Assessing quality of human embryos cultured in a closed system compared to embryos cultured in a conventional incubator

A randomised control trial assessing quality of human embryos cultured in a closed, optimised system with time-lapse compared to embryos cultured in a conventional incubator

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN13118173

Enrollment

357

Registered

2013-07-17

Start date

2010-05-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Human embryo culture and fertility Pregnancy and Childbirth

Interventions

All of the patients' embryos are randomised to be cultured in an embryoscope with time-lapse or to be conventionally cultured in an incubator without time-lapse.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients who undergoes their first in vitro fertilisation (IVF)/intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) cycle and obtains at least one oocyte

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have already participated in the study 2. Patients going through egg donation treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary end variable is the number of cleaved embryos of high quality	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary end variables are fertilisation, implantation rate and birth rate	—

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026