Microfluidic Chip vs Density Gradient Centrifugation on the Euploidy Rate of Pre-implantation Genetic Testing

Condition(s) studied

Investigational drug(s) / intervention(s)

microfluidic chip: Microfluidic chip method has been used for sperm sorting in order to select the most motile and morphologically normal sperm for use in assisted reproductive technologies (ART) such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI).

density gradient centrifugation: Density-gradient centrifugation is a commonly used method for sperm separation and purification. It is a technique that involves layering a semen sample on top of a gradient of different densities of a solution, typically a mixture of colloidal silica and sucrose, and then centrifuging the sample. The centrifugal force causes the sperm to migrate through the gradient, where they become separated based on their density.

Study summary

Infertile women attending for PGT at the Centre of Assisted Reproduction and Embryology, Queen Mary Hospital and Kwong Wah Hospital will be recruited during ovarian stimulation for IVF. Subsequently, they will be randomly assigned on the day of oocyte retrieval by a laboratory staff into one of the following two groups in a 1:1 ratio : (1) the microfluidic chip group and (2) the density gradient centrifugation group for sperm preparation and subsequent use in fertilization. Other IVF procedures will be the same as the standard practice of the Centre. Both women and clinicians will be blinded from the group allocation i.e. a double blind study.

Eligibility

Primary outcome measure(s)

• Euploid rate of blastocysts — 3 months
  Euploid rate of blastocysts biopsied

Trial sites (1)

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