CAPA In-vitro Oocyte Maturation
For patients and families
In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: CAPA IVM.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Infertility, Female. Basic parameters: 0 months — 50 years · Female.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Hong Kong
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Overview
In vitro oocyte maturation (IVM) is a mild-approach assisted reproductive technology (ART). Because of its simplicity, the more favorable financial implications (reduced cost) for patients, and the lower health risk profile of IVM compared to controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients, the use of IVM in selected patients may gain increasing interest. Besides its application in patients with polycystic ovaries, IVM technology may have a role in fertility preservation, where young girls and adult women are facing infertility due to gonadotoxic chemotherapeutic treatment.
Interventions
- Procedure CAPA IVM
In CAPA-IVM, the oocyte is treated and matured outside the woman's body, while in classical IVF, the patient is treated. As a consequence, patients undergoing CAPA-IVM are not confronted with the typical risks and burden of systemic ovarian stimulation.
Primary outcome measures
- No. of mature oocytes [Time frame: 1 week]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Patients aged from 0-50 years old
- Patients seek fertility preservation services
- Patients seek oocyte retrieval services
Exclusion criteria
-Patients unable to provide consent/assent (i.e. significant psychiatric problems/cognitive delay)
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Hong Kong · 1 center
- Prince of Wales Hospital — Hong Kong
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06984081 · CREC.2025.238