AI-Assisted Euploid Embryo Selection for Single-Blastocyst Transfer in Women of Advanced Maternal Age

September 16, 2026 updated by: The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School

Effects of Multimodal AI-Assisted Noninvasive Euploid Embryo Selection on Clinical Outcomes After Single-Blastocyst Transfer in Women of Advanced Maternal Age: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial

This single-center prospective randomized controlled study will enroll 500 infertile women aged 35 years or older who meet the criteria for fresh day-5 single-blastocyst transfer. Participants will be allocated 1:1 to AI-assisted morphological assessment using EmbryoInsights™ or AI-assisted morphological assessment combined with euploidy prediction using EmbryoInsights™ Plus. The study evaluates whether adding euploidy prediction improves ongoing pregnancy after the first fresh transfer. Secondary outcomes are clinical pregnancy, early miscarriage and live birth. Maternal and infant safety will be monitored.

Study Overview

Status

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Not yet recruiting

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

After routine ovarian stimulation, oocyte retrieval and IVF/ICSI, embryos will undergo closed time-lapse culture. Patients will be recruited and provide informed consent on day 3. Eligible patients will be randomized by the random envelope method in a 1:1 ratio on day 5. The control group uses EmbryoInsights™ for morphological assessment. The experimental group uses EmbryoInsights™ Plus to predict euploidy probability and rank morphologically transferable blastocysts, prioritizing those classified as predicted euploid and then using morphology. Senior embryology professionals and study clinicians make the final transfer decision. If AI results are unavailable or the system fails, routine manual assessment is used. An AI result alone does not automatically cancel transfer. The investigational euploidy-prediction model has already been developed. No additional embryo biopsy or biological sampling is required. Follow-up includes hCG at 14 days after transfer, ultrasound at 35 days, assessment at 12 gestational weeks (±7 days), fetal anatomy assessment at 20-24 weeks, delivery, and 42 days postpartum. The primary analysis of ongoing pregnancy will use the intention-to-treat (ITT) population, with all randomized participants analyzed in their originally assigned groups. A per-protocol (PP) analysis will also be performed.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

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500

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Locations

  • China
    • Jiangsu
      • Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210028
        • The Affliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
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Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

35 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • (1) Infertile women aged ≥35 years. (2) Planned IVF or ICSI. (3) No more than two previous oocyte-retrieval cycles. (4) At least three usable day-3 embryos and eligibility for day-5 single-blastocyst transfer. (5) At least one day-5 blastocyst meeting transfer criteria, Gardner grade ≥3BB. (6) Voluntary written informed consent from both partners.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • (1) PGT required because of chromosomal abnormalities. (2) Donor-oocyte, donor-sperm or thawed-oocyte cycles. (3) Severe uterine malformations, intrauterine adhesions, or infertility attributable solely to uterine factors. (4) Incomplete or unclear blastocyst images affecting AI assessment. (5) Other circumstances judged unsuitable by the investigator.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Other
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

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Sham Comparator: Control

EmbryoInsights™ for AI-assisted morphological assessment
Other: AI-assisted morphological assessment using EmbryoInsights™

AI-assisted morphological assessment using EmbryoInsights™
Experimental: Experimental

EmbryoInsights™ Plus for morphological assessment combined with euploidy probability prediction
Other: AI-assisted morphological assessment combined with euploidy prediction using EmbryoInsights™ Plus

AI-assisted morphological assessment combined with euploidy prediction using EmbryoInsights™ Plus

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Ongoing pregnancy rate
Time Frame: From enrollment to 12 weeks of gestation ±7 days

Ongoing pregnancy is defined as pregnancy reaching 12 weeks of gestation after transfer, with fetal cardiac activity confirmed by ultrasound. The ongoing pregnancy rate is the proportion of transfer cycles in the group that achieve ongoing pregnancy. This outcome is the sole basis for sample size estimation in this study. Assessment: ultrasound at 12 weeks of gestation ±7 days.
From enrollment to 12 weeks of gestation ±7 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Clinical pregnancy rate
Time Frame: From enrollment to 35 days after transfer.

Number of cycles with an intrauterine gestational sac detected by ultrasound at 6-8 weeks of gestation / total number of transfer cycles in the group ×100%. Assessment: ultrasound 35 days after transfer.
From enrollment to 35 days after transfer.
Early miscarriage rate
Time Frame: From confirmation of clinical pregnancy to 12 weeks of gestation

Number of cycles with pregnancy loss after confirmation of clinical pregnancy and within 12 weeks of gestation / total number of clinical pregnancy cycles in the group ×100%. Assessment period: from confirmation of clinical pregnancy to 12 weeks of gestation.
From confirmation of clinical pregnancy to 12 weeks of gestation
Live birth rate
Time Frame: At delivery

Number of cycles resulting in delivery of a live infant at ≥24 weeks of gestation / total number of transfer cycles in the group ×100%. Assessment: at delivery.
At delivery

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

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The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

Study Start

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September 10, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

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December 31, 2028

Study Completion (Estimated)

Study Completion

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December 31, 2029

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

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September 16, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 16, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

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September 22, 2026

Study Record Updates

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September 22, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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September 16, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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September 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • NDTHNanjingUMS-820

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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