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ACTRN12618000975291
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Acupuncture or auricular electro-acupuncture as adjuncts to lifestyle interventions for weight management in PCOS: a randomised controlled feasibility study

ICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University0 sites29 target enrollmentJune 8, 2018
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ConditionsPolycystic Ovary SyndromeOverweightObesityMetabolic and Endocrine - Metabolic disordersAlternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicineReproductive Health and Childbirth - Other reproductive health and childbirth disorders

Overview

Phase
未知
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Sponsor
ICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University
Enrollment
29
Status
Terminated
Last Updated
3 years ago
OverviewInvestigatorsEligibility CriteriaOutcomesSimilar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
June 8, 2018
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
ICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • •women aged 18\-45 years
  • •physician diagnosis of PCOS according to the 2003 Rotterdam Criteria in previous 5 years
  • •BMI greater than 25 kg/m2; no other endocrine disorders;
  • •not pregnant/no pregnancies in preceding 6 weeks and more than 6 weeks postpartum;
  • •no breastfeeding within the last 6 weeks;
  • •not on the following medications in the 3 months preceding enrolment: metformin or other medications affecting insulin and glucose metabolism, hormonal treatments for PCOS/ART including gonadotrophins and the Oral Contraceptive Pill, pharmaceutical or complementary therapies for weight loss

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Planning to conceive within the next 3 months
  • •Needle acupuncture in the previous 3 weeks
  • •Unable to provide informed consent.
  • •anticoagulant use
  • •pacemaker use
  • •immunocompromise
  • •valvular heart disease

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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