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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01233206
Date of registration: 08/10/2010
Primary sponsor: University Magna Graecia
Public title: Metformin in High Responder Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Patients Undergoing IVF Cycles
Scientific title: Metformin Addition to Gonadotropins Ovarian Stimulation in High Responder Patients With PCOS Undergoing In-vitro Fertilization
Date of first enrolment: May 2009
Target sample size: 120
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01233206
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Italy
Contacts
Name:   Fulvio Zullo
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Affiliation:  University Magna Graecia
Name:   Stefano Palomba
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Affiliation:  University Magna Graecia
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- History of one previous cancelled cycle for high-risk of OHSS, or history of
moderate/severe OHSS during their previous IVF cycle

- Infertility

- Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

- insulin resistance

- hyperandrogenism

Exclusion Criteria:

- BMI>30 kg/m2

- age >35 years

- FSH>9UI/L



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 35 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Infertility
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Intervention(s)
Drug: Metformin
Drug: Placebo administration
Primary Outcome(s)
Rate of OHSS [Time Frame: one month]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Dominant follicles on day of ovulation triggering [Time Frame: one month]
Embryo quality [Time Frame: one month]
Gonadotropins dose [Time Frame: one month]
Live birth rate [Time Frame: ten months]
multiple pregnancy rate [Time Frame: one month]
Ovulation rate [Time Frame: one month]
Peak estradiol levels on day of ovulation triggering [Time Frame: one month]
pregnancy rate [Time Frame: one month]
Stimulation length [Time Frame: one month]
Secondary ID(s)
04/2010
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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