Could sleep and diet boost fertility? major study investigates
NCT ID NCT05358483
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study follows women aged 18 to 44 who are trying to conceive at a fertility clinic. Researchers want to learn how lifestyle habits like sleep, nutrition, and physical activity before pregnancy affect the chances of having a baby. Participants will be followed for up to 25 years, and their children's health will also be tracked.
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 study could identify lifestyle changes that improve fertility and pregnancy success.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may take many years to emerge.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2046
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
The PROMISE Study is enrolling women undergoing IVF for the first time without use of a gestational carrier or donor oocytes.
- Ages
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18 to 44 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 ages 18-44 seeking pregnancy at Northwestern Fertility and Reproductive Medicine (FRM) who agree to 1. Be followed for a period for up to 25 years 2. Share information regarding their child's health * No prior IVF cycles Exclusion Criteria: * Women using donor oocytes or gestational carriers * Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent for any aspects of the study
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Northwestern Medicine Fertility and Reproductive Medicine
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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