etrozole Or Clomifene for Ovulation Inductio
- Conditions
- Ovulation induction for women suffering from polycystic ovary syndromeMedDRA version: 20.0Level: LLTClassification code 10002658Term: AnovulationSystem Organ Class: 100000004860MedDRA version: 20.0Level: LLTClassification code 10021935Term: Infertility, female, associated with anovulationSystem Organ Class: 100000004872MedDRA version: 21.1Level: LLTClassification code 10036050Term: Polycystic ovarySystem Organ Class: 100000004872MedDRA version: 20.0Level: PTClassification code 10049550Term: Live birthSystem Organ Class: 10036585 - Pregnancy, puerperium and perinatal conditionsTherapeutic area: Body processes [G] - Reproductive physiologi cal processes [G08]
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2018-004641-16-GB
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Birmingham
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Authorised-recruitment may be ongoing or finished
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 2100
?Women diagnosed with PCOS (according to Rotterdam criteria)13 and evidence of anovulation (anovulation is defined as irregular cycles lasting <21 or more than 35 days or less than 8 periods per year OR absence of raised serum progesterone greater than 20nmol/l 7 days prior to a period);
?Presentation with infertility or wishing to conceive;
?Male partner with normal sperm count (= 15 million) and progressive motility (= 32%) in the last 3 years;
?Willing and able to give informed consent.
Are the trial subjects under 18? yes
Number of subjects for this age range: 0
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 2100
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 0
?Age =18 or =43 years at randomisation;
?Body Mass Index =35;
?Three or more previous ovulation induction treatments with either letrozole or clomifene;
?Intention to continue current use of metformin treatment or inositol supplements for ovulation induction or for other indications
?Metformin or inositol supplement use in the previous 3 months
?Women opting for alternative methods of ovulation induction or treatment (GnRH agonists and antagonists, gonadotropins), triggering ovulation with hCG, or performing intrauterine or intracervical insemination;
?Contraindications to letrozole, clomifene, metformin use and/or pregnancy (see section 7.3 for full details on contraindications).
?Woman has previously participated in the LOCI trial.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method