Can quicker thawing save more frozen eggs? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT07105891
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether faster ways to thaw frozen eggs (rapid and ultra-rapid) work better than the standard method. Researchers will check how many eggs survive and how healthy they look after thawing. The study uses eggs donated for research from 399 women aged 20-39.
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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 399 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2025
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2025
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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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: * Vitrified oocytes from the Centro Scienze della Natalità, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital * Patients who explicitly consented to the disposal of their stored gametes and authorized their use for research purposes through the informed consent process * Oocytes cryopreserved using the vitrification technique * Patients age 20-39 yo Exclusion Criteria: * All oocytes cryopreserved using the slow freezing technique * Oocytes from patients older than 40 years
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital
Milan, Lombardy, 20132, Italy
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