Clinical trial

Probiotic and Antibiotic Therapies in Women With Unexplained Infertility

Name
JW-001
Description
The study is designed as a proof of concept pilot study with 3 study arms to evaluate the safety and feasibility of the use of oral probiotics and/or antibiotics in women with unexplained infertility/endometriosis. Our secondary outcomes will assess In Vitro Fertilization outcomes, and changes in the uterine microbiota (bacteria), intestinal barrier integrity, and urinary metabolites in response to study interventions.
Trial arms
Trial start
2023-01-01
Estimated PCD
2024-01-01
Trial end
2024-12-01
Status
Withdrawn
Phase
Early phase I
Treatment
SH-DS01 + Antibiotic Placebo
Participants will be instructed to take 2 capsules of SH-DS01 probiotic once daily (at lunch) from cycle day 1 to the day of ovulation/day of luteal progesterone initiation, followed by 2 capsules of SH-DS01 probiotic once daily (at lunch) and 1 capsule of placebo for antibiotic twice daily (at breakfast and dinner) from the day of ovulation/day of luteal progesterone initiation to the day of frozen embryo transfer.
Arms:
Probiotic + Antibiotic Placebo
SH-DS01 + Metronidazole
Participants will be instructed to take 2 capsules of SH-DS01 probiotic once daily (at lunch) from cycle day 1 to the day of ovulation/day of luteal progesterone initiation, followed by 2 capsules of SH-DS01 probiotic once daily (at lunch) and 1 capsule of 500mg metronidazole twice daily (at breakfast and dinner) from the day of ovulation/day of luteal progesterone initiation to the day of frozen embryo transfer.
Arms:
Probiotic + Antibiotic
Probiotic Placebo + Antibiotic Placebo
Participants will be instructed to take 2 capsules of placebo for probiotic once daily (at lunch) from cycle day 1 to the day of ovulation/day of luteal progesterone initiation, followed by 2 capsules of placebo for probiotic once daily (at lunch) and 1 capsule of placebo for antibiotic twice daily (at breakfast and dinner) from the day of ovulation/day of luteal progesterone initiation to the day of frozen embryo transfer.
Arms:
Probiotic Placebo + Antibiotic Placebo
Primary endpoint
Rate of study enrollment
Screening
Rate of retention of study participants
Immediately after the intervention
Proportion of participants adhering to study protocol
Immediately after the intervention
Incidence of intervention-emergent adverse events
Immediately after the intervention
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Female aged 18-40 at the time of egg retrieval 2. Generally in good health (at physician's discretion) 3. Diagnosed with Unexplained Infertility 4. Diagnosed with or suspected of having endometriosis (at ONE Fertility physician's discretion) 5. Normal uterine cavity as assessed by prior sonohysterogram 6. Planning to undergo Frozen Embryo Transfer with ≥1 frozen blastocyst ≥3BB (grade Gardner) to transfer 7. Able to understand, comply and consent to protocol requirements and instructions 8. Able to attend scheduled study visits and complete required investigations Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any known endometrial pathologies other than endometriosis 2. Polycystic ovary syndrome 3. Ovulatory dysfunction 4. Male factor infertility (Total Motile Sperm Count \<5M/mL) 5. Poorly controlled auto-immune disease and/or diabetes (at physician's discretion) 6. Is immune-compromised 7. Cockayne syndrome 8. Allergy to Metronidazole 9. Allergy to rice (bran and hull), pomegranate, Acacia gum, hypromellose, fermented gellan gum, chlorophyllin, or sunflower oil 10. Known intolerance of Lactobacillus and/or Bifidobacterium-containing probiotics 11. Antibiotic use in the past month 12. Use of any of the following: 1. Oral probiotics 2. Alcohol 3. Anticoagulant therapies (Warfarin type) 4. Drugs containing alcohol 5. Busulfan 6. Cyclosporin 7. Disulfiram 8. 5-Fluoruracil 9. Lithium 10. Phenytoin or Phenobarbital 11. Vecuronium 12. Proton pump inhibitors 13. Histamine H2-receptor antagonists 13. Currently experiencing nausea, fever, vomiting, bloody diarrhea or severe abdominal pain
Protocol
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Updated at
2023-06-28

1 organization

1 product

2 indications

Indication
Infertility
Indication
Endometriosis