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Not yet recruitingNCT07810998Updated Sep 9, 2026

Efficacy of Dapagliflozin Versus Metformin in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of Metformin and Dapagliflozin (10mg Tab) in Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome, sponsored by Tanta University. Not yet recruiting. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-09.

Sponsored by Tanta University · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
60
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 40 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

In PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome), studies have found impaired incretin secretion and activity, particularly in overweight/obese individuals.

Conflicting results exist regarding glucagon-like peptide-1(GLP-1) levels in PCOS patients, with studies reporting reduced, normal, or increased levels. Incretin-based therapy has been suggested as a potential treatment to reverse prediabetes risk by preserving β-cell function in patients with impaired fasting glucose(IFG and impaired glucose tolerance(IGT).

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Conditions studied

  • Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome
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In context

Lead sponsor

Tanta University is the lead sponsor of 1,013 studies on the registry; 321 are open to participants now.

Of its 15 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 0 (0%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 40 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

Women diagnosed with PCOS according to Rotterdam 2003 criteria National Institute of Health criteria.

Age: >18 \<40 years. Infertile women (primary or secondary infertility)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients with history of diabetes mellitus (Type 1 or 2). Patients with liver or renal dysfunction; inflammatory diseases; disease; cancer, acute cardiovascular event within last three months and uncontrolled endocrine or metabolic disease.

Use of hormonal medications, lipid-lowering (statins, etc.), anti-obesity drugs or weight loss medications (prescription or OTC) and medications known to exacerbate glucose tolerance (such as isotretinoin, hormonal , , anabolic steroids) stopped for at least 8 weeks. Use of anti-androgens that act peripherally to reduce hirsutism such as 5-alpha reductase inhibitors stopped for at least 4 weeks.

Patients at risk for volume depletion due to co-existing conditions or concomitant medications, such as loop diuretics should have careful monitoring of their volume status.

Presence of to dapagliflozin or other Sodium/glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors (e.g. anaphylaxis, angioedema, exfoliative skin conditions).

Use of Metformin, Thiazolidinediones, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, DPP-4 inhibitors, SGLT2 inhibitors Eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia) or gastrointestinal disorders. Having a history of bariatric surgery.

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Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

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Hypersensitivity

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Double (Participant, Investigator)
Enrollment
60 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Metformin arm

    Patients will receive Metformin 1000 mg once daily orally for 12 weeks

    Drug: Metformin

  • Active comparator
    Dapagliflozin arm

    Patients will receive Dapagliflozin 10 mg once daily orally for 12 weeks

    Drug: Dapagliflozin (10mg Tab)

Interventions

  • Metformin is a widely used insulin-sensitizing agent and one of the most established pharmacological treatments for the metabolic abnormalities associated with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

  • Dapagliflozin is a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitor that promotes urinary glucose and sodium excretion by reducing renal glucose reabsorption. Beyond its established role in type 2 diabetes, dapagliflozin has attracted interest as a potential therapeutic option for polycystic ovary syndrome

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Fertility parameters- Luteinizing hormone

    Measurement of Luteinizing hormone

    Time frame: 3-months

  2. Fertility parameters- Follicle stimulating hormone

    Measurment of Luteinizing hormone

    Time frame: 3-months

  3. Fertility parameters-Total testosterone

    Measurement of Total testosterone

    Time frame: 3-months

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Start is estimated for Sep 2026; primary completion for Apr 2027, 7 months later.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Sep 2, 2026
First posted
Sep 9, 2026
StartEst.
Sep 10, 2026
Primary completionEst.
Apr 30, 2027
CompletionEst.
May 10, 2027
Last update
Sep 9, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 9, 2026, 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
NCT07810998
Lead sponsor
Tanta University
Responsible party
Mostafa Bahaa (Lecturer, Tanta University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Sep 9, 2026
Start date
Sep 10, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
May 10, 2027 (estimated)
Last update
Sep 9, 2026

Study contacts

Mostafa M Bahaa, PhD
Contact
mbahaa@horus.edu.eg
01025538337

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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