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Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal |
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Information provided by: | Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00428311 |
Cardiovascular risk factors cluster in hyperandrogenic women - including those presenting with the polycystic ovary syndrome - in association with insulin resistance, obesity, and other metabolic disorders. The present clinical trial intends to compare the effects of oral contraceptives and metformin on PCOS patients, focusing on classic and non-classic cardiovascular risk markers and indexes of cardiovascular performance, in order to whether or not, as suspected by previous data obtained in non-hyperandrogenic women, oral contraceptives worsen the cardiovascular risk profile of PCOS women, favoring the use of metformin if the latter actually ameliorates such a risk.
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome |
Drug: Metformin Drug: Ethynyl-estradiol plus cyproterone acetate |
Phase IV |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Treatment, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
Official Title: | The Cardiovascular Risk Profile Associated With The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome And With Ovulatory Hyperandrogenism, And Its Changes During Treatment With Metformin Or Oral Contraceptives |
Ages Eligible for Study: | 12 Years to 45 Years |
Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Spain | |
Department of Endocrinology, Hospital Ramón y Cajal | |
Madrid, Spain, E-28034 |
Principal Investigator: | Héctor F Escobar-Morreale, MD, PhD | Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal |
Study ID Numbers: | ENDOPCOS 01/2003 |
Study First Received: | January 29, 2007 |
Last Updated: | January 30, 2007 |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00428311 History of Changes |
Health Authority: | Spain: Spanish Agency of Medicines |
Polycystic ovary syndrome Hyperandrogenism Hirsutism Cardiovascular risk |
Chronic inflammation Metformin Cyproterone acetate Oral contraceptives |
Gonadal Disorders Contraceptive Agents Hormone Antagonists Estradiol valerate Contraceptives, Oral Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Contraceptive Agents, Female Cyproterone Hyperandrogenism Ovarian Diseases Estradiol 17 beta-cypionate Contraceptive Agents, Male Hormones Sex Differentiation Disorders Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome |
Genital Diseases, Female Hypoglycemic Agents Estradiol 3-benzoate Polyestradiol phosphate Diane Estrogens Cyproterone Acetate Metformin Endocrine System Diseases Ethinyl Estradiol Cysts Estradiol Inflammation Hirsutism Androgen Antagonists |
Antineoplastic Agents Gonadal Disorders Contraceptive Agents Hormone Antagonists Contraceptives, Oral Physiological Effects of Drugs Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists Contraceptive Agents, Female Cyproterone Hyperandrogenism Ovarian Diseases Reproductive Control Agents Contraceptive Agents, Male Hormones Sex Differentiation Disorders |
Genital Diseases, Female Hypoglycemic Agents Pathologic Processes Syndrome Therapeutic Uses Diane Estrogens Disease Cyproterone Acetate Metformin Endocrine System Diseases Ethinyl Estradiol Cysts Pharmacologic Actions Adnexal Diseases |