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To compare Inositol with oral contraceptive pills on menstrual regulation in young girls with PCOS.

Phase 4
Conditions
Health Condition 1: null- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Registration Number
CTRI/2018/03/012643
Lead Sponsor
Department of Obstetrics Gynaecology
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot Yet Recruiting
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
0
Inclusion Criteria

1) Young girls in the age-group of 15-24 years (or atleast 2 years after the onset of menarche) with PCOS diagnosed by two out of the following criteria

a) Hyperandrogenism - Clinical(hirsutism

diagnosed by modified Ferriman -Gallwey

score more than or equal to 8/36) or

Biochemical (serum testosterone >0.5 ng/L)

b) Persistent oligo/anovulation characterized

by irregular menstrual cycles (19-90 days)

or absent menstrual cycles ( for a period

equivalent to previous 3 menstrual cycles)

c) Polycystic ovaries on ultrasound diagnosed

when ovarian volume more than 10 cu.cm.

d) Insulin resistance

2) Patients who are willing to give consent for

the study and willing for follow-up.

Exclusion Criteria

1) Pregnancy.

2) A known case of diabetes mellitus.

3) Patients who are taking or had taken any

hormonal treatment including contraceptives

over the past 3 months.

4) Patients who are taking or who had used

glucocorticoids, lipid-lowering drugs,

glucose-lowering drugs or anti-obesity drugs

within 3 months of the study.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1.Menstrual cycle length <br/ ><br> expressed as average of <br/ ><br> days between cycles. <br/ ><br>2.Modified Ferriman- Gallwey <br/ ><br> score and Acne scoring <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 6 months and 3 months after stopping treatment.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
1.Ovarian volumeâ??lxbxw (cc) <br/ ><br>2.Change in Serum AMH, FSH, <br/ ><br> LH, Testosterone <br/ ><br>3.Changes in blood sugar <br/ ><br> profile, lipid profile <br/ ><br>4.Homeostatic Model <br/ ><br> Assessment (HOMA-IR) <br/ ><br>5.Compliance <br/ ><br>6.Body Weight <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: 6 months and 3 months after stopping treatment
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