NCT01256970

The Study of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and Questionnaire

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 306 (actual)
• Sponsor: Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 15 Years – 45 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is an extremely common disorder in women of reproductive age. Diagnosis of PCOS is principally based on clinical and physical findings. Diagnostic criteria and PCOS definitions used by clinicians and researchers are almost as heterogeneous as the syndrome. This first part of study is determine whether genetic polymorphisms influence hormonal and metabolic characteristics in Taiwanese patients with PCOS and controls. Furthermore, women with PCOS were reported with high risk of cardiovascular disease, the investigators planned to calculate the difference of carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) between women with PCOS and normal control to determine the premature atherosclerosis of women with PCOS.

Conditions

• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-11-01
• Primary completion: 2013-01-01
• Completion: 2013-01-01
• First posted: 2010-12-09
• Last updated: 2013-09-11

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan