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