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Physical Activity and ARTs

NCT01892111 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2013-07-03

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Obese women experience increased infertility rate and longer time to conception showing lower pregnancy and live-birth rates both in natural and assisted conceptions. Body weight loss improves not only spontaneous pregnancy rates but also those of assisted reproductive techniques (ARTs). Almost all studies refer to body weight loss due to lifestyle intervention programs consisting in hypocaloric diet and increased physical activity, whereas very little is known about the specific effects of physical activity alone on human reproduction.

In a previous retrospective study, we demonstrated that physical activity enhances the reproductive performance of obese infertile patients who receive in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycles, regardless of body weight loss.

The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be to evaluate if a structured exercise program improve the effectiveness of ARTs.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Structured exercise program.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Modena and Reggio Emilia

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
42 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-10-31
Primary Completion
2014-05-31
Completion
2014-06-30

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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Diseases

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