Fertility treatment and blood clot risk: new study investigates
NCT ID NCT04166825
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how different ovarian stimulation protocols affect blood clotting in 300 infertile women, including those with endometriosis. Researchers will measure clot formation and breakdown before and after treatment. The goal is to understand which protocols may be safer in terms of clotting risk.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could help doctors choose safer ovarian stimulation protocols for infertile women, especially those with endometriosis.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only measures changes in blood clotting, so it won't directly improve fertility or health outcomes.
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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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2019
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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.
- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * infertility defined based on the WHO 2010 criteria Exclusion Criteria: * ovarian involvement * oral contraceptives use within previous 3 months * dienogest therapy within 3 months until ART * thrombotic events in the medical history * severe hypertension * diabetes mellitus * the presence of known VTE risk factors, including obesity, recent major surgery with prolonged immobilization or trauma, * deficiency of antithrombin, protein C or protein S, * antiphospholipid syndrome, * known malignancy, * any chronic inflammatory diseases (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis) * advanced chronic renal disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate \[eGFR\] \<30 ml/min), * international normalized ratio (INR) more than 1.2 at the day of blood draw * pregnancy.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Gynecological Endocrinology Jagiellonian University Medical College
RECRUITINGKrakow, Małopolska, 30-501, Poland
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