Needle or gel? new study tests better way to boost IVF success

NCT ID NCT04549116

First seen Jun 27, 2026 ยท Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether a progesterone shot under the skin works as well as a vaginal gel for supporting early pregnancy after a frozen embryo transfer. About 688 women aged 35 to 42 with infertility will take part. The goal is to see which method leads to more successful pregnancies.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

infertility disorder

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Aspire Houston Fertility Institute

    Houston, Texas, 77063, United States

  • Care Fertility

    Bedford, Texas, 76022, United States

  • Carolina Conceptions

    Raleigh, North Carolina, 27607, United States

  • Center of Reproductive Medicine, LLC., Shady Grove Fertility

    Webster, Texas, 77598, United States

  • HRC Fertility

    Encino, California, 91436, United States

  • IVF Florida Reproductive Associates

    Margate, Florida, 33063, United States

  • Illume Fertility

    Norwalk, Connecticut, 06851, United States

  • InVia Fertility Specialists, PLLP

    Hoffman Estates, Illinois, 60169, United States

  • Institute for Reproductive Health

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45209, United States

  • Johns Hopkins Fertility Center

    Lutherville, Maryland, 21093, United States

  • Kindbody

    Los Angeles, California, 90067, United States

  • Main Line Fertility

    Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, 19010, United States

  • Reproductive Associates of Delaware

    Newark, Delaware, 19713, United States

  • Reproductive Endocrinology Associates of Charlotte

    Charlotte, North Carolina, 28207, United States

  • San Diego Fertility

    San Diego, California, 92130, United States

  • Shady Grove Fertility

    Rockville, Maryland, 20850, United States

  • Shady Grove Fertility

    Chesterbrook, Pennsylvania, 19087, United States

  • Spring Fertility

    San Francisco, California, 94109, United States

  • The Fertility Treatment Center, LLC

    Tempe, Arizona, 85284, United States

  • The IVF Center

    Winter Park, Florida, 32792, United States

  • University Reproductive Associates, PC

    Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey, 07604, United States

  • University of Cincinnati Physicians Company

    Cincinnati, Ohio, 45209, United States

  • Utah Fertility Center, PC

    Pleasant Grove, Utah, 84062, United States

  • Women's Medical Research Group, LLC

    Clearwater, Florida, 33759, United States