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Low-Carb Versus Mediterranean Diet in PCOS

Not Applicable
Conditions
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Interventions
Other: low-carbohydrate diet
Other: Mediterranean diet
Registration Number
NCT05272657
Lead Sponsor
Federal State Budgetary Institution, V. A. Almazov Federal North-West Medical Research Centre, of the Ministry of Health
Brief Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial of two diets (low-carbohydrate and Mediterranean diet) in the treatment of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). The trial assesses the effects of the two diets on clinical, metabolic and hormonal parameters, inflammatory markers and gut microbiota . This study is an interventional, randomized controlled trial, open-labeled.

Detailed Description

The study aims to clarify the impact of nutritional recommendations for women with polycystic ovary syndrome on clinical, metabolic and hormonal parameters, inflammatory markers and gut microbiota . Women with PCOS are randomized into 2 treatment groups: one group on a low-carbohydrate diet and the other on a Mediterranean diet. The adhearance to a prescribed diet will be controlled through food intake diaries using a mobile application with electronic reporting forms.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
Female
Target Recruitment
130
Inclusion Criteria
  • Women with PCOS between the ages of 18-40 years and with a body mass index of less than or equal to 45.

  • Fulfillment of at least two of the following three criteria for PCOS, adopted by the Rotterdam Consensus in 2003 (Rotterdam ESHRE / ASRM-Sponsored PCOS Consensus Workshop Group):

    • signs of hyperandrogenemia - clinical and / or biochemical (increase in the index of free androgens or total testosterone)
    • signs of chronic anovulation
    • ultrasound signs: the number of follicles in the ovary ≥ 20 and / or ovarian volume ≥ 10 ml in any ovary in the case of gynecological age 8 or more years after menarche.
Exclusion Criteria
  • The presence of hyperprolactinemia
  • Cushing's syndrome
  • Ongenital hyperplasia of the adrenal cortex
  • Hypothyroidism
  • Androgen-producing tumors
  • Regular use of drugs and dietary supplements that affect the function of the ovaries
  • Adrenal glands
  • Metabolism of carbohydrates
  • Lipids
  • Microbiota composition during the 2 months preceding the study
  • Pregnancy
  • Lactation
  • Significant comorbidities

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
low-carbohydrate dietlow-carbohydrate dietsubjects in this arm are given detailed instructions and coaching in following a low-carbohydrate diet.
Mediterranean dietMediterranean dietsubjects in this arm are given detailed instructions and coaching in following a Mediterranean diet.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Homeostasis Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) index12 weeks

Changes in HOMA-IR index (fasting insulin \[mU/l\] \* fasting glucose \[mmol/L\]/22.5) after intervention

2. Free androgen index12 weeks

Changes in free androgen index \[ (total testosterone level / sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) level) \* 100\].

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1. Total testosterone12 weeks

Changes in total testosterone levels \[nmol/L\] in serum after intervention

2. Androstenedione12 weeks

Changes in androstenedione levels in serum after intervention \[ng/ml\]

3. Anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH)12 weeks

Changes in AMH levels in serum after intervention \[ng/ml\]

4. 17-Hydroxyprogesterone (17-OH-progesterone)12 weeks

Changes in 17-OH-progesterone levels in serum after intervention \[ng/ml\]

5. Luteinizing hormone (LH)12 weeks

Changes in LH levels in serum after intervention \[mU/ml\]

6. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH)12 weeks

Changes in FSH levels in serum after intervention \[mU/ml\]

7. Insulin12 weeks

Changes in insulin levels in serum as measured with a two-hour oral glucose tolerance test (75 mg glucose in 300 ml water, blood draws at 0 minutes, 60 min and 120 min) \[mU/l\]

8. Glucose12 weeks

Changes in glucose levels in plasma as measured with a two-hour oral glucose tolerance test (75 mg glucose in 300 ml water, blood draws at 0 minutes, 60 min and 120 min) \[mmol/L\]

9. Matsuda index12 weeks

Changes in matsuda index after intervention measured with the formula M=10000/squareroot(glucose0 \* insulin0 \* Mean OGTT glucose concentration \* Mean OGTT insulin concentration)

10. Hirsutism12 weeks

measured by Ferriman-Gallwey-score (mFG-score), ranging from 0 to 36, with 0 being the best possible value and 36 the worst

11. Body-mass-index (BMI)12 weeks

BMI measured with the formula BMI=weight \[kg\]/height² \[m\]

12. waist-to-hip ratio12 weeks

Calculated with the formula: waist circumference/hip circumference

13. Gut microbiome composition12 weeks

Changes in gut microbiome composition measured from stool samples via 16S-RNA gene sequencing

14. Inflammatory markers12 weeks

Changes in inflammatory markers (Cytokines) measured by Human Cytokine/Chemokine/Growth Factor Panel A. 48 plex kit, pg/mL

15. Untargeted metabolomics12 weeks

Serum samples will be analysed to identify biomarkers differentially changing in response to the studied diets using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC).

16. Untargeted metabolomics12 weeks

Serum samples will be analysed to identify biomarkers differentially changing in response to the studied diets using ultra-high performance mass spectrometry (MS).

17. Serum Low-density lipoproteins (LDL)12 weeks

Changes in serum Low-density lipoproteins (LDL), mmol/L

18. Serum high-density lipoproteins (LDL)12 weeks

Changes in serum high-density lipoproteins (LDL), mmol/L

19. Serum triglyceride levels, mmol/L12 weeks

Changes in serum triglyceride levels, mmol/L

20. Ovulation rate12 weeks

Percent of women with ovulation recorded by serial transvaginal ultrasound after 8 weeks of participating in the study

21. Ovarian volume12 weeks

Changes in ovarian volume (cm3) measured by transvaginal ultrasound in early follicular phase or after 3 months of amenorrhea

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