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etrozole Or Clomifene for Ovulation Inductio

Phase 1
Conditions
Ovulation induction for women suffering from polycystic ovary syndrome
MedDRA version: 20.0Level: LLTClassification code 10002658Term: AnovulationSystem Organ Class: 100000004860
MedDRA version: 20.0Level: LLTClassification code 10021935Term: Infertility, female, associated with anovulationSystem Organ Class: 100000004872
MedDRA version: 21.1Level: LLTClassification code 10036050Term: Polycystic ovarySystem Organ Class: 100000004872
MedDRA version: 20.0Level: PTClassification code 10049550Term: Live birthSystem Organ Class: 10036585 - Pregnancy, puerperium and perinatal conditions
Therapeutic 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
Inclusion Criteria

?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

Exclusion Criteria

?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
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