RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05740579

The Danish TURNER Cryopreservation Study


Sponsor

University of Aarhus

Enrollment

100 participants

Start Date

Jan 1, 2023

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate if cryopreservation of ovarian tissue in girls with Turner syndrome can improve their fertility and lead to increased number of liveborn babies of Turner syndrome mothers. Women with Turner syndrome suffer from premature ovarian insufficiency which leads to infertility and lack of estrogen. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the number of pregnancies and liveborn children increase after cryopreservation of ovarian tissue in turner syndrome? * Is the possible to predict when a girl with Turner syndrome reach menopause using monitoring of sex hormones? * Is it possible to identify any genes causing ovarian failure in Turner syndrome females? Participants between 2-18 years old will be asked to participate in a laparoscopic surgery and removal of one ovary in order to cryopreserve the tissue until adulthood. The the cortical tissue will be autotransplanted in order to preserve fertility. The participant will during the study period be monitored using sex hormones. Furthermore, the investigators wish to investigate the ovarian tissue using RNA sequencing and DNA methylation analysis. No comparison group is present.


Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin Age: 2 YearsMax Age: 17 Years

Plain Language Summary

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This study is exploring the possibility of freezing and storing ovarian tissue from young girls with Turner syndrome — a genetic condition that typically causes early loss of fertility — so the tissue could potentially be used in the future to restore fertility or hormone production. **You may be eligible if...** - You have Turner syndrome (45,X karyotype or certain mosaic variants) - You are between 2 and 17 years old - You are able to undergo a physical and cardiac examination - Both parents (or guardians) have signed consent **You may NOT be eligible if...** - You have a severe heart condition that makes surgery unsafe - Your genetic test shows Y chromosome material (which increases certain cancer risks) - You have intellectual disability Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

PROCEDURElaparoscopic cryopreservation of one ovary

Laparoscopic removal of one ovary as child. In adulthood cortical tissue is replaced in the abdomen in order to improve fertility and pregnancy rates in Turner syndrome women.


Locations(1)

Mette Viuff

Aarhus, Denmark

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