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

Effect of Berberine on Hormonal and Metabolic Features in Obese Women With PCOS

Status
Unknown
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
120 (estimated)
Sponsor
Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine · Academic / Other
Sex
Female
Age
18 Years – 35 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

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.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGBerberine1.5g daily for 3 month
DRUGPlaceboplacebo daily

Timeline

Start date
2010-06-01
Primary completion
2013-06-01
Completion
2013-06-01
First posted
2010-06-08
Last updated
2013-05-10

Locations

4 sites across 1 country: China

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01138930. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.