Randomized Study of the Effect of Decreased Hyperinsulinemia on the Ovulatory Response to Clomiphene Citrate in Obese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

NCT00005654 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 88

Last updated 2005-06-24

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

OBJECTIVES:

I. Determine whether reduction of serum insulin levels by metformin increases ovulatory response to clomiphene or spontaneous ovulation in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

Conditions

  • Hyperinsulinism
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Interventions

DRUG

clomiphene citrate

DRUG

metformin

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Virginia

    collaborator OTHER
  • National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • William S. Evans · University of Virginia

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2000-01-31

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