IVF oxygen showdown: can a simple change boost healthy baby rates?
NCT ID NCT07050537
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether changing the oxygen level during embryo growth in IVF can improve the chance of having a healthy, full-term baby. About 980 women undergoing IVF will have their embryos grown in either a constant 5% oxygen or a sequential 5% then 2% oxygen environment. The goal is to find out which method leads to more live births and healthier children.
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Study facts
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- 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 980 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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20 to 40 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Female: age ≥20 and ≤40 years, male: age ≥20 and ≤50 years; 2. Proposed 1st or 2nd cycle of IVF or ICSI fertilization; 3. ≥ 4 transferable embryos at oocyte stage. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Diagnosis of abnormal uterine cavity morphology (confirmed by 3D ultrasound or hysteroscopy), including uterine malformations (mediastinal uterus, unicornuate uterus, bicornuate uterus), submucosal uterine fibroids, or uterine adhesions; 2. Patients who are proposed to undergo IVM; 3. Patients who are proposed to undergo PGD/ PGS; 4. Patients with untreated severe hydrosalpinx (confirmed by ultrasound or HSG); 5. Patients with a history of recurrent miscarriage (2 or more previous pregnancy losses, excluding biochemical pregnancies); 6. Patients who plan to freeze whole embryos and are unable to complete a single embryo transfer within six months; 7. Patients with contraindications to assisted reproductive technology and pregnancy, or suffering from diseases that have a definite effect on pregnancy: including uncontrolled hypertension, heart disease with definite symptoms, uncontrolled diabetes, undefined diagnosis of liver or kidney disease or liver or kidney insufficiency, severe anemia, history of previous venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolism or cerebrovascular events, history of malignant tumors, suspected malignant tumors, and undiagnosed abnormal uterine bleeding.
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Conditions
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The places running it
6 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Changzhou Maternal And Child Health Care Hospital
RECRUITINGChangzhou, Jiangsu, 213000, China
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Nanjing Women and Children's Healthcare Hospital
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, 210000, China
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Northwest Women's and Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGXi’an, Shanxi, 710000, China
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Reproductive Medicine of First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
RECRUITINGNanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Suzhou Municipal Hospital
RECRUITINGSuzhou, Jiangsu, China
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The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
RECRUITINGZhengzhou, Henan, 450000, China
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