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RecruitingNCT01219335Updated Jun 3, 2026

Discarded Materials Study

An observational study in Infertility, sponsored by Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey. Recruiting at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-03.

Sponsored by Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
10,000
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Use of discarded embryos to advance laboratory expertise and technology in the area of human embryo development and assisted reproductive technologies

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1- Testing methods or freezing before implementing techniques. 2- Develop cell surgery and micromanipulation techniques. 3- Develop methods to optimize the determinations of genes and chromosomes 4- Quality-assess laboratory equipment. 5- Test proficiency of laboratory staff. 6- Analyze what effects the early development of embryos. 7- Develop new methods and media to allow for higher survival rates of embryos. 8- Develop non-invasive tests for predicting embryo quality to predict IVF success.

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Conditions studied

  • Infertility

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Keywords

  • IVF
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In context

Infertility

2,085 studies on the registry are indexed under Infertility; 357 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 10,000 is above the median of 200 across 592 observational studies indexed under Infertility.

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Lead sponsor

Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey is the lead sponsor of 55 studies on the registry; 8 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

All patients undergoing infertility treatment

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Inclusion criteria

none

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

none

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Study design

Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
10,000 participants (estimated)
Biospecimen retention
Samples with dna
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Methods for freezing -embryos

    To test, standardize and implement better methods for the freezing embryos prior to these techniques being used in the clinical setting

    Time frame: duration of the study

Secondary outcomes

  1. Development non-invasive tests

    To develop non-invasive tests for predicting embryo quality as well as IVF success

    Time frame: duration of the study

  2. Factors that control embryo development

    To analyze embryos to learn more about what controls their early development and function.

    Time frame: duration of the study

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
Not marked actual or estimatedDates not marked actual or estimated

The record gives a start of Apr 2003, a primary completion of Dec 2028 and a completion of Dec 2029. It does not say whether these dates are actual or estimated.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Oct 8, 2010
First posted
Oct 13, 2010
Start
Apr 2003
Primary completionEst.
Dec 2028
CompletionEst.
Dec 2029
Last update
Jun 3, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jun 3, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01219335
Lead sponsor
Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Oct 13, 2010
Start date
Apr 2003
Primary completion
Dec 2028 (estimated)
Completion
Dec 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Jun 3, 2026

Study contacts

Christine V Whitehead, BSN, RN
Contact
clinicalresearchteam@rmanj.com
973-656-2841
Caroline Zuckerman, RN
Contact
clinicalresearchteam@rmanj.com
973-656-2841
Thomas Molinaro, MD, MSCE
principal investigator · Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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