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Can extra progesterone boost IVF success? new trial investigates
NCT ID NCT07613528
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 3 trial tests whether giving daily progesterone injections for 6 weeks after a positive pregnancy test can improve live birth rates in women with low progesterone levels. The study includes 214 women aged 18-37 who became pregnant through IVF. Half will receive the extra progesterone shots, and half will receive placebo injections, with neither the patients nor doctors knowing who gets what.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Progesterone (injectable and vaginal)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that extending progesterone shots for 6 weeks after a positive pregnancy test increases the chance of a live birth in women with low progesterone levels.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small trial (214 participants) and only includes women aged 18-37 with specific progesterone levels, so results may not apply to everyone. The extra injections may cause discomfort or side effects without improving outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 214 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2030
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 37 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: * Patient aged 18 to 37 year-old; * Patients with a BMI below 34 kg/m2; * After a fresh embryo transfer following an ovarian hyperstimulation for an IVF with a luteal phase support based on micronized vaginal progesterone; * With a positive pregnancy test (β-hCG \> 100 UI/L); * With a serum progesterone level below 17 ng/mL on the day of pregnancy test; * Patient able to self-administer subcutaneous progesterone injections, either alone or with the help of her partner. Exclusion Criteria: * Patient undertaking an additional source of progesterone (oral or injected) or a treatment stimulating endogenous progesterone secretion (such as Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone: GnRH agonist, or chorionique gonadotropic hormone: hCG injections); * Patients with intolerance or contraindication to subcutaneous progesterone administration; * Patients with a known 21-hydroxylase deficiency; * Patients with uterine pathology or untreated hydrosalpinx; * Patients with a history of recurrent miscarriages (3 or more); * Patient undergoing pre-implantation genetic testing; * Patient unavailable or unwilling to participate in future visits or is unable to comply with trial protocol; * Subjects unable to read or/and write French; * Failure to obtain the consent; * Subjects non-beneficiary of the French social security (Government medical aid (AME) excluded); * Subjects placed under legal protection, under guardianship or under curatorship; * Patient in an exclusion period determined by a previous study; * Subjects participating in another interventional research.
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CHU de Montpellier
Montpellier, 34295, France
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