Acevedo 2006.
Methods | Randomised, controlled, single‐centre, donor‐recipient study | |
Participants | 60 oocyte donors 18 to 35 years of age with normal menstrual cycle: no PCOS, endometriosis, hydrosalpinges or severe male factor. 98 recipients 34–47 years of age received oocyte, but only 60 participants were analysed. Baseline characteristics: Most donors had similar basal ovarian conditions: basal FSH 5.2 vs 2.3 mIU/mL; E2 44.1 vs 32.5 pg/mL | |
Interventions |
Ovarian stimulation: fixed dose of 150 IU rFSH on cd 3/4 f + 0.25 mg/d sc orgalutran + 75 IU/d of LH Intervention: 0.2 mg, SC triptorelin vs 250 μg/mL SC rHCG Luteal phase support (recipients): E2 plus 600 mg/d natural progesterone |
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Outcomes |
Donors Primary outcome: OHSS Secondary outcomes: FSH and LH units (IU), GnRH antagonist ampoules, E2 levels, follicle numbers on day 5 of COH and on HCG day Recipients Pregnancy rates, implantation rates |
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Notes | 98 recipients were included in the study, but for statistical techniques, only one participant of those who received oocytes from the same donor was included in the analysis Participants received embryos originating from donors; some donors gave oocytes to 2 recipients. Only 1 recipient was randomly included in the statistical analysis |
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Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Random sequence generation (selection bias) | Low risk | Computer‐generated list |
Allocation concealment (selection bias) | High risk | Reported that allocation was not concealed (after contact was made with study author) |
Blinding (performance bias and detection bias) FOR OHSS OUTCOME | High risk | Participants, those administering the interventions and those assessing the outcomes were not blinded to group assignment. Risk applies to assessment of OHSS |
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes | Low risk | No outcome data were missing |
Selective reporting (reporting bias) | Unclear risk | Study protocol is not available. Live birth rates were not reported |
Other bias | Low risk | No other potential bias was identified |