NCT01279512

Brief Summary

This study is a prospective randomized clinical trial to compare the endocrine and metabolic effects of two anti diabetic drugs (metformin vs. acarbose) in infertile overweight women with PCOS

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
50

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2006

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2006

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2008

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2008

Completed
2.1 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 17, 2011

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 19, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

January 6, 2012

Status Verified

August 1, 2006

Enrollment Period

2 years

First QC Date

January 17, 2011

Last Update Submit

January 5, 2012

Conditions

Keywords

Metformin Acarbose pco infertility overweight

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Weight reduction (BMI improvement)

    compare the effect of Metformin and Acarbose to weight reduction

    After 3 months of Metformin or Acarbose

Secondary Outcomes (10)

  • Fasting blood sugar (FBS)

    two hours post prandial blood sugar

  • FSH

    6 months

  • LH

    6 months

  • Estradiol

    6 months

  • Prolactin

    6 months

  • +5 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Metformin reciepiants

EXPERIMENTAL

Infertile overweight women with PCO who received Metformin

Drug: Metformin

Acarbose reciepiants

EXPERIMENTAL

Infertile overweight women with PCO who received Acarbose

Drug: Acarbose

Interventions

The metformin dose will be 500 mg/ day in the first week, 1000 mg/ day in the second week and 1500 mg/ day for the next 10 weeks.

Also known as: Metformin description
Metformin reciepiants

Acarbose group will be treated by acarbose (its dose will be 100 mg/day in the first week, 200 mg/ day in the second week and 300 mg/ day for the next 10 weeks).

Also known as: Acarbose description
Acarbose reciepiants

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 40 Years
Sexfemale
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome patients
  • Age \< 40 years
  • BMI \> 25 kg/m2

You may not qualify if:

  • Smoking
  • Overt diabetes mellitus, hyperprolactinemia, diseases that would disturb clinical and hormonal responses (adrenal disease or tumors, ovarian tumors, thyroid disease)
  • The use of hormonal medications or drugs that might interfere with carbohydrate metabolism over the last 6 months.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Royan Institute

Tehran, Iran

Location

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MeSH Terms

Interventions

MetforminAcarbose

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

BiguanidesGuanidinesAmidinesOrganic ChemicalsTrisaccharidesOligosaccharidesPolysaccharidesCarbohydrates

Study Officials

  • Ashraf Moini, MD

    Scientific board

    STUDY CHAIR
  • Elham Amirchaghmaghi, MD

    Invetigator

    STUDY DIRECTOR
  • Zhila Ahmadi, BS.c

    Investigator

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Bita Eslami, MPH

    Investigator

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Ali asghar Akhlaghi, BS.c

    Investigator

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
  • Reza salmanyazdi, MLD

    Investigator

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 17, 2011

First Posted

January 19, 2011

Study Start

December 1, 2006

Primary Completion

December 1, 2008

Study Completion

December 1, 2008

Last Updated

January 6, 2012

Record last verified: 2006-08

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