Evaluation of the Safety and Usability of the M3T Fertigo System and Its Calibration

NCT ID: NCT05440019

Last Updated: 2023-10-24

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 20 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-09-14
• Study Completion Date: 2023-04-26

Brief Summary

We have developed a new minimally invasive system for endometrial dating, that allows the physician to monitor, capture, project and analyze the actual morphology and maturity of the endometrial surface, at any given time. A time series of such indications provides an assessment regarding the pace of development by which the endometrium is maturing during a relevant cycle.

FERTIGO®'s method for endometrial dating has been validated in swine and ex-vivo human samples, where image analysis of tissues has been compared with traditional endometrial dating techniques. The comparison yielded calibration means and correlation between FERTIGO®'s dating and the traditional dating methods.

Thus, M3T FERTIGO®'s system is designed to enable the determination of the actual physiological cycle date, in good correlation with the indirect (endometrial thickness and hormones level) and delayed known methods (histopathology). To this end, a high quality, low magnification (X2-X4) image of the endometrium surface should be acquired, stored and analyzed.

This trial will evaluate, on the one hand, the safety and usability of the FERTIGO® device and, on the other hand, calibrate it by evaluating image quality. Both safety and usability will be measured through questionnaires answered by the participants (adverse events and satisfaction) and by the physicians (satisfaction), respectively, considering the introduction of the device, its use, and its removal.

Conditions

Infertility, Female

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: COHORT
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

HEALTHY WOMEN IVI VALENCIA

Participants will be exposed to four sessions of image captures using FERTIGO® device.

Prior to the session, a vaginal ultrasound (US) will be performed, for measuring the endometrial thickness as in the usual practice.

IMAGE CAPTURE SESSION

Intervention Type: DEVICE

The M3T FERTIGO® is an instrument to be used by a certified gynecologist and in particular by an IVF expert physician in order to observe and monitor the state of the endometrium lining of patients. The M3T device serves as a "mini hysteroscope" capable of magnification, capturing images and optional image processing thereof. The M3T enables to acquire in-vivo, magnified images of the endometrium surface, to identify key morphological parameters, calculate their attributes and statistics thereof and compare those for different acquisition images and to some "standard" tissue state tracks. One may then attempt to predict the Embryo transfer optimal timing, based on this analysis.

Interventions

IMAGE CAPTURE SESSION

The M3T FERTIGO® is an instrument to be used by a certified gynecologist and in particular by an IVF expert physician in order to observe and monitor the state of the endometrium lining of patients. The M3T device serves as a "mini hysteroscope" capable of magnification, capturing images and optional image processing thereof. The M3T enables to acquire in-vivo, magnified images of the endometrium surface, to identify key morphological parameters, calculate their attributes and statistics thereof and compare those for different acquisition images and to some "standard" tissue state tracks. One may then attempt to predict the Embryo transfer optimal timing, based on this analysis.

Intervention Type: DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Healthy women

2. Age: 18 - 40, both inclusive

3. Regular menstrual cycles

Exclusion Criteria

1. Simultaneous participation in another clinical study that, at researcher's criteria, could interfere with the results of this study

2. Current pregnancy

3. Women with known existing endometrial pathology

4. Women with known oligo-ovulation or un-ovulation.

5. Women who were diagnosed with Endometriosis or Adenomyosis

6. Women with medical history of malignant tumors in their reproductive system

7. Women with IUD in place

8. Women menstruating on the day of the procedure

9. Women who have signs and symptoms of PID

10. Women who currently use any hormonal medications.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 40 Years
• Eligible Sex: FEMALE
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Instituto Valenciano de Infertilidad, IVI VALENCIA

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Locations

Ivi Valencia

Valencia, , Spain

Countries

Spain

Other Identifiers

2010-VLC-086-FC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id