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Arm 1:Letrozole-pioglitazone -Metformin Group vs Arm 2: Clomiphene Citrate-pioglitazone-metformin: serious adverse events

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ConductScience Library. Arm 1:Letrozole-pioglitazone -Metformin Group vs Arm 2: Clomiphene Citrate-pioglitazone-metformin: serious adverse events. Trial comparisons, record NCT01909141-sae. Release trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0, 23 Mar 2026. https://conductscience.org/library/comparisons/NCT01909141-sae

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Measures6

Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.

MeasureValue95% interval, lower95% interval, upperMethodNote
Risk in group 100.000000000000000006940.0713wilson
Risk in group 200.000000000000000006940.0713wilson
Risk difference, group 1 minus group 20-0.07130.0713newcombe hybrid score
Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2loga group has no participants with the outcome
Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2loga cell of the two-by-two table is zero
Number needed to harmfrom the risk difference intervalthe two groups' risks are equal

Groups2

Neither group, or both, names a comparator, so the groups keep ClinicalTrials.gov's order.

GroupTitleDescriptionWith the outcomeAnalysedClinicalTrials.gov code
Group 1Arm 1:Letrozole-pioglitazone -Metformin Group
Arm 1 received letrozole 2.5 mg/day starting from the 3rd day of the cycle and for 5 days and (combined pioglitazone 15 mg+ metformin 850 mg) once daily from the first day of the cycle for 10 days.~induction of ovulation using letrozole-pioglitazone-metformin: induction of ovulation was done for arm 1 for 3 consecutive cycles unless pregnancy occurred.~transvaginal ultrasound: transvaginal ultrasound will be done starting from day 10 and every 48 hours until finding a follicle of \> 18 mm or till day 20 of the cycle~body mass index (BMI) calculation: BMI was calculated.~day 3: follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), total testosterone: baseline hormonal assay (day 3 FSH, LH, TSH and total testosterone) were done for all women.~serum estradiol (E2) was done on day of hCG administration for all women.~serum progesterone on day 21 was done for all women.
050EG000
Group 2Arm 2: Clomiphene Citrate-pioglitazone-metformin
Arm 2 received clomiphene citrate 100 mg/day starting from the 3rd day of the cycle for 5 days and (combined pioglitazone 15 mg + metformin 850 mg) once daily from the first day of the cycle for 10 days.~induction of ovulation using clomiphene citrate-pioglitazone-metformin: induction of ovulation for arm 2 was done in 3 consecutive cycles unless pregnancy occurred.~transvaginal ultrasound: transvaginal ultrasound was done starting from day 10 and every 48 hours until finding a follicle of \> 18 mm or till day 20 of the cycle~body mass index (BMI) calculation: BMI was calculated.~day 3: follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), total testosterone: baseline hormonal assay (day 3 FSH, LH, TSH and total testosterone) were done for all women.~serum estradiol (E2) was done on day of hCG administration for all women.~serum progesterone on day 21 was done for all women.
050EG001

Harm

What it counts
Total, serious adverse events
Time frame

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Trial

Title
Ovulation Induction in Women With Clomiphene Citrate Resistant PCOS
NCT number
NCT01909141
Phases
EARLY_PHASE1
Conditions
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Infertility
Interventions
induction of ovulation using letrozole-pioglitazone-metformin, induction of ovulation using clomiphene citrate-pioglitazone-metformin, transvaginal ultrasound, body mass index (BMI) calculation, day 3: follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), total testosterone, pretreatment blood urea and serum creatinine, serum estradiol (E2) on day 12, serum progesterone on day 21, blood urea and serum creatinine every month
Lead sponsor
Cairo University
Results first posted
2015-03-02

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Source

Release
trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0
Release manifest SHA-256
f66225897fbf258b57ea10bdacfd0347d3cdfda93f7f5685234b7e06ea36fa57
AACT copy
2026-03-23
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outcome_counts.parquet, outcome_measurements.parquet, outcomes.parquet, reported_event_totals.parquet, reported_events.parquet, result_groups.parquet, studies.parquet, ctgov_trial.parquet

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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  • ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
  • ClinicalTrials.govnone stated

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