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| Name | Class |
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| Premier Research | OTHER |
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The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate FB301 during a mock frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycle in pre-menopausal women aged 18 to 40 years with a prior failed FET and a defined vaginal bacterial imbalance (dysbiosis).
The main question it aims to answer is:
• Does treatment with FB301 during a mock FET cycle change the proportion of participants who meet the predefined vaginal bacterial threshold compared with placebo?
Researchers will compare:
Participants will take study treatment for 15 days during a "mock" FET cycle. In a mock cycle, participants receive the hormones needed to prepare the uterus for embryo transfer, but no embryo is transferred. After completing the mock cycle, participants will proceed with their planned frozen embryo transfer and will be followed during pregnancy until birth.
Participants will:
Participants who become pregnant will be followed until birth.
Vaginal dysbiosis characterized by reduced relative abundance of Lactobacillus species has been associated with reproductive outcomes in women undergoing frozen embryo transfer (FET). This study evaluates the safety, tolerability, and molecular effects of FB301 in women undergoing FET who have no known underlying clinical gynecological conditions but are identified as having molecular dysbiosis by metagenomic sequencing of a vaginal swab collected at screening.
Participants will be randomized to one of three arms: (1) FB301 following a single initial vaginal cleansing with chlorhexidine (an antiseptic solution), (2) FB301 following a single sham cleansing with saline, or (3) placebo following sham cleansing. Cleansing occurs once prior to initiation of study treatment. Participants will then receive 15 days of study treatment during a mock frozen embryo transfer (FET) cycle in which participants receive hormonal preparation of the endometrium but no embryo is transferred. Following completion of the mock cycle, participants will proceed with their planned frozen embryo transfer during the subsequent menstrual cycle, in accordance with standard clinical practice. Participants who become pregnant will be followed until birth.
The primary objective is to evaluate whether treatment increases the proportion of participants achieving a predefined Lactobacillus-dominant vaginal bacterial profile following therapy. Secondary objectives include evaluation of biochemical pregnancy (confirmed by serum beta-hCG testing) and clinical pregnancy (confirmed by transvaginal ultrasound) following the subsequent planned FET cycle.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| FB301 / Chlorhexidine | Experimental |
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| FB301 / Sham | Experimental |
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| Placebo / Sham | Placebo Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| FB-301 | Drug | FB301 capsule |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Proportion of participants with ≥90% combined relative abundance of Lactobacillus crispatus, L. jensenii, L. mulieris, L. gasseri, and L. paragasseri as measured by metagenomic sequencing. | Metagenomic sequencing is performed on cervical vaginal swab samples. Relative abundance is expressed as a percentage of bacterial sequencing reads that are assigned to a specific bacterial species. | Baseline to Day 16 (Mock FET cycle) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Percentage change from baseline in relative abundance of Lactobacillus crispatus, L. jensenii, L. mulieris, L. gasseri, and L. paragasseri as measured by metagenomic sequencing. | Metagenomic sequencing is performed on cervical vaginal swab samples. Relative abundance is expressed as a percentage of bacterial sequencing reads that are assigned to a specific bacterial species. | Baseline to Day 16 (Mock FET cycle) |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Able to understand the study and sign a consent form.
Is a woman aged 18 to 40 years.
Still has regular menstrual periods (pre-menopausal).
Has had at least one previous frozen embryo transfer (FET) that did not result in pregnancy within the past 3 years, and this was not due to either male infertility or blocked /damaged fallopian tubes.
Planning to have a frozen embryo transfer (FET) using one good-quality embryo (grade 3BB or higher) and are considered medically suitable to proceed.
Willing to have only one embryo transferred during the study cycle.
A vaginal swab taken at the first study visit shows a specific vaginal microbiome imbalance required for this study (vaginal molecular dysbiosis).
An ultrasound scan shows no problems with uterus or pelvis that would prevent pregnancy or greatly reduce the chance of pregnancy.
Recent fertility blood tests (within the last 6 months) show:
Body mass index (BMI) is between 18 and 38 kg/m².
From the first study treatment until the mock FET cycle, agrees to:
Willing to answer questions about sexual and reproductive activity during the study.
Willing to provide vaginal swab samples at the clinic.
Willing to receive the first study treatment in the clinic and use the study treatment at home as instructed.
Screening blood tests are negative for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, HIV, and syphilis.
Willing to attend all study visits and follow-up assessments and provide information about pregnancy and newborn health outcomes.
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Boston IVF | Waltham | Massachusetts | 02451 | United States |
There are no current plans to share individual participant data.
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| Placebo |
| Drug |
FB301 Placebo capsule |
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| Chlorhexidine (0.5%) Vaginal Cleanse | Other | Vaginal cleanse with 0.5% Chlorhexidine solution prior to first IP administration |
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| Sham vaginal cleanse (saline) | Other | Vaginal cleanse with saline solution prior to first IP administration. |
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| Biochemical pregnancy rate following frozen embryo transfer (FET), defined as a positive serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) test. | 12-14 days after frozen embryo transfer (FET) |
| Clinical pregnancy rate following frozen embryo transfer (FET), defined as the presence of a fetal heartbeat confirmed by transvaginal ultrasound. | 5-6 weeks after frozen embryo transfer (FET) |
| Frequency and intensity of all treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), adverse events (AEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), and adverse events of special interest) AESI | Baseline to End of Study (up to neonatal follow-up assessment (Visit 11), approximately 10 months after FET) |
| The incidence of early pregnancy loss, defined as a positive beta-hCG test (biochemical pregnancy) at 12-14 days after FET but no transvaginal ultrasound-confirmed fetal heartbeat at 5-6 weeks after FET (Visit 7) | 5-6 weeks after FET |
| ID | Term |
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| D002710 | Chlorhexidine |
| D012965 | Sodium Chloride |
| ID | Term |
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| D001645 | Biguanides |
| D006146 | Guanidines |
| D000578 | Amidines |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
| D002712 | Chlorides |
| D006851 | Hydrochloric Acid |
| D017606 | Chlorine Compounds |
| D007287 | Inorganic Chemicals |
| D017670 | Sodium Compounds |
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