Letrozole or Combined Metformin Clomiphene Citrate (CC) for Women With CC Resistant Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Clinical Trial

Official title: Letrozole Versus Combined Metformin and Clomiphene Citrate for Ovulation Induction in Clomiphene-Resistant Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare and determine the efficacy of letrozole administration to that of combined metformin and Clomiphene in infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) not responding to treatment with Clomiphene alone.

Clinical Trial Description

Withdrawal bleeding was achieved using 10 mg of dydrogesterone tablets for 10 days before stimulation. In the letrozole group, 2.5 mg of letrozole oral tablets (Femara; Novartis Pharma Services, Switzerland) daily from day 3 of the menses for 5 days, whereas all patients in the combined metformin-CC group) received metformin HCl [Cidophage®; Chemical Industries Development(CID), Cairo, Egypt], 500 mg three times daily for 6-8 weeks. Then after the end of this period, they received 150 mg CC (Clomid®; Global Napi Pharmaceuticals, Cairo, Egypt) for 5 days starting from day 3 of menstruation. Patients continued treatment for three successive cycles using the same protocol. Metformin was stopped only when pregnancy was documented. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• Syndrome

• NCT number: NCT00911313
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Mansoura University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2006
• Completion date: January 2009