AI-Powered sperm selection could boost IVF success
NCT ID NCT06990906
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests an AI-driven device called BAIBYS™ that automatically selects sperm based on movement, size, and shape for use in IVF. Half of the eggs from each couple will be fertilized using sperm chosen by the AI, and the other half using the standard manual method. The goal is to see if the AI leads to more usable embryos and higher pregnancy rates. The trial involves 260 couples where the male partner has abnormal sperm parameters.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- BAIBYS™ System (AI-based sperm selection device)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this AI tool could make sperm selection faster and more consistent, potentially leading to higher-quality embryos and more successful pregnancies in IVF.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study with 260 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The device could malfunction or not improve outcomes as hoped, and there is a small risk of serious adverse events.
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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 260 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2026
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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21 to 42 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: 1. Couples intended to be ICSI recruited from the clinic's IVF units. Couples may be utilizing their own gametes, or gametes from one known donor (for donated gametes, the donor will also need to consent). 2. Male subject aged ≥ 21 years at the time of screening 3. Male subjects with at least 1 abnormal parameter at the sperm analysis according to the WHO criteria (count, motility, or morphology) 4. Female subjects aged 21 to 42 years at the time of screening 5. Number of follicles ≥14 mm as measured by ultrasound evaluation at ovulation trigger is at least 11 6. The subject can provide a sperm sample by ejaculation. Sperm can be produced by electric ejaculation. Fresh or thawed sperm can be used for the procedure. 7. Total Motile sperm Count (TMC) \> 1 million 8. The subject can understand and sign a written informed consent form Exclusion Criteria: 1. Severe grade IV endometriosis (suspected or confirmed by surgery), moderate to severe adenomyosis, or a condition that is known to render implantation unlikely, such as 3 or more prior losses related to uterine issues. 2. Sperm produced by TESE (testicular sperm extraction)/TESA (testicular sperm aspiration). 3. The subjects are under active oncology treatment. 4. Participation in another study with any investigational drug or device that may conflict with the objectives, follow-up, or testing of this study. 5. Planned sex selection or any other scenario where a less-optimal embryo is planned to be transferred 6. Anonymous donor or other donor scenarios where it is uncertain whether freely given consent can be obtained
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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.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
3 sites in 3 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Assuta Medical Center
Tel Aviv, 6971028, Israel
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Care Fertility Group
Manchester, United Kingdom
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New England Fertility Institute
Stamford, Connecticut, 06905, United States