Effect of Berberine on Hormonal and Metabolic Features in Obese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

NCT ID: NCT01138930

Last Updated: 2013-05-10

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-06-30

Study Completion Date

2013-06-30

Brief Summary

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Berberine has showed effective in lowering blood sugar levels in db/db mice and anti-dyslipidemia in human.Studies on the effect of berberine on metabolic and hormonal features of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) are lacking.The objective of this study is to examine the effect of Berberine metabolic and hormonal parameters and insulin resistance in obese patients with PCOS.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Berberine

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Berberine

Intervention Type DRUG

1.5g daily for 3 month

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo daily

Interventions

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Berberine

1.5g daily for 3 month

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

placebo daily

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Age of women between 18 and 35 years.
2. Confirmed diagnosis of PCOS according to the modified Rotterdam criteria and all subjects must have anovulation plus either polycystic ovaries and/or hyperandrogenism.
3. Body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 23 kg/m2.
4. With no desire of children within 6 month. PCOS is defined by the modified Rotterdam criteria: oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea, together with presence of ≥12 antral follicles (≤9mm) and/or ovarian volume \>10 ml on transvaginal scanning, and/or clinical/biochemical hyperandrogenism. Oligomenorrhea is defined as an intermenstrual interval \>35 days and \<8 menstrual bleedings in the past year. Amenorrhea is defined as an intermenstrual interval \>90 days. Clinical hyperandrogenism in China Mainland is defined as a Ferriman-Gallwey (FG) score ≥5.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Use of hormonal drugs or other medications including Chinese Herbal prescriptions in the past 3 months.
2. Patients with other endocrine disorders including 21-hydroxylase deficiency, hyperprolactinemia, uncorrected thyroid disease, suspected Cushing's syndrome
3. Patients with known sever organ dysfunction or mental illness.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Xiaoke Wu

Professor and Chairman Dept Obs & Gyn, First Affiliated Hospital

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Lihui Hou, MD.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

The First Affliated Hospital,Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine .

Xiaoke Wu, MD.PhD.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

The First Affliated Hospital,Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine

Locations

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Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status RECRUITING

First Affliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University

Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Forth Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medcal University

Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology,First Affliated Hospital,Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine .

Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Xiaoke Wu, MD.PhD.

Role: CONTACT

86-451-8213 0094

Lihui Hou, MD.

Role: CONTACT

86-451-8213 0094

Facility Contacts

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Hongxia Ma, MD

Role: primary

Zhuoran Wang, MD

Role: primary

Shiyu Han, MD

Role: primary

Xiaoke Wu, MD.PhD.

Role: primary

86-451-8213 0094

References

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Zhang Y, Sun J, Zhang YJ, Chai QY, Zhang K, Ma HL, Wu XK, Liu JP. The effect of berberine on insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: detailed statistical analysis plan (SAP) for a multicenter randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2016 Oct 21;17(1):512. doi: 10.1186/s13063-016-1633-5.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27769284 (View on PubMed)

Li Y, Ma H, Zhang Y, Kuang H, Ng EH, Hou L, Wu X. Effect of berberine on insulin resistance in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: study protocol for a randomized multicenter controlled trial. Trials. 2013 Jul 18;14:226. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-226.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23866924 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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berberine2010

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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