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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT03268733
Date of registration: 24/08/2017
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: University of Khartoum
Public title: The Effects of Folic Acid on Sudanese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome FolicacidPCOS
Scientific title: The Clinical and Biochemical Effects of Folic Acid on Sudanese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Date of first enrolment: September 1, 2017
Target sample size: 90
Recruitment status: Recruiting
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT03268733
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  Phase 1/Phase 2
Countries of recruitment
Sudan
Contacts
Name:     Mohammed Hassan Alnazeer
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Affiliation:  University of Khartoum
Name:     Mohammed ibrahim Awad
Address: 
Telephone: 00249900904060
Email: awad22mohd@gmail.com
Affiliation: 
Name:     Mohammed Hassan Alnazeer
Address: 
Telephone: 00249912907268
Email: mhmd_nazir83@yahoo.com
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients who will visit this centre suffering from PCOS-related subfertility will be
invited to be enrolled to this study if met the Rotterdam criteria for the diagnosis
of PCOS

Exclusion Criteria:

- The patients whom will be excluded from the study are those comorbid with
hyperprolactinemia, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, diabetes mellitus, significant
cardiovascular problems, thyroid dysfunctions, unresolved medical conditions, or using
medications suspected to affect reproductive or metabolic functions within two months
of the study entry.



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 40 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Drug: Folic Acid
Primary Outcome(s)
pregnancy rates [Time Frame: 3 months]
Clinical signs of hyperandrogenemia [Time Frame: 3 months]
Ovulatory pattern improvements [Time Frame: 3 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Plasma level of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) [Time Frame: 3 months]
Plasma level of insulin [Time Frame: 3 months]
Plasma level of luteinizing hormone (LH) [Time Frame: 3 months]
Plasma level of testosterone [Time Frame: 3 months]
Secondary ID(s)
Folic acid in PCOS
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Duria abdulwahab Elrrayes
Awad, Mohamed Ibrahim, M.D.
Ethics review
Results
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