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CompletedNCT02703649Updated Sep 17, 2021

Administration of Single High Dose Letrozole for Ovulation Induction

A Phase 4 interventional study of Letrozole in Anovulation, sponsored by Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada. Completed at 2 sites in Canada. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-09-17.

Sponsored by Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada · Phase 4, Interventional, and Treatment

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
36
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 40 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

Letrozole is considered an established treatment for ovulation induction.The most common protocol is daily dose of 2.5-7.5 mg starting day 3-5 of the cycle for 5 days.Another described protocol is single high dose 20mg Letrozole given on day 3 of the cycle.

Our aim is to compare the single high dose Letrozole protocol to daily low dose protocol.

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Pre-study screening will be conducted before the enrolment in the study, routine fertility assessment: Physical history including fertility and fertility treatment history. Laboratory tests-cycle day 3 hormonal profile (Estradiol, Luteinizing hormone, Follicular stimulating hormone, progesterone), cycle day 3 antral follicular count.

Pregnancy will be excluded by Human chorionic gonadotropin test at day 3 of the cycle, before starting the fertility treatment.

Polycystic syndrome (PCOS) patients will be defined according to Rotterdam criteria 2003.

A prospective randomized clinical trial. PCOS patients who require induction of ovulation will prospectively randomized into two groups:

  1. Single 20 mg dose of Letrozole on day 3 of the menstrual cycle. Monitoring for response will include the usual measurements of serum Estradiol (E2), Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), Luteinizing Hormone (LH), Progesterone (P) and transvaginal ultrasound for follicular count and endometrial thickness measurement. First monitoring will be on day 7 of the cycle and the rest of the monitoring will be determined according to response.
  2. Daily dose of Letrozole 2.5 mg starting day 3 for 5 days. Monitoring for response will include serum Estradiol (E2), Follicule stimulating hormone (FSH), Luteinizing Hormone (LH ), Progesterone (P) and transvaginal ultrasound for follicular count and endometrial thickness measurement. First day of monitoring will be on day 7 and the rest of monitoring will be determined according to response.

Statistical Analysis

  • Primary Endpoint Analysis: Sample Size Selection In order to prove non-inferiority with significance level (alpha) 5% and power of 90%, standard deviation of outcome 1, and noninferiority limit 1; the sample size needed is 36 patients in both groups. Calculation based on Jolious SA formula.(7)
  • Planned Analysis

Primary Outcome Analysis:

Comparison of the number of follicle >15 mm at day of ovulation

Secondary Outcome Analysis:

Pregnancy rate Comparison between the two groups Estradiol levels at day of ovulation triggering Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome Clinical pregnancy rate

Statistical analysis :

The various outcome measures will be expressed as numbers and rates. The Student t test, χ2 test and analysis of variance will be used where appropriate to analyze the various data among the study groups. P value less than .05 will be considered statistically significant.

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Conditions studied

  • Anovulation

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Keywords

  • Aromatase inhibitor
  • induction of ovulation
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In context

Anovulation

75 studies on the registry are indexed under Anovulation; 7 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 36 is below the median of 80 across 52 interventional studies indexed under Anovulation.

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Lead sponsor

Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada is the lead sponsor of 158 studies on the registry; 32 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 40 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) patients
  • (body mass index) of 18-35.
  • Proved one patent fallopian tube at least

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Women with low ovarian response (According to Bologna criteria )
  • Blocked fallopian tubes
  • Pregnancy
  • Presence of any health problem such that treatment with letrozole or pregnancy would not be in the subject's best interest.
  • Co-administration of other anti-estrogens
  • to Letrozole .
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

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Hypersensitivity

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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
36 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Single dose

    Single 20 mg dose of Letrozole on day 3 of the menstrual cycle.

    Drug: Letrozole

  • Active comparator
    Daily dose

    Daily dose of Letrozole 2.5 mg starting day 3 for 5 days.

    Drug: Letrozole

Interventions

  • After the decision to use Letrozole for induction of ovulation, we will obtain informed consent and randomize the patents into 2 groups Single 20 mg dose of Letrozole on day 3 of the cycle Daily dose of Letrozole 2.5 mg starting day 3 for 5 days.

    Also known as: Femara

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. number of follicles >15 mm at day of ovulation

    Time frame: First day of monitoring will be on day 7 and the rest of monitoring will be appointed according to response up to 1month

Secondary outcomes

  1. Pregnancy rate

    Time frame: 2 months

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Study locations

2 sites
  • Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto
    Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X5, Canada
  • TRIO Fertility
    Toronto, Ontario M5G 2K4, Canada
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References and documents

Publications

  • Franik S, Le QK, Kremer JA, Kiesel L, Farquhar C. Aromatase inhibitors (letrozole) for ovulation induction in infertile women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Sep 27;9(9):CD010287. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010287.pub4. PubMed 36165742 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 17, 2021, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT02703649
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Mar 9, 2016
Start date
Mar 2016
Primary completion
Jul 31, 2020
Completion
Jul 31, 2020
Last update
Sep 17, 2021

Study contacts

Robert Casper, MD
principal investigator · University of Toronto

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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