Can a traditional chinese herb boost IVF success?
NCT ID NCT07641088
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether Zishen Yutai Pill, a traditional Chinese herbal medicine, can improve live birth rates in women who have had repeated failure to implant embryos after IVF. About 878 women aged 20-40 will receive either the pill or a placebo before and after frozen embryo transfer. The goal is to see if the pill increases the chance of a successful pregnancy.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Zishen Yutai Pill (herbal medicine)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new option to improve pregnancy success for women who have repeatedly failed to implant embryos after IVF.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with no phase specified, and the herbal pill may not outperform placebo. Results may not apply to all fertility patients.
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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 878 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
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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20 to 43 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: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria for recurrent implantation failure; 2. Aged between 20-40 years old (inclusive) when oocytes were retrieved, and \<43 at enrollment; 3. Have at least 1 good-quality embryo for transfer; 4. Intend to undergo frozen-thawed embryo transfer; 5. Voluntary participation and signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Concomitant unresolved intrauterine lesions (e.g., intrauterine adhesions grade III-IV, endometrial polyps ≥1 cm, acute endometritis), endometriosis (ASRM stage ≥III), or adenomyosis (uterine volume ≥8 weeks of gestation) that affect embryo implantation; 2. Intend to undergo FET after preimplantation genetic testing (PGT), including aneuploidy screening (PGT-A), monogenic disease testing (PGT-M), chromosomal structural rearrangement testing (PGT-SR); 3. Thin endometrium (\<7 mm) before enrollment; 4. Concomitant severe genital malformations or genital neoplasms; 5. Contraindications to estrogen and progestogen (e.g., history of breast cancer); 6. Presence of medical contraindications to assisted reproductive technology, including that either partner has a severe psychiatric disorder, acute genitourinary tract infection, sexually transmitted disease, serious deleterious habit (e.g., drug abuse), or teratogenic exposure to radiation, toxic agent or medication that still under effect; or genetic diseases specified in the Law of the People's Republic of China on Maternal and Infant Health Care for which childbearing and PGT are contraindicated; or severe somatic diseases incompatible with pregnancy; or chromosomal abnormalities; 7. Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) \>1.5 × the upper limit of normal (ULN), or serum creatinine (Scr) \> ULN; 8. Presence of poorly controlled severe systemic diseases, including cardiovascular, digestive, endocrine, and autoimmune diseases (e.g., antiphospholipid syndrome, Sjögren's syndrome, systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis); 9. Use of traditional Chinese medicines with similar functions and indications to ZYP within 1 month before screening that may affect treatment efficacy. Chinese patent medicines such as Tiaojing Cuyun Pills, Kuntai Capsules, Peikun Pills, Qilin Pills, Jinfeng Pills, Gushen Antai Pills, and Chinese herbal decoctions containing Cuscutae Semen, Dipsaci Radix, Taxilli Herba, and Asini Corii Colla with kidney-tonifying and spleen-strengthening effects; 10. Allergy to any component of the study drugs; 11. Participated in another interventional trials within 1 month prior to enrollment; 12. Deemed unsuitable for this study by the investigator.
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How to take part
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The places running it
13 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jiangsu Province Hospital
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
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Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Peking University People's Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
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Peking University Third Hospital
Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100191, China
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Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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Sichuan Jinxin Xinan Women and Children's Hospital (Bisheng)
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China
Hefei, Anhui, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
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The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiao Tong University
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University
Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China
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Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Changsha, Hunan, China
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