The study aims to compare the efficacy of Empagliflozin or Linagliptin as an alternative to Metformin for treatment of non-diabetic patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Patients with polycystic ovary syndrome will be randomized to three arms: * Metformin (standard care) * Empagliflozin or Linagliptin Resolution of the syndrome in addition to normalization of sex hormones, metabolic and inflammatory parameters will be tested
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
75
This study is to compare the efficacy of Empagliflozin or Linagliptin as an alternative to Metformin for treatment of non-diabetic patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
This study is to compare the efficacy of Empagliflozin or Linagliptin as an alternative to Metformin for treatment of non-diabetic patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
This study is to compare the efficacy of Empagliflozin or Linagliptin as an alternative to Metformin for treatment of non-diabetic patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
Alexandria University
Alexandria, Egypt
RECRUITINGFertility parameters
\[luteinizing hormone (LH)
Time frame: 3-6 months
Follicle-stimulating hormone
FSH
Time frame: 3-6 months
Free androgen index
total testosterone \& sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG)
Time frame: 3-6 months
Transvaginal ultrasonography
disappearance of PCOS
Time frame: 3-6 months
Menstrual diaries
regulate menses cycles
Time frame: 3-6 months
Metabolic parameters
Fasting blood glucose level
Time frame: 3-6 months
Lipid profile (metabolic parameters)
Total cholesterol, Low density lipoprotein (LDL), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL), triglycerides (TG), atherogenic index I, II
Time frame: 3-6 months
Inflammatory indices
Interleukin 6 or Toll Like receptor 2
Time frame: 3-6 months
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