New embryo test may boost IVF success without risky biopsies
NCT ID NCT04339166
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether testing the fluid around embryos (non-invasive chromosome screening, or NICS) can help doctors choose the best embryo for IVF. Over 1,100 couples took part, with women aged 35-42. The goal was to see if adding NICS to standard visual checks leads to more live births and fewer miscarriages compared to visual checks alone.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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1,152 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2020
- Finished
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Aug 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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35 to 42 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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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Infertile couples receiving IVF- ICSI procedure for assisted reproduction cycle 2. Female age: 35 - 42 years old 3. Women receiving controlled ovarian hyperstimulation treatment (including ultra-long protocol、long-protocol 、short protocol treatment with GnRH agonist and GnRH antagonist treatment protocol); and the number of oocytes ≥6; The female BMI is from 18 to 30kg/m2. 4. Culture embryos to blastocyst stage and all the blastocysts will be single cryopreserved. 5. Single frozen-thawed blastocyst Transferred for the first time 6. The number of blastocysts ≥2, morphology grade (above 4BC/4CB) 7. Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: 1. One of couples with IVF or ICSI contraindications(such as poorly controlled type I or type II diabetes; liver disease or dysfunction; kidney disease or renal function abnormality; significant anemia; history of deep venous thrombosis, pulmonary embolus; history of cerebrovascular accident; uncontrolled hypertension or diagnosed heart disease; history of cervical, endometrial or breast cancer; undiagnosed vaginal bleeding.) 2. PGT cycles 3. Women who have pathologies or malformations that affect the pregnancy outcome: genital malformations, untreated hydrosalpinx, untreated uterine infections, intramural myomas \> 4cm , benign tumor of pelvic and abdominal cavity\> 4cm, intimal thickness\<8mm, pituitary tumors and malignant tumors of various tissues and organs during the patient's participation in the study 4. Untreated hyperprolactinemia, thyroid disease, adrenal disease 5. Women with endometrial polyps that were not treated before embryo transfer
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Hebei Maternity and Reproductive hospital
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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Jinling Hospital,Nanjing University,School Medicine
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Northwest women's and children's hospital
Xi'an, China
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Peking University Shenzhen Hospital
Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing, China
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Reproductive & Genetic Hospital of Citic-Xiangya
Changsha, Hunan, China
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Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University
Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital,Sun Yat-sen University
Guanzhou, Guangdong, China
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The First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital
Beijing, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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West China Second Hospital of Sichuan University
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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