Myo-inositol Versus Clomiphene Citrate in PCOS

NCT ID: NCT04306692

Last Updated: 2022-12-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

12 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-07-02

Study Completion Date

2022-01-31

Brief Summary

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Specific aim: To compare inositol and the golden standard first line treatment of ovulation induction, namely clomiphene citrate.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Ovulation Induction Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Clomiphene Inositol

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Inositol group

Myo-inositol 4000 mg Dosing: 2 x 1 bag per day, per os (subjects can take myo-inositol during the meal but it is not obliged) during 3 consecutive treatment cycles.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Myo-inositol

Intervention Type DRUG

2 x 1 bag per day, per os (subjects can take myo-inositol during the meal but it is not obliged).

Clomiphene citrate group

Each tablet contains 50 mg of clomiphene citrate Dosing: 1 tablet per day, per os, from cycle day 3 until 7 (extremes included), stepping up until a maximum dose of 3 tablets per day for 5 consecutive days during 3 consecutive treatment cycles.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Clomiphene Citrate

Intervention Type DRUG

Each tablet contains 50 mg of clomiphene citrate which means 33,9 mg of clomiphene. Other constituents are sucrose, lactose monohydrate, corn starch, pregelatinized starch, yellow iron oxide (E172) and magnesium stearate (E470b).

Dosing: 1 tablet per day from cycle day 3 until 7 (extremes included), stepping up until a maximum dose of 3 tablets per day for 5 consecutive days.

Interventions

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Myo-inositol

2 x 1 bag per day, per os (subjects can take myo-inositol during the meal but it is not obliged).

Intervention Type DRUG

Clomiphene Citrate

Each tablet contains 50 mg of clomiphene citrate which means 33,9 mg of clomiphene. Other constituents are sucrose, lactose monohydrate, corn starch, pregelatinized starch, yellow iron oxide (E172) and magnesium stearate (E470b).

Dosing: 1 tablet per day from cycle day 3 until 7 (extremes included), stepping up until a maximum dose of 3 tablets per day for 5 consecutive days.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Rotterdam criteria for PCOS (cf. the recent ESHRE guidelines): at least 2 out of 3 criteria should be fulfilled: irregular cycle (shorter than 21 days or longer than 35 days); clinical (modified Ferriman-Gallwey score ≥ 6) or biochemical signs (elevated free testosterone) of hyperandrogenism (www.eshre.eu/Guidelines-and- Legal/Guidelines/Polycystic-Ovary-Syndrome.aspx); PCO ovaries on ultrasound (www.eshre.eu/Guidelines-and- Legal/Guidelines/Polycystic-Ovary-Syndrome.aspx): multiple small cysts (≥ 20 per ovary and/or an ovarian volume ≥ 10 ml, measured with a probe \>8 MHz) in both ovaries.
* A first treatment cycle, possibly combined with intra uterine insemination (IUI) and this for (one of) the following reasons: mild male factor (as defined by each local center) endometriosis AFS score 1 or 2
* Use of own or donor sperm.

Exclusion Criteria

* Tubal factors
* Uterine factors
* Endometriosis AFS score 3 or 4
* Moderate to severe male factor (as defined by each local center)
* BMI \> 35
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Gedeon Richter Plc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital, Antwerp

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

AZ Jan Palfijn Gent

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital Waregem

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University Hospital, Ghent

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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University Hospital

Ghent, , Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

Other Identifiers

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2018-004604-20

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id