Taste Function and Eating Habits in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Completed

• Conditions: Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
• Interventions: Drug: Contraceptive

• Registration Number: NCT04238078
• Lead Sponsor: Hacettepe University

Brief Summary

This study evaluates taste function and eating habits in patients with PCOS compared to healthy women and before and after oral contraceptive use.

Detailed Description

The objective of this study is to investigate the taste function and eating habits in patients with PCOS in comparison with healthy women at baseline and after routine use of an oral contraceptive (2mg ethinylestradiol and 0.03mg dienogest) along with general lifestyle advice for three months.

Patients with diagnosis of PCOS (Rotterdam criteria) will be recruited from Hacettepe University outpatient clinics. Along with clinical, hormonal and biochemical evaluation, taste function and eating habit tests will be performed at baseline both in patients and healthy volunteers. These tests will be repeated in women with PCOS after 3 months of oral contraceptive use.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2020-01-15
• Study First Submitted: 2020-01-19
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-01-19
• Study First Posted: 2020-01-23
• Primary Completion: 2020-07-15
• Study Completion: 2020-07-15
• Status Verified: 2021-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-06-26
• Last Update Posted: 2021-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• Women diagnosed with PCOS (Rotterdam criteria) who will receive oral contraceptive pill for long-term management

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Exclusion Criteria

• Any systemic illness
• Any other medication use
• Age<18 or >35 years
• Pregnant or nursing
• Untreated hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism
• Known rhinoplasty or nasal surgery
• Known defect in smell or taste function
• Being active smoker.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Polycystic ovary syndrome	Contraceptive	Women with PCOS diagnosed according to Rotterdam criteria

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Taste function	Three months	Taste function assessed by use of taste strip test

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Eating habits	Three months	Eating habits assessed by questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hacettepe University School of Medicine; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey