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Acupuncture to Treat Insulin Resistance in Women With and Without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

NCT01457209 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2014-01-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The central hypothesis is that acupuncture break the vicious circle of androgen excess and reverse insulin resistance and improve health related quality of life and affective symptoms in overweight and obese women with and without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Acupuncture

Needle placement in abdominal muscles, in m. vastus lateralis, lower leg and hands. Stimulation: Manual rotation of the needles and electrical stimulation of the needles in the abdominal muscles and m. vastus lateralis will be stimulated electrically with low burst frequency Duration: 30 min Treatment: 3 times/wk during 5 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Göteborg University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-10-31
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Sweden

Study Locations

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Diseases

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