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. 2017 Mar 28;2017(3):CD011184. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD011184.pub2
Trial name or title Freeze all protocol versus fresh embryo transfer in women undergoing in‐vitro fertilization (IVF)
Methods RCT
Estimated enrolment: 780
Participants Women aged 18 to 42
Inclusion criteria:
  • Undergoing IVF treatment

  • Number of previously failed embryo transfers ≤ 2

  • Permanent living in Vietnam

  • Ovarian hyperstimulation with GnRH antagonist protocol

  • Eligible for embryo transfer on day 3

  • Having at least 1 top‐quality embryo on day 3

  • Number of embryos transferred ≤ 2

  • Willing to participate in the study

  • Not concurrently participating in another IVF study


Exclusion criteria:
  • In vitro maturation cycles

  • Oocyte donation cycles

  • Using GnRH agonist for triggering

Interventions Freeze‐all protocol: Embryos are selected for cryopreservation using vitrification technique. 2 vitrified embryos will be warmed and transferred in subsequent cycle.
Fresh transfer protocol: 2 embryos are selected and transferred fresh in the same cycle.
Outcomes
  • Live birth: a live newborn delivered

  • Ongoing pregnancy: a pregnancy with positive heartbeat beyond 12 weeks of gestation

  • Clinical pregnancy: presence of a gestational sac seen by transvaginal sonography 7 weeks after embryo placement

  • Multiple pregnancy: 2 or more foetal heart rates by transvaginal sonography 7 weeks after embryo placement

Starting date June 2015
Contact information Lan TN Vuong: drlan@yahoo.com.vn
Vinh Q Dang: bsvinh.dq@myduchospital.vn
Notes clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT02471573