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Last refreshed on: 12 December 2020
Main ID:  NCT03117517
Date of registration: 21/03/2017
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Khyber Medical University Peshawar
Public title: Treatment With Metformin and Combination of Metformin and Pioglitazone in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Scientific title: Effects of Metformin and Combination of Metformin and Pioglitazone on Plasma Interleukin-6 and Interleukin-8 Levels in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Date of first enrolment: March 20, 2017
Target sample size: 106
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03117517
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Double (Care Provider, Investigator).  
Phase:  Early Phase 1
Countries of recruitment
Pakistan
Contacts
Name:     Mohsin Shah, PhD
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Affiliation:  Institute oF Basic Medical Sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Clinically diagnosed patients of PCOS.

- Must Swallow the tablet(s).

- Must give informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Women with cushing syndrome, hyperprolactinemia.

- Late onset congenital adrenal hyperplasia, androgen-producing tumors, pregnancy.

- Insulin dependent diabetes.

- Thyroid disease.

- Medications that alters the biochemical or hormonal profile.



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 40 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Drug: Metformin, Pioglitazone
Drug: Metformin
Primary Outcome(s)
Cytokines and Chemokines Measurements [Time Frame: Baseline and after 3 Months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Insulin Resistance [Time Frame: Baseline and after 3 months]
Hormonal Profiles [Time Frame: Baseine and after 3 Months]
Secondary ID(s)
Protocol KMU/CTU/2016/02
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
Results available: Yes
Date Posted: 02/03/2020
Date Completed:
URL: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/results/NCT03117517
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