Table I.
Outline and design per trial.
Study | Year | Country | Number of participants | Intervention* |
Cancellation criteria | Outcomes | ||
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Clomiphene citrate | Letrozole | Gonadotrophins | ||||||
Danhof et al. | 2018 | The Netherlands | 738 | 100 mg | 75 IU | Max 3 follicles of ≥ 14 mm or max 5 follicles of ≥ 12 mm | Live birth, multiple pregnancy, clinical pregnancy, ongoing pregnancy, miscarriage, time to conception, cancellation, number of follicles | |
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Dankert et al. | 2007 | The Netherlands | 138 | 100 mg | 75 IU | Max 3 follicles of ≥ 14 mm | Live birth, multiple pregnancy, clinical pregnancy, ongoing pregnancy, miscarriage, time to conception | |
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Diamond et al. | 2015 | USA | 900 | 100 mg | 5 mg | 150 IU | Max 4 follicles (mean diameter >18 mm) or max serum E2 levels of 3000 pg/ml | Live birth, multiple pregnancy, clinical pregnancy, ongoing pregnancy, miscarriage, time to conception, cancellation, number of follicles |
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Ecochard et al. | 2000 | France | 54 | 50 or 100 mg | 150 IU | Max 3 follicles of ≥ 15 mm and/or max serum E2 levels of 1200 pg/ml | Clinical pregnancy, miscarriage | |
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Erdem et al. | 2015 | Turkey | 219 | 100 mg | 75 IU | Max 4 follicles of ≥ 14 mm and/or max serum E2 levels of 1500 pg/ml | Live birth, multiple pregnancy, clinical pregnancy, ongoing pregnancy, miscarriage, time to conception, cancellation, number of follicles | |
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Naidu et al. | 2020 | India | 112 | 100 mg | 75 IU | Max 3 follicles of ≥ 18 mm‡ | Live birth, multiple pregnancy, clinical pregnancy, ongoing pregnancy, miscarriage, time to conception, cancellation, number of follicles | |
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Peeraer et al. | 2015 | Belgium | 250 | 50 mg | 37.5 or 75 IU | Max 3 follicles of ≥ 14 mm | Live birth, multiple pregnancy, clinical pregnancy, ongoing pregnancy, miscarriage, time to conception, cancellation, number of follicles |
Start dosing, during the cycles dosage can be adjusted. ‡No participants had more than three dominant (≥14 mm) follicles in the trial.