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Electroacupuncture on Menstrual Frequency in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Study Protocol

NCT02653911 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 172

Last updated 2020-09-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a dysfunction of endocrine system of women of reproductive age. Approximately 5%-10% women in China have this syndrome. Irregular menstruation (oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea), hirsutism and obesity are the common clinical manifestations of PCOS. The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture in improving the menstrual frequency of PCOS patients who do not have fertility requirements.

Conditions

  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Acupuncture

Hwato Brand, Suzhou Medical Appliance Factory, China

OTHER

Sham-acupuncture group

Hwato Brand, Suzhou Medical Appliance Factory, China

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Zhishun Liu, Ph D · Guang Am Men Hospital,China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
40 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-01-31
Primary Completion
2021-12-31
Completion
2022-06-30

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