Liraglutide Treatment in Obese Infertile PCOS Women

NCT ID: NCT06742710

Last Updated: 2025-05-29

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

890 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-05-22

Study Completion Date

2029-12-31

Brief Summary

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Liraglutide, a hypoglycemic drug, can reduce weight and improve insulin resistance while stabilizing blood glucose metabolism without increasing the risk of hypoglycemia, and has been approved by the State Food and Drug Administration of China and the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of obesity. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is the main cause of female anovulatory infertility, and it is also a high-risk group of obesity. Previous studies have suggested that liraglutide improves glucose metabolism, body weight, and inflammation levels in obese women with PCOS, and improves sex hormone profiles and menstrual cycles, possibly contributing to increased fertility.

Therefore, this project intends to test the following hypothesis through a large sample randomized controlled trial in obese and infertile PCOS women who are assisted by in vitro fertilization-frozen embryo transfer (IVF-FET), using liraglutide before transplantation to reduce weight can improve the live birth rate of assisted reproduction.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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PCOS Obesity Infertility

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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Intervention Group

Liraglutide 3.0 mg or maximum tolerable dose/day and metformin 1500 mg/day

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Liraglutide and metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

Liraglutide 3.0 mg or maximum tolerable dose/day × 12 weeks and metformin 1500 mg/day until pregnancy.

Control Group

Metformin 1500 mg/day

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

Metformin 1500 mg/day until pregnancy

Interventions

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Liraglutide and metformin

Liraglutide 3.0 mg or maximum tolerable dose/day × 12 weeks and metformin 1500 mg/day until pregnancy.

Intervention Type DRUG

Metformin

Metformin 1500 mg/day until pregnancy

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who meet the Rotterdam diagnostic criteria.
* Aged 20-40 years;
* 25 kg/m2 ≤ BMI ≤ 35 kg/m2;
* Have not used any anti-diabetes or weight-loss medications (metformin excluded) within the past 3 months;
* Have at least 1 transplantable frozen embryo available at the research center;
* Able to follow the study's contraceptive requirements.

Exclusion Criteria

* Diabetic ketoacidosis or other acute complications of diabetes;
* HbA1c ≥ 9.0% before enrollment;
* Using drugs that affect appetite or nutrient absorption within the past 2 months (metformin excluded);
* Uncontrolled hyperthyroidism or hypothyroidism, hypertension, systemic autoimmune diseases, etc. that may affect pregnancy and fetal development;
* 17 hydroxyprogesterone in follicualr phase \> 2.0 ng/ml;
* Serious cardiovascular, digestive, liver, or kidney diseases, HBsAg-positive chronic hepatitis B, active pulmonary tuberculosis, or AIDS, etc. that are infectious or hereditary diseases;
* Any psychiatric or psychological disorders requiring drug treatment;
* Poor pregnancy and delivery history: recurrent failed implantations ≥3 times, spontaneous abortions ≥2 times; history of stillbirth, dystocia, or birth defects; previous pregnancies with preeclampsia, eclampsia, or HELLP syndrome;
* Uncontrolled metabolic, autoimmune, or hereditary disease in the husband;
* A contraindication or relative contraindication to using GLP-1 receptor agonists (history of medullary thyroid carcinoma or family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma, acute cholecystitis or pancreatitis in the acute phase or history of previous attacks, GLP-1 receptor agonist allergy, etc.);
* Failure to comply with the contraceptive requirements of the study design;
* Failure to take medication regularly and follow up;
* Current smokers, drug addicts, alcoholics, or individuals with substance abuse;
* Participants who have participated in any clinical trial within the past 3 months prior to screening;
* Individuals with other conditions deemed unsuitable for participation in this clinical trial by the investigator;
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Peking University Third Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Peking University Third Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Haidian District Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital

Beijing, , China

Site Status NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Haining Wang, Professor

Role: CONTACT

8601082265025

Ye Liu, Associate Professor

Role: CONTACT

8601082265025

Facility Contacts

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Ye Liu

Role: primary

8601082265025

Prof. Yang

Role: primary

8601052276699

Prof. Liu

Role: primary

8601062538899

Other Identifiers

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LITOP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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