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Clinical value of vaginal probiotic in improving the pregnancy outcome of IVF/ICSI in patients with recurrent implantation failure and endometrial flora dysbiosis: a single-center, double-blind, randomized controlled study

Clinical value of vaginal probiotic in improving the pregnancy outcome of IVF/ICSI in patients with recurrent implantation failure and endometrial flora dysbiosis: a single-center, double-blind, randomized controlled study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600119330
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-02-25
Start date
2026-03-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None

Interventions

Normal uterine microbiota group:Conventional endometrial preparation and thawed embryo transfer
Drug intervention group for microbiota dysbiosis:After the end of menstruation in the hormone replacement cycle endometrial preparation protocol or 35 days after the injection of long-acting GnRH agon
Placebo group for microbiota dysbiosis:After the end of menstruation in the hormone replacement cycle endometrial preparation protocol or 35 days after the injection of long-acting GnRH agonists, the

Sponsors

Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients meeting the diagnostic criteria for RIF and undergoing frozen-thawed embryo transfer after IVF or ICSI; 2. Married women aged 20-38 years (excluding the boundary values); 3. Married women who have experienced 3 or more failed embryo transfer cycles, with at least one thawed and recovered embryo in previous transfer cycles evaluated as a high-quality embryo (7–8-cell grade I or II Day 3 embryos, or Day 5–6 blastocysts graded 3BB or higher), and with available embryos for transfer; 4. Able to understand the informed consent form, voluntarily participate in this clinical trial, and sign the informed consent; 5. Able to comply with the study protocol and complete the trial.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Women currently receiving any antibiotic, corticosteroid, or immunosuppressive treatment, such as prednisone, methylprednisolone, cyclosporine, tacrolimus, azathioprine, etc. Patients taking these medications require a 2-month washout period before screening; 2. Women known to have autoimmune diseases, such as systemic lupus erythematosus, antiphospholipid syndrome, Sjögren's syndrome, scleroderma, etc.; 3. Women diagnosed with uterine/tubal conditions that may affect embryo implantation, such as uterine malformations, endometrial polyps, submucosal fibroids, adenomyosis, intrauterine adhesions, untreated hydrosalpinx, etc.; 4. Women or their partners with chromosomal karyotype abnormalities (excluding chromosomal polymorphisms); 5. Women with recurrent miscarriage, defined as two or more clinical pregnancy failures confirmed by ultrasound or histopathological examination; 6. Women with contraindications to assisted reproductive technology and/or pregnancy-related medicine; 7. Patients with thin endometrium (<6mm) who are insensitive or nonresponsive to hormonal medications for endometrial preparation; 8. Patients known to be allergic to lactobacillus vaginal capsules; 9. Patients with acute vaginal/pelvic infections or unexplained vaginal bleeding that make medication use inadvisable.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Clinical Pregnancy Rate;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Biochemical Pregnancy Rate;Implantation Rate;Ongoing Pregnancy Rate;Early Miscarriage Rate;Ectopic Pregnancy Rate;Multiple Pregnancy Rate;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJing Yue

Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

jingyue8@hotmail.com+86 27 8366 5677

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026