of the thawing and frozen/thawed embryo transfer will be assessed. In the two groups, the patients will benefit of the standard IVF procedures applied in the Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) center of Toulouse.
Detailed Description: The last decade has seen a development of a new cryopreservation technique called vitrification. Despite a lack of randomized control trials comparing slow-freezing and vitrification, vitrification seems to show better recovery rates and pregnancy outcomes. However vitrification is a manual, labour-intensive and highly skilled procedure, results can vary between embryologists and clinics. The GAVI system, an automation instrument with a novel closed system device has been developed. The present study would like to assess the outcomes for embryos automatically vitrification processed with the GAVI system compared with those processed with conventional reference technique of slow freezing.

The meta-analysis comparing the cryopreservation of human embryos by vitrification or slow-freezing suggested that more well design studies as randomized trials are necessary to identify the most successful method for cryopreservation. The efficacy of the vitrification with the GAVI system will be compared with the conventional slow freezing method through a randomized control trial. Couples in IVF attempt will be randomized at the day of embryo cryopreservation by the biologist. Supernumerary frozen embryos will be thawed and transferred in utero in case of failure of the "fresh" embryo transfer. The outcomes of the thawing and frozen/thawed embryo transfer will be assessed. In the two groups, the patients will benefit of the standard IVF procedures applied in the Assisted Reproductive Technologies center of Toulouse.

Study Oversight

Has Oversight DMC: False
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?: False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?: False
Is an Unapproved Device?: None
Is a PPSD?: None
Is a US Export?: None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?: