Immune clues in the blood may predict IVF success
NCT ID NCT05473273
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tracks immune-related substances in the blood of 40 women undergoing a frozen embryo transfer. Researchers want to see how these markers change before and after the transfer, and whether they relate to pregnancy success. The goal is to better understand the role of the immune system in implantation.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Estradiol valerate and progesterone (Endometrin)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this study could help doctors understand which immune markers are linked to successful embryo implantation, potentially improving fertility treatments.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early observational study (40 participants) that only measures markers—it does not test a new treatment. Results may not lead to direct changes in care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 40 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
Who is studied
Infertile women undergoing a single frozen embryo transfer
- Ages
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18 to 40 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: * Women aged 18 years to 40 years * Having at least one good quality (grade A or B for inner mass cell and trophectoderm) day 5 or 6 chromosomally normal cryopreserved blastocyst available for transfer * Single embryo transfer in a natural cycle (NC) or an Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) protocol * Fresh ejaculate used for fertilization Exclusion Criteria: * Body mass index lower than 18.5 or equal or higher than 29 kg/m2 * Endometriosis or adenomyosis suspected by medical history (dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, heavy or prolonged menstrual bleeding (\> 8 days), chronic pelvic pain, catamenial rectal or bladder symptoms) or diagnosed by imaging (magnetic resonance imaging or ultrasonography) * Uterine abnormalities * Hydrosalpinx * Insulin resistance or diabetes mellitus diagnosed by HbA1c 5.7 % * Antiphospholipid syndrome * Polycystic ovarian syndrome according to Rotterdam criteria: presence of at least two of the following: irregular cycles (\< 21 or \> 35 days or \< 8 cycles a year), biochemical or clinical hyperandrogenism, ovarian ultrasound morphology (\> 20 follicles per ovary on transvaginal scan) or Anti-mullerian hormone \> 5,98 ng/ml * History of recurrent miscarriage, defined as the loss of 2 or more pregnancies according to ESHRE guidelines * History of implantation failure, considered as the lack of pregnancy after the transfer of 2 good-quality (grade A or B for inner mass cell and trophectoderm (29)) euploid embryos * History or suspicion of Asherman syndrome * Autoimmune disease * Couple first degree consanguineous
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ART Fertility Clinics LLC
RECRUITINGAbu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Emirate, 60202, United Arab Emirates
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