Taichi for Overweight/Obese Adolescent and Young Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

NCT ID: NCT02608554

Last Updated: 2019-12-26

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-10-31

Study Completion Date

2020-03-31

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

The present study is a randomized pilot study, overweight/obese adolescent and young PCOS subjects will be assigned into two groups: Taichi arm and control arm. Hormonal profile and metabolic profile will be determined.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Keywords

Explore important study keywords that can help with search, categorization, and topic discovery.

Polycystic ovary sybdrome Taichi

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Taichi

The 24 forms of simplified TCC recommended as the popular health sport by the General Administration of Sport of China were applied.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Taichi

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The program of Taichi training consisted of 60 minutes exercise sessions, 3 days per week for 12 weeks, based on their original level of physical activity. Each session comprised 40 minutes of Taichi training plus a 10-minute warm-up and cool-down. The Taichi training was instructed by the same experienced Taichi instructors who were qualified in the teaching of Taichi. The 24 forms of simplified Taichi recommended as the popular health sport by the General Administration of Sport of China were applied.

Self-monitored exercise

Exercise was self-monitored and consisted of brisk walking, cycling, jogging, or any other aerobic exercise.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Self-monitored exercise

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Exercise was self-monitored and consisted of brisk walking, cycling, jogging, or any other aerobic exercise for 60 mins. 3 days per week for 12 weeks.

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Taichi

The program of Taichi training consisted of 60 minutes exercise sessions, 3 days per week for 12 weeks, based on their original level of physical activity. Each session comprised 40 minutes of Taichi training plus a 10-minute warm-up and cool-down. The Taichi training was instructed by the same experienced Taichi instructors who were qualified in the teaching of Taichi. The 24 forms of simplified Taichi recommended as the popular health sport by the General Administration of Sport of China were applied.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Self-monitored exercise

Exercise was self-monitored and consisted of brisk walking, cycling, jogging, or any other aerobic exercise for 60 mins. 3 days per week for 12 weeks.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* Women aged between 19 and 35 years;
* Diagnosis of PCOS according to the modified Rotterdam criteria;
* 2 years after menarche;
* Body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 23 kg/m\*m.

Exclusion Criteria

* Administration of other medications known to affect reproductive function or metabolism within the past three months, including oral contraceptives, Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) agonists and antagonists, anti androgens, gonadotropins, anti-obesity drugs, Chinese herbal medicines, anti diabetic drugs such as metformin and thiazolidinediones, somatostatin, diazoxide, and calcium channel blockers.
* Patients with other endocrine disorder including 21-hydroxylase deficiency, hyperprolactinemia, uncorrected thyroid disease, suspected Cushing's syndrome.
* Patients with known severe organ dysfunction or mental illness.
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Yan Li

Associate seiner physician

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.

Lihui Hou, Bachelor

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

First Affiliated Hospital of Heilongjiang University Of Chinese

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

First Affiliated Hospital, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine

Harbin, Heilongjiang, China

Site Status

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

China

References

Explore related publications, articles, or registry entries linked to this study.

Li Y, Peng C, Zhang M, Xie L, Gao J, Wang Y, Gao Y, Hou L. Tai Chi for Overweight/Obese Adolescents and Young Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2022 Jun 17;2022:4291477. doi: 10.1155/2022/4291477. eCollection 2022.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 35754690 (View on PubMed)

Li Y, Peng C, Cao G, Li W, Hou L. Tai chi for overweight/obese adolescent and young women with polycystic ovary syndrome: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2018 Sep 20;19(1):512. doi: 10.1186/s13063-018-2893-z.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30236149 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

Taichi for PCOS

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id