Auricular Acupressure (AA) For Insulin Resistance in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
NCT ID: NCT03546595
Last Updated: 2019-12-26
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
NA
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-07-01
2020-12-31
Brief Summary
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Auricular acupressure or sham auricular acupressure will be treated for three months. The primary outcome is the whole body insulin action assessed with HOMA-IR.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
TRIPLE
Study Groups
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Auricular acupoints acupressure
Auricular acupoints acupressure
The magnetic beads were taped to the auricular acupressure points, by the same acupuncture specialist on one ear approximately after skin sterilization, and the subjects were asked to massage the points for 5 minutes, 30 minutes before three meals and sleep.The magnetic beads were left in situ, but replaced with new ones once every week in the other ear.
Sham auricular acupoints acupressure
Sham auricular acupoints acupressure
The magnetic beads were taped to the auricular acupressure points, by the same acupuncture specialist on one ear approximately after skin sterilization, and the subjects were not asked to massage the points.The magnetic beads were left in situ, but replaced with new ones once every week in the other ear.
Interventions
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Auricular acupoints acupressure
The magnetic beads were taped to the auricular acupressure points, by the same acupuncture specialist on one ear approximately after skin sterilization, and the subjects were asked to massage the points for 5 minutes, 30 minutes before three meals and sleep.The magnetic beads were left in situ, but replaced with new ones once every week in the other ear.
Sham auricular acupoints acupressure
The magnetic beads were taped to the auricular acupressure points, by the same acupuncture specialist on one ear approximately after skin sterilization, and the subjects were not asked to massage the points.The magnetic beads were left in situ, but replaced with new ones once every week in the other ear.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Diagnosis of PCOS according to the modified Rotterdam criteria.
* 2 years after menarche.
* Body mass index (BMI) equal to or greater than 23 kg/m2.
* IR is defined by the homeostaticmodel assessment (HOMA-IR: (fasting insulin (μU/mL)×fasting glucose (mmol/L))/22.5). A value ≥2.14 will be considered to be indicative of IR.
* With no desire of children within 3 months.
Exclusion Criteria
* Patients with other endocrine disorders including 21-hydroxylase deficiency, hyperprolactinemia, uncorrected thyroid disease, suspected Cushing's syndrome.
* Patients with known severe organ dysfunction or mental illness.
15 Years
40 Years
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Yan Li
Associate chief physician
Locations
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First Affiliated Hospital, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine
Harbin, Heilongjiang, China
Countries
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References
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Li Y, Hou L, Wang Y, Xie L, Zhang M, Pan Z, Li Y, Ding Y, Sun M, Qu Y, Liu S. Auricular points acupressure for insulin resistance in overweight/obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome: protocol for a randomised controlled pilot trial. BMJ Open. 2019 May 28;9(5):e027498. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-027498.
Other Identifiers
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AA for IR-PCOS
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id