AI-Powered embryo scoring could boost IVF success
NCT ID NCT05483985
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a device called the Alife Hera System, which uses a computer algorithm to score embryos based on images and patient information. The goal was to see if using this score alongside standard methods helps doctors choose the embryo most likely to result in a pregnancy. The study involved 444 women undergoing IVF, and compared pregnancy rates when the device was used versus standard selection alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Alife Hera System (a software algorithm that analyzes embryo images to predict pregnancy)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could help IVF doctors choose the embryo most likely to lead to a pregnancy, potentially improving success rates.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study, but the device is only an aid—it may not significantly improve pregnancy rates over standard methods. Results are not yet widely available.
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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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444 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
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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21 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: 1. \>21 and \< 43 years of age 2. Women undergoing in vitro fertilization treatment using their own eggs 3. At least 8 eggs retrieved 4. Fertilization using only ejaculated sperm including donor sperm (fresh or frozen) 5. Single embryo transfer (SET) 6. Willing to comply with study protocol and procedures and be able to speak English 7. Willing to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. Gestational carriers 2. Use of re-inseminated eggs 3. Use of donor eggs 4. History of cancer 5. Fertilization using surgically removed sperm 6. Transfer of multiple (more than one) embryos at once 7. Participants undergoing IVF with intent to bank embryos (i.e. no intention of embryo transfer for at least 6 months following egg retrieval) 8. Concurrent participation in another clinical study that might interfere with the study results in either study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Aspire Fertility
San Antonio, Texas, 78258, United States
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CCRM
Menlo Park, California, 94025, United States
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Center for Reproductive Medicine
Winter Park, Florida, 32789, United States
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IVF Florida Reproductive Associates
Margate, Florida, 33063, United States
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Ovation Fertility
Austin, Texas, 78731, United States
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Reproductive Care Center
Sandy City, Utah, 84092, United States
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Reproductive Science Center
San Ramon, California, 94583, United States
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