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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) - Effect Of Physical Exercise And Electroacupuncture

NCT00484705 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 84

Last updated 2009-11-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Hypothesis:

The overall hypothesis is that women with PCOS, both obese and non-obese, have larger adipocytes, altered metabolism and signs of inflammation in adipose tissue and that these changes are associated with high sympathetic nerve activity, hyperandrogenism hyperinsulinaemia, insulin resistance with progression to type II diabetes and cardiovascular disease (CVD) as well as psychological distress and reduced quality of life. Physical exercise and electro-acupuncture decrease high concentrations of androgens, induce regulare menstrual pattern, inhibits high sympathetic activity and restore the PCOS induced disturbances.

Conditions

  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Electroacupuncture

PROCEDURE

Physical exercise

PROCEDURE

Untreated control

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Göteborg University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Elisabet Stener-Victorin, Prof, PhD · Sahlgrenska Academy, Göteborg University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
37 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-10-31
Primary Completion
2008-10-31
Completion
2008-10-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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