How 2 deal with PCOS

Conditions: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)
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Registration Number: NL-OMON56665

Lead Sponsor: Erasmus MC, Universitair Medisch Centrum Rotterdam

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Pending

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 222

Inclusion Criteria

women with a confirmed diagnosis of PCOS based on the Rotterdam criteria, body
Mass Index (BMI) >=18.5*kg/m2, aged above 18 years.

Exclusion Criteria

pregnant, current treatment for clinical depression, anxiety disorders or
eating disorders, suicidality (indicated by a score >2 on the Beck Depression
Inventory II suicide item), having an endocrine disease (diabetes mellitus,
thyroid function disorders, Cushing*s disease, adrenal tumors, and congenital
adrenal hyperplasia) and inability to speak, read or write Dutch.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The primary outcome measure of this study (depression and anxiety) will be<br /><br>measured with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). </p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>Secondary outcome measures are quality of life (QoL) measured with the<br /><br>validated Dutch version of the PCOSQOL. Body image with the BCS, Coping<br /><br>strategies will be measured with the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations<br /><br>(CISS-21) and sleep quality with the Promis short form 4a.</p><br>