Article: The Role of Traditional Chinese Formula Ding-Kun Pill (DKP) in Expected Poor Ovarian Response Women (POSEIDON Group 4) Undergoing
2021 Volume 12, Page(s) 675997
Abstract: Objective: The primary objective of the study was to assess traditional Chinese formula DKP supplementation in terms of efficacy and safety on reproductive outcomes of expected poor ovarian responder (POR, POSEIDON Group 4) undergoing : Design setting ...
| Abstract | Objective: The primary objective of the study was to assess traditional Chinese formula DKP supplementation in terms of efficacy and safety on reproductive outcomes of expected poor ovarian responder (POR, POSEIDON Group 4) undergoing Design setting and participants: Women eligible for IVF-ET were invited to participate in this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, superiority trial at academic fertility centers of ten public hospitals in Chinese Mainland. A total of 462 patients (35-44 years) equally divided between DKP and placebo groups with antral follicle count (AFC) <5 or anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) <1.2 ng/ml were randomized. Interventions: All participants were given DKP or 7 g placebo twice daily on the previous menstrual cycle day 5 until oocyte retrieval, which took approximately 5 to 6 weeks. Main outcome measure: The primary outcome was the ongoing pregnancy defined as more than 20 gestational weeks of an intrauterine living fetus confirmed by pelvic ultrasonography. Results: Demographic characteristics were equally distributed between the study populations. Intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis revealed that ongoing pregnancy rate (OPR) was not significantly different between DKP and placebo groups [26.4% (61/231) versus 24.2% (56/231); relative risk (RR) 1.09, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.80 to 1.49, Conclusion: This well-designed randomized controlled trial (RCT) offers new high-quality evidence to supplement existing retrospective literature concerning DKP performance in expected PORs. DKP could be recommended as a safe and natural remedy for expected PORs (aged 35-37 years) who fulfill the POSEIDON group 4 criteria. However, additional interventional clinical studies are undoubtedly required to be conducted in the future to validate this hypothesis. Clinical trial registration: www.chictr.org.cn, identifier ChiCTR1900026614. |
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| MeSH term(s) | Adult ; China/epidemiology ; Double-Blind Method ; Embryo Transfer/methods ; Female ; Fertilization in Vitro/drug effects ; Follow-Up Studies ; Humans ; Infertility, Female/drug therapy ; Infertility, Female/epidemiology ; Medicine, Chinese Traditional/methods ; Oocyte Retrieval ; Ovulation Induction/standards ; Pregnancy ; Pregnancy Rate ; Prognosis |
| Language | English |
| Publishing date | 2021-06-17 |
| Publishing country | Switzerland |
| Document type | Journal Article ; Multicenter Study ; Randomized Controlled Trial ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
| ZDB-ID | 2592084-4 |
| ISSN | 1664-2392 |
| ISSN | 1664-2392 |
| DOI | 10.3389/fendo.2021.675997 |
| Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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