New study tests which sperm selection tool boosts IVF success
NCT ID NCT07240779
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will compare two advanced sperm selection techniques—PICSI and the ZyMot device—used during ICSI (a type of IVF). The goal is to see which method leads to more pregnancies. 300 couples will take part, with women aged 20-39. The results could help fertility clinics choose the best approach for their patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- PICSI dish and ZyMot microfluidic device
- What this could lead to
- If one method proves better, it could help more couples achieve pregnancy through IVF by selecting the healthiest sperm.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage comparison study, not a large confirmatory trial. Results may not apply to all fertility cases, and neither method may show a clear advantage.
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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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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.
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20 to 39 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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:- * Age for women is between 20-39 years old. * Body mass index (BMI) between 19 kg/m and 35 kg/m * Normal Prolactin level. * No other endocrinological abnormality including thyroid disorder or diabetes. * With antimullerian hormone (AMH) at least 1.5 ng/ml, ), with normal progesterone level. * Primary or secondary infertility at least of 2 years duration. * No evidence of endometriosis. * No other medical or surgical disease. * The day of embryo freezing is the fifth day (day 5), and all patients who undergo the process of transferring frozen embryos. * The endometrium thickness is between 8-14 mm on day of transfer. * Inclusion criteria of male partner were; presence of ejaculate motile spermatozoa with total sperm number 1 million/ml at least and sperm motility 5% or more and all patient with high DNA fragmentation index above 35%. Exclusion criteria׃- * Women were older than 40 years of age or younger than 18 years old. * Women laparoscopically diagnosed to have endometriosis within the last 1 year. * Male infertility factor with immotile sperm.
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