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New hope for PCOS: drug combo may improve IVF outcomes
NCT ID NCT07604779
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests whether adding myoinositol or pioglitazone to metformin improves pregnancy rates in women with PCOS undergoing ICSI (a type of IVF). 150 women will take one of three drug regimens for one month before the procedure. Researchers will track fertilization, pregnancy, and miscarriage rates to find the best approach.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Metformin, myoinositol, and pioglitazone
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify a better pre-treatment regimen to improve fertilization and pregnancy rates in women with PCOS undergoing ICSI.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with no blinding, so results may not be definitive. Side effects from the drugs are possible, and the study may not lead to a standard treatment.
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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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About 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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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20 to 45 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: * Age between 20 and 45years who failed to conceive for \>12 months. * BMI \< 35kg/m2 * Polycystic ovary syndrome women (PCOS) * bilateral patent tubes on hysterosalpingography/laparoscopy Exclusion Criteria: * Male factor infertility * uncontrolled hypo/hyperthyroidism couples.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Beni-Suef University Hospital
Banī Suwayf, Beni Suweif Governorate, 62521, Egypt
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