New sperm test could predict IVF success
NCT ID NCT05966883
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a new sperm quality test called SpermQT. It aims to see if the test can predict how likely a couple is to get pregnant with treatments like IUI or IVF. About 1,000 couples will take part, and researchers will track pregnancy outcomes based on the test results.
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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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Jan 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Couples that are eligible for an IUI procedure and/or have been recommended to pursue IUI, and/or couples have recently completed an IUI cycle (no matter the outcome)
- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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Inclusion Criteria: * The subjects have been recommended to pursue IUI, or they have recently completed an IUI (regardless of outcome) * Male partner is under 45 years of age * Female partner is under 38 years of age * The total motile sperm count from the raw semen analysis must be greater than or equal to 10 million Exclusion Criteria: * The female or male partner have a BMI equal to or greater than 40 * The male partner has undergone male testosterone replacement therapy in the last 6 months * Either the female or male partner have a history of recurrent pregnancy loss, defined as 2 or more consecutive clinical/ultrasound pregnancy losses * There are any known factors contributing to female factor infertility, such as but not limited to: * Severe Endometriosis (stage 3 or higher, endometrioma on ovaries) * Multiple uterine fibroids 5cm or larger * Severe Asherman's Syndrome * Severe Mullerian anomaly * Lack of tubal patency in at least one fallopian tubes
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston IVF
Waltham, Massachusetts, 02451, United States
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Inception Fertility, LLC
Houston, Texas, 77081, United States
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Male Fertility and Sexual Medicine Specialists
San Diego, California, 92120, United States
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Shady Grove Fertility
Greenwood Village, Colorado, 80111, United States
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University of Washington
Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States
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Yale Medicine
Orange, Connecticut, 06477, United States
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