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Auricular Acupressure (AA) For Insulin Resistance in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

NCT03546595 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2019-12-26

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The present trial is a pilot study to investigate the effect of auricular acupressure on insulin resistance in women with PCOS.A total of 100 subjects will be enrolled into this study and will be randomized into two groups.

Auricular acupressure or sham auricular acupressure will be treated for three months. The primary outcome is the whole body insulin action assessed with HOMA-IR.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Auricular acupoints acupressure

The magnetic beads were taped to the auricular acupressure points, by the same acupuncture specialist on one ear approximately after skin sterilization, and the subjects were asked to massage the points for 5 minutes, 30 minutes before three meals and sleep.The magnetic beads were left in situ, but replaced with new ones once every week in the other ear.

OTHER

Sham auricular acupoints acupressure

The magnetic beads were taped to the auricular acupressure points, by the same acupuncture specialist on one ear approximately after skin sterilization, and the subjects were not asked to massage the points.The magnetic beads were left in situ, but replaced with new ones once every week in the other ear.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-07-01
Primary Completion
2019-12-31
Completion
2020-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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