Status:
COMPLETED
Effect of Low-frequency Electroacupuncture (EA) on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Lead Sponsor:
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Collaborating Sponsors:
Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine
Hubei College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Conditions:
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-28 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Low-frequency electroacupuncture (EA) can decrease serum 17-hydroxyprogesterone (17-OHP), androstenedione (A) and testosterone (T)of young women with polycystic ovary syndrome in the Human chorionic g...
Detailed Description
First, patients will be recruited according to the inclusion criteria and exclusion criteria. Second, baseline measurements (including menstrual frequency,human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) stimulati...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 1\) Unmarried women with age between 18 and 28 years and without bearing requirement within 4 months.
- 2\) Confirmed diagnosis of PCOS according to the Rotterdam criteria: Oligomenorrhea(Menstrual cycle\> 35 days, and less than 8 cycles per year), or amenorrhea (Menstrual cycle\> 90 days) and one of the following two criteria; clinical or biochemical hyperandrogenism and/or polycystic ovarian morphology.
Exclusion
- 1\) Patients with hyperprolactinemia.
- 2\) Patients with androgens secrete increased abnormal which caused by adrenal or ovarian tumors.
- 3\) Patients with uncorrected thyroid disease\[thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) \<0.2 milli-International Unit /milliliter(mIU/mL) or \>5.5 mIU/mL\]except the patients with normal TSH in the past 1 year.
- 4)Suspected Cushing syndrome patients.
- 5)Patients who Received Estrogen, Progesterone or Oral contraceptives Oral contraceptives and hormone medications within the past 1 months. It takes at least one month to Eliminate these medicines, or it will influence the results
- 6\) Patients who Received other medications that have influence on Reproductive function. or metabolism within the past 2 months( such as Anti obesity medications，Anti diabetic medications， traditional Chinese medicine and so on).
- 7)Patients who took acupuncture treatment within the past 3 months.
- 8)Patient who are unwilling to give written consent to the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
54 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01812161
Start Date
November 1 2012
End Date
September 1 2017
Last Update
February 26 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine Tongji hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Wuhan, Hubei, China, 027