Clinical Research Directory

Biological Aging Hallmarks-Guided Integrative TCM and Conventional Medicine in Post-Treatment Unexplained Female Infertility

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether telomere profiling and other biological aging hallmarks can help identify underlying mechanisms of persistent infertility in women with post-treatment unexplained infertility. The study also evaluates whether a personalized integrative treatment guided by these biomarkers can improve reproductive outcomes. The study includes women aged 25 to 42 years who continue to experience infertility despite appropriate management of identifiable reproductive conditions and repeated attempts with assisted reproductive technologies (ART), such as intrauterine insemination (IUI) or in vitro fertilization (IVF). The main questions this study aims to answer are: * Can telomere and biological aging hallmarks profiling identify a biological aging phenotype associated with infertility? * Can an integrative treatment guided by these profiles improve clinical pregnancy outcomes? Participants will: * Undergo a baseline reproductive evaluation and blood-based assessment of telomeres and aging hallmarks. * Receive an integrative approach combining Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), targeted nutritional support, and standard fertility care. * Proceed with natural conception attempts or standard assisted reproductive technologies following the preconception phase. * Participants will be followed to assess pregnancy outcomes and changes in biological aging hallmarks.

Luteal Phase Support in IUI MOH Treatment Luteal Phase Support in IUI MOH Treatment

The LUMO study is a multicenter, randomized controlled trial that evaluates the effectivity of luteal phase support in MOH/IUI treatment.

Autologous Decidual-like Natural Killer Cells Therapy for Infertility or Adverse Pregnancy History

The aim of this study is preliminary exploration of the effectiveness and duration of autologous decidual-like NK cells therapy in improving uterine NK cells dysfunction.

Autologous Decidual-like Natural Killer Cells Therapy for Reproductive Failure

The aim of this study is to verify the efficacy of in vitro induction of autologous decidual-like NK cells therapy for reproductive failure associated with uterine NK cells abnormalities.

Endometriosis and Peritoneal Dysbiosis

Endometriosis is a complex clinical syndrome that impairs many aspects of a woman's life, characterized by a chronic estrogen-dependent inflammatory process, mainly affecting the pelvic organs, with ectopic presence of tissue analogous to the uterine mucosa (endometrium). Despite intensive research in the field of etiopathogenesis, its cause has not yet been determined, and treatment remains symptomatic. Endometriosis causes two main complications, i.e. pelvic pain syndrome and infertility. In recent years, thanks to the analysis of the human microbiome, it has become possible to deepen the knowledge of the physiological and pathological interactions between microorganisms inhabiting various body areas and the host. Bacteria may enter the peritoneal cavity in the mechanism of retrograde menstruation and translocate from the intestines, and then promote the development of local and systemic inflammation, leading to the symptoms of endometriosis. The study is to determine whether the presence of a specific intestinal, peritoneal and uterine microbiome correlates with endometriosis stage and whether its presence predisposes to increased pain or infertility. Concordance or divergence of bacterial populations inhabiting the peritoneal and uterine cavities could have clinical implications, i.e. the possibility of empirical antibiotic therapy in patients undergoing only endometrial aspiration biopsy and not opting for surgical treatment.

Aftificial Inteligence in Assisted Reproductive Techniques to Assess Oocyte Quality and Embryo Ploidy

The assisted reproduction success rate is affected by several factors including the age of the women, oocyte quality and maturation state, as well as sperm quality. Imaging of the meiotic spindle may be crucial for determining the oocyte maturation. Artificial intelligence (AI) will be applied to establish the complex oocyte quality, embryo ploidy and pregnancy success probability from the sequence of data, starting with the recording of the meiotic spindle in polarized light, through paternal factors up to the time lapse recording of early embryo development. This strategy should reduce the cost of fertility treatment thanks to increased efficiency in choosing the most promising candidates and reducing the need for costly laboratory analyses.

Developmental Epidemiological Study of Children Born Through Reproductive Technology

DESCRT will be a long-term study that both looks back in time, at successful pregnancies, and forward in time at early pregnancy and long-term as these children grow. Currently, there are limited data on the long-term effects of infertility and infertility treatments on children. There are some studies to suggest that these children may have altered metabolic profiles, but this study aims to be the largest study to answer this question.