Can a walk boost your IVF success? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07321665
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how physical activity, fitness, stress, and sleep affect pregnancy rates in women receiving fertility treatments like IVF or IUI. Researchers will track 115 women aged 18-43 to see if being more active improves their chances of getting pregnant. The goal is to find lifestyle factors that could help make fertility treatments more successful.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 115 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2030
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Women experiencing infertility who are undergoing medically assisted reproduction (MAR) as part of routine clinical care.
- Ages
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18 to 43 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Voluntary written informed consent of the participant has been obtained prior to any screening procedures * Age 18-43 * Planning to undergo MAR (eg, IUI, IVF, ICSI) - Physically able to cycle for cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) Exclusion Criteria: * Any reduction in general state of health preventing from performing hormonal stimulation for MAR * Absolute and relative contraindications for cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) - No pregnancy at initial screening - Current illicit drug abuse including daily marijuana and CBD consumption (alcohol ≤2 drinks per day allowed) * Any kind of severe chronic disease (e.g. severe heart failure, active cancer disease) * Severe renal impairment (e.g. estimated glomerular filtration rate \<30 ml/min/m2) * Known liver cirrhosis or other severe liver impairment * Uncontrolled dysthyroidism * Uncontrolled hypertension * Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, psychological disorders, etc.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospital Basel
RECRUITINGBasel, 4031, Switzerland
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