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High-Intensity Interval Training On Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

NCT04942366 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2024-02-02

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Summary

This RCT is aimed towards determining the effectiveness of exercises based intervention strategy involving high intensity interval training exercises in improving serum testosterone level, body fat composition and physical activity in hopes to provide a definitive exercise regime for the ever common symptoms of pcos. It will be based on the theory that exercise helps in decreasing testosterone level that in turn decrease high androgen levels in the body, exercise further decreases body fat composition (obesity is a common cause or manifestation of pcos).

Conditions

  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

High intensity interval training

HIIT using treadmill four sets of 4 minute interval session (at 90%-95% of the individual HR max calculated by using the karvonen method) and each set will be followed by three minute of moderate intensity exercise (at 70% of individual HR max).

OTHER

Strength training

Strength training will be performed thrice a week, each session will consist of eight dynamic drills.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ziauddin University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mubarra Rao · Ziauddin University

  • Amna Amir Khan · Ziauddin University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-04-12
Primary Completion
2021-12-15
Completion
2021-12-15

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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