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Exenatide and Metformin Therapy in Overweight Women With PCOS
Comparison of the Effects of Monotherapy With Exenatide or Metformin to Combined Exenatide and Metformin Therapy on Menstrual Cyclicity in Overweight Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Asset
Exenatide
GLP-1 agonist
Listed sites
1
Recruiting sites
—
Enrollment
60
actual
Study population
Obesity / overweight, PCOS
Key I/E criteria
•BMI ≥27•Female
Primary endpoint
•Menstrual cyclicity
Footprint
Where this trial recruits
Site locations as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov. Site count is not enrollment count; per-site enrollment is not available from source.
Identifiers
Registered as
Timeline
Milestones
Assets
Investigational agents
Study populations
Who this study enrolls
Eligibility
Who can enroll
Inclusion criteria
Overweight/obese women (BMI>27)
1. Must have six or fewer menses /year or be amenorrheic
2. Have either clinical or laboratory evidence of hyperandrogenism (hirsutism or elevated testosterone (T)) and /or PCOS ovary on ultrasound
Exclusion criteria
other uncorrected endocrinopathy- hyperprolactinemia, hyper- or hypothyroidism, congenital adrenal hyperplasia or presence of overt diabetes alterations in hepatic or renal function use of hormonal medications, insulin sensitizers or medications that interfere with carbohydrate metabolism for at least 8 weeks Known active substance abuse including tobacco and alcohol. Pregnancy, breastfeeding or desire for pregnancy during study interval (6 months
Endpoints (5)
What's being measured
Protocol endpoints and posted registry outcome measures, grouped into outcome categories. Composite endpoints show their component event types. Standard codes (LOINC, SNOMED CT) are shown where available.
Coverage by outcome category
Weight & body composition
1 endpointBMI, WHR, FAI (T/SHBG), DHEAS, lipids,abdominal girth,
Time frame:BMI,WHR,abdominal girth at start,12 weeks and 24 weeks, FAI, DHEAS, lipids at start and at 24 weeks
BMI, change
change from baseline, improvement
Glycemic / diabetes
3 endpointsinsulin resistance-(HOMA and composite insulin sensitivity index [ SIOGTT),
Time frame:at start and at 24 weeks
HOMA-IR (insulin sensitivity)
change from baseline, improvement
and pancreatic ß-cell function (corrected insulin response [CIRgp] and
Time frame:at start and at 24 weeks
change from baseline, improvement
insulinogenic index [IGI] ).
Time frame:at start and at 24 weeks
descriptive
Other clinical outcomes
1 endpoint- Menstrual Cyclicity ( # menses/ 24 weeks)
Time frame:every 4 weeks
Menstrual cyclicity
event count, improvement
Publications (1)
Bibliography
Records linked to this trial through ClinicalTrials.gov references, PubMed NCT search, and curated study seeds. 'Canonical' marks design/result papers; others are registry references or candidates.
Registry references + supporting bibliography
- The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism2008 Jul (month)PMID18460557doi:10.1210/jc.2008-0115via clinicaltrials gov reference derived + pubmed nct search
Provenance
Sources
Trial facts come from public ClinicalTrials.gov records. Endpoint categories are Delfa's classification of those records, not a ClinicalTrials.gov field. All figures reflect the July 1, 2026 snapshot.