Table 4. Comparison of study design, sample size, triggers and ART procedure in different studies.
Author Study Design Participants Trigger ART
Total Group Group
Intervention Reference Intervention Reference
Schachter et al., 2008 Prospective
RCT
221 105 106 Triptorelin 0.2mg
+ hCG 5,000IU
hCG 5,000IU IVF
and IVF-ICSI
Lin et al., 2013 Retrospective
Cohort Study
376
(378 cycles)
191 187 Triptorelin 0.2mg
+ rhCG 250μg
rhCG 250μg IVF
and IVF-ICSI
Decleer et al., 2014 Prospective
RCT
120 61 59 Triptorelin 0.2mg
+ hCG 5,000IU
hCG 5,000IU IVF-ICSI
Mahajan et al., 2016 Prospective
RCT
76 38 38 Leuprolide 1mg
+ hCG 5,000IU
hCG 10,000IU IVF-ICSI
Seval et al., 2016 Retrospective
Case Control
156 84 72 Leuprolide 0.5mg
+ rhCG 250μg
rhCG 250μg IVF
and IVF-ICSI
Alleyassin et al., 2018 Prospective
RCT
126 63 63 Triptorelin 0.2mg
+ hCG 5,000IU
hCG 10,000IU ICSI
Ali et al., 2020 Prospective
RCT
160 80 80 Leuprolide 1mg
+ rhCG 250μg
rhCG 250μg ICSI
Haas et al., 2020 Prospective
RCT
155 77 78 Buserelin 0.5mg
+ 10,000IU hCG
hCG 10,000IU
+ Placebo (normal saline)
IVF
and IVF-ICSI
Current study Prospective
RCT
100 50 50 Leuprolide 1mg
+ rhCG 250μg
rhCG 250μg IVF
and IVF-ICSI