Clinical trial · Interventional
Adding L-carnitine in Clomiphene Resistant Polycystic Ovary Improves the Quality of Ovulation and the Pregnancy Outcome
Adding L-carnitine in Clomiphene Resistant Pco Improves the Quality of Ovulation and the Pregnancy Outcome,a Randomized Clinical Trial
NCT01665547CI-TRIAL-00012044unknownPhase 4ClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Adding L-carnitine is more successful than clomiphene as a first line therapy for ovulation induction in women with clomiphene resistant PCOS
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Treatment Resistant Disorders | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| l-carnitine | Drug | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- l-carnitine
- description
- adding 3gm l-carnitine from day 1 to day 12 of induced the menstrual cycle by 50 mg clomiphene
- interventionNames
- Drug: l-carnitine
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- ovulation induction
- timeFrame
- 0ne year
- description
- is to study the efficacy of l-carnitine in inducing ovulation in clomiphene resistant pco
Secondary outcomes (1)
- measure
- pregnancy
- timeFrame
- 0ne year
- description
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 35 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients younger than 35 years, presenting with primary or secondary infertility following regular intercourse for at least 1 year and diagnosed with PCO according to Rotterdam's criteria who had received five unsuccessful clomiphene citrate-timed intercourse stimulation cycles were included. The diagnosis was based on a complete history taking, physical examination and a paper documented complete infertility work-up within the previous 6 months, either conducted within the setting of the hospital or at a licensed infertility management clinic. Exclusion Criteria: * age more than 40 years, * tubal,uterine or male factor infertility
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