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CompletedPhase 4

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Liraglutide as Add-on Therapy on Metformin

Short-term Combined Treatment With Liraglutide and Metformin Leads to Significant Weight Loss in Obese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Previous Poor Response to Metformin

Assets

GLP-1 / incretin class catch-all / Liraglutide

Listed sites

1

Recruiting sites

Enrollment

36

actual

Study population

Obesity / overweight, PCOS

Key I/E criterion

Female

Primary endpoint

Body weight, absolute change (kg)

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

NCT IDNCT01911468
Org study ID20120047-LIRA1

Timeline

Milestones

Study first posted2013-07-30estimated
Last update posted2013-07-30estimated
Study start2011-11 (month precision)
Primary completion2012-10actual (month precision)
Study completion2013-04actual (month precision)

Assets

Investigational agents

Study populations

Who this study enrolls

Obesity / overweightPCOS

Eligibility

Who can enroll

Minimum age18 Years
Maximum age55 Years
SexFemale
Healthy volunteersNot accepted

Inclusion criteria

18 years old to menopause
polycystic ovary syndrome (NICHD criteria)
BMI of 30 kg/m² or higher
poor response to previous treatment with metformin for at least 3 months

Exclusion criteria

type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus
history of carcinoma
Cushing's syndrome or congenital (non-classic) adrenal hyperplasia
personal or family history of MEN 2
significant cardiovascular, kidney or hepatic disease
the use of medications known or suspected to affect reproductive or metabolic functions
the use of statins, within 90 days prior to study entry

Endpoints (11)

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

Other clinical outcomes
5
Weight & body composition
3
Glycemic / diabetes
2
Other (unclassified)
1

Weight & body composition

3 endpoints
Primary/protocol endpoint

The main outcome was change in body weight.

Time frame:Patient's body weight was mesured at the base point and every four weeks during 12 weeks of clinical trial.

Body weight, absolute change (kg)

change from baseline, improvement

Secondary/protocol endpoint

The secondary outcome was change in body mass index (BMI).

Time frame:Patient's body weight were measured at the basepoint and every four weeks during the 12 weeks of clinical trial. Patient's height was measured at the basepoint.

BMI, change

change from baseline, improvement

Secondary/protocol endpoint

The secondary outcome was change in waist circumference.

Time frame:Patient's waist circumference was measured at the basepoint and every four weeks during 12 weeks of clinical trial.

Waist circumference, change

change from baseline, improvement

Glycemic / diabetes

2 endpoints
Other/protocol endpoint

The other outcomes was changes changes in fasting concentrations of glucose.

Time frame:Patient's fasting blood was drawn at the basepoint and every four weeks during the 12 weeks of clinical trial.

Fasting glucose, change

change from baseline, improvement

LOINC 1558-6

Other/protocol endpoint

Other outcome was change in fasting concentration of insulin.

Time frame:Patient's fasting blood was drawn at the basepoint and every four weeks during the 12 weeks of clinical trial.

change from baseline, improvement

Other clinical outcomes

5 endpoints
Other/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Other outcome was change in blood concentrations of LH (luteinizing hormone).

Time frame:Patient's fasting blood was drawn at the basepoint and every four weeks during the 12 weeks of clinical trial.

change from baseline, improvement

Other/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Other outcome was change in blood concentrations of FSH (follicle-stimulating hormone).

Time frame:Patient's fasting blood was drawn at the basepoint and every four weeks during the 12 weeks of clinical trial.

change from baseline, improvement

Other/protocol endpoint

Other outcome was change in blood concentration of testosterone.

Time frame:Patient's fasting blood was drawn at the basepoint and every four weeks during the 12 weeks of clinical trial.

Androgen, change

change from baseline, improvement

Other/protocol endpoint

Other outcome was change in blood concentration in androstenedione.

Time frame:Patient's fasting blood was drawn at the basepoint and every four weeks during the 12 weeks of clinical trial.

Androgen, change

change from baseline, improvement

Other/protocol endpoint

Other outcome was change in blood concentration of DHEAS (dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate).

Time frame:Patient's fasting blood was drawn at the basepoint and every four weeks during the 12 weeks of clinical trial.

Androgen, change

change from baseline, improvement

Other (unclassified)

1 endpoint
Other/protocol endpoint/low confidence

Other outcome was change in blood concentrations of SHBG (sex hormone-binding globulin).

Time frame:Patient's fasting blood was drawn at the basepoint and every four weeks during the 12 weeks of clinical trial.

change from baseline, 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

Provenance

Sources

Trial identity, design, statusClinicalTrials.gov API v2
Snapshot dateJuly 1, 2026
Endpoint classificationDelfa endpoint taxonomy v2 (May 13, 2026)
Results tableno registry results posted yet

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.