Could adding cabergoline boost ovulation in PCOS?
NCT ID NCT07168837
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding cabergoline to the standard drug letrozole helps women with PCOS ovulate more often. One hundred women took either letrozole alone or letrozole plus cabergoline. Researchers tracked ovulation using ultrasound starting on day 10 of the menstrual cycle.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Letrozole and cabergoline tablets
- What this could lead to
- If the combination works better, it could offer a more effective option for inducing ovulation in women with PCOS who struggle to conceive.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed trial with 100 participants, so results may not apply to all women with PCOS. Adding cabergoline may also increase side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Finished
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May 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 40 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Women diagnosed with PCOS according to Rotterdam criteria (Rotterdam, 2004) as: 1. Menstrual anomalies like amenorrhea (no cycles in the past 6 months), oligomenorrhoea (cycles lasting longer than 35 days), or long cycles. 2. Clinical and/or biochemical hyperandrogenism. 3. Ultrasound (USG) appearance of polycystic ovaries (multiple cysts \>12 in number of 2-9 mm size). Exclusion Criteria: * Patient with liver and kidney disease. * Congenital adrenal hyperplasia. * Hypothalamic or pituitary cause of amenorrhea. * Primary hyperprolactinemia.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Al-Azhar University Hospitals
Asyut, Egypt
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