DrugEvidence

Diseases / Infertility

Infertility

Disease

Infertility is a disease of the reproductive system defined by failure to achieve pregnancy after prolonged periods of regular unprotected intercourse. It affects both male and female reproductive health and can result from diverse endocrine, anatomical, genetic, infectious, and age-related factors. The condition has major psychosocial and economic impacts.

Trials
1977
Recruiting
168
Completed
1015
With results
138

Last revised

Pipeline

Phase by status

PhaseRecruitingNot yetBy invitationActiveCompletedTerminatedWithdrawnSuspendedUnknownAvailableNo longer availableTotal
Early Phase 1 1923 15
Phase 1 2245316 41
Phase 1/2 111117 21
Phase 2 44115083218 91
Phase 2/3 423534 39
Phase 3 1044101104124 158
Phase 4 9511421815261 253
Not applicable 713432536969254179 779
Unknown 66269142861514214611 580

Trials started per year

2021
23
2022
95
2023
97
2024
89
2025
84
2026
80
2027
1

Conditions studied, by phase

ConditionEarly Phase 1Phase 1Phase 1/2Phase 2Phase 2/3Phase 3Phase 4Not applicableUnknownTotal
Infertility 1541219139158253779580 1977
Infertility, Female 15242794842 120
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 2432311302816 99
Endometriosis 127351920 57
Infertility, Male 4132018 46
Abortion, Spontaneous 3211120 37
Obesity 1245165 33
Anovulation 1311113 29
Aneuploidy 31913 26
Anxiety Disorders 177 24

Most active sponsors

#SponsorTrialsPhase 3
1Cairo University4817
2Ferring Pharmaceuticals3812
3Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany358
4Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel321
5Reproductive Medicine Associates of New Jersey260
6Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris221
7Royan Institute2113
8The University of Hong Kong213
9Clinique Ovo202
10Fundacion Dexeus201

Most studied interventions

#InterventionTrials
1Chorionic Gonadotropin67
2follitropin alfa65
3Clomiphene54
4Progesterone49
5Triptorelin Pamoate41
6Menotropins38
7Letrozole35
8Estradiol34
9cetrorelix33
10follitropin beta32

Evidence

Results reported
13.6%138 of 1015 completed
Published
14.4%146 of 1015 completed
Primary endpoint met
30.4%21 of 69 analyses
Median months to report
17.5

Documents disclosed

Protocol available
76
Statistical analysis plan
72
PubMed citations
620

Trial profile

Median enrollment
142
Median duration
26months
Countries
75
Study sites
2810

Who is enrolled

Adults
1968
Children
192
Older adults
304
Healthy volunteers
646

Median enrollment by phase

Early Phase 1
170
Phase 1
48
Phase 1/2
137
Phase 2
111
Phase 2/3
100
Phase 3
210
Phase 4
128
Not applicable
120
Unknown
200

Where trials run

United States
381
Egypt
200
China
133
Spain
132
France
102
Turkey (Türkiye)
102
Belgium
73
Canada
73
Italy
71
Denmark
70

Busiest cities

#CityCountryTrials
1CairoEgypt83
2BarcelonaSpain59
3IstanbulTurkey (Türkiye)44
4New YorkUnited States40
5ValenciaSpain39
6MadridSpain37
7BrusselsBelgium35
8CopenhagenDenmark33
9GizaEgypt32
10San FranciscoUnited States31

Terminations

Terminated
132
Withdrawn
68
Suspended
12
Stopped for recruitment
3.8%75 of 1977 trials

Stated reasons

Other / unclear
95
Recruitment
75
Funding
18
COVID-19
9
Regulatory
9
Lack of efficacy
3
Business decision
2
Safety
1

Reasons are grouped from the sponsor's own wording with a rule-based classifier; the original text is shown below.

Recently stopped

TrialStatusStated reasonStopped
NCT05048654 Withdrawn Withdrawn Cancelled by PI 2029-06-30
NCT05555121 Suspended Suspended Study medication temporarly not available in Canada. 2028-06-30
NCT06609421 Suspended Suspended End of collaboration with research site. 2027-02-01
NCT05980091 Suspended Suspended Difficulty of enrolling and recruiting patients 2026-12-30
NCT04683237 Withdrawn Withdrawn Based on our latest research results, we will revise the protocol and design a better study. Since no participants are enrolled till now, we withdraw this study. 2026-11-30
NCT05316467 Terminated Terminated no enough enrolled patients 2026-02-28
NCT05948293 Withdrawn Withdrawn Seeking financial support. 2025-12-31
NCT07152730 Withdrawn Withdrawn The decision to terminate development activities was based on business needs and unrelated to any safety or efficacy concerns. 2025-10-29
NCT06511791 Terminated Terminated This is a company decision made not related to safety concerns. Rather, it reflects a broader portfolio assessment and the desire to focus on programs that can bring timely and meaningful benefit to patients. 2025-10-16
NCT03680053 Terminated Terminated The study was terminated due to difficulty in recruiting patients. 2025-05-10

Trial records