AI vs. embryologist: who picks the best embryo?
NCT ID NCT07187934
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study compares an AI algorithm (iDAScore) to human embryologists in ranking embryos for IVF. About 1,325 patients will have their embryos ranked either by the AI or by a specialist, then transferred one by one until a pregnancy is achieved. The goal is to see if the AI can match the embryologist's accuracy, potentially making the process faster and more consistent.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AI algorithm (iDAScore)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that AI can reliably rank embryos for IVF, potentially reducing the time and cost of fertility treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study comparing AI to human judgment, and it may not prove that AI leads to better pregnancy rates. The AI might not work as well for all patient groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 1,325 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2029
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.
- Ages
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18 to 42 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: * patients undergoing an ICSI/IVF treatment (with donor or own oocytes) that are planned for a 'freeze-all' strategy on day 5 * all types of sperm samples (ejaculated or testicular, fresh or frozen, partner or donor origin) * Minimum 8 follicles (≥ 12 mm) on last follicular measurement before oocyte retrieval * 18 ≤ Age ≤ 42 years * 18 ≤ BMI ≤ 35 kg/m² * Maximum third IVF/ICSI cycle * Participants can be included only once in the trial Exclusion Criteria: * Embassy patients * Use of frozen oocytes * In vitro maturation (IVM) cycles * Pre-implantation genetic Testing (PGT) cycles * Proven untreated intra-uterine pathologies (e.g. Asherman syndrome, adenomysosis) * Endometriosis stage 3/4
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brussels IVF, UZ Brussel
RECRUITINGBrussels, Brussels Capital, 1090, Belgium
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