Robot takes over IVF lab: will it beat human hands?
NCT ID NCT06581068
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This study tests a new automated system called AURA that handles sperm, eggs, and embryos during IVF. About 150 patients will have their samples processed by the machine, while some eggs are handled the usual way for comparison. The goal is to see if the robot can perform lab tasks as well as humans, potentially making IVF more reliable.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- AURA automated IVF system (device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could make IVF more consistent and efficient by reducing human error in the lab.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early validation study with only 150 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The system may not perform as well as manual methods.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2024
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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: * Informed consent signed by the patients before treatment. * Medical indication to perform assisted reproductive technology. * Body mass index between 20 and 29 kg/m2 (female participants only). * For women with indication of utilizing autologous eggs: * Anti-Müllerian Hormone (AMH) value of at least 1.5 ng/mL. * 18 - 39 years of age. * For women utilizing donor eggs (egg donor age 18-28 years): * 18 - 45 years of age. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients diagnosed with recurrent pregnancy loss. * Inaccessible ovaries for puncture. * History of total or partial fertilization failure in a previous fertility treatment. * History of repeated implantation failure defined as three previous unsuccessful embryo transfers. * Uterine factors (e.g. fibroids, uterine surgeries, Müllerian malformations) at the discretion of the medical team and based on its impact on success and/or risk to the patient or the pregnancy may compromise treatment prognosis). * Untreated hydrosalpinx * Severe endometriosis III, IV, presence of endometriomas and/or history of endometrioma resection. * Polycystic ovarian syndrome. * Patients with any of the following severe male factor infertility: * Sperm concentrations less than 5 million per mL * Progressive motility less than 5% * Others (e.g, globozoospermia and seminal infections) at the discretion of the medical team and based on its impact on success. * Surgically retrieved sperm (TESE, MESA, PESA) * Pre-existing conditions compromising reproductive (e.g., thrombophilia, chronic degenerative and autoimmune diseases, uncontrolled hormonal disorders). * Any other case of abnormalities that could compromise success rates according to the criteria of clinical personnel in charge. * Inability to adhere to the medical protocols and/or schedules for personal reasons. * Intercurrent medical disorder
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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New Hope Fertility Centre, Mexico City
RECRUITINGMexico City, Mexico City, 11000, Mexico
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Reina Madre
RECRUITINGMexico City, Mexico
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