NCT02326714

Auricular Acupressure (AA) For Overweight/Obese Adolescent and Young Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ( PCOS)

Effect of Auricular Acupressure on Overweight/Obese Adolescent and Young Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 120 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 12 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to investigate the effect and safety of auricular acupressure on adolescent and young women with PCOS. Subjects will be randomly assigned in to two arms: Auricular acupressure arm and placebo auricular acupressure, both arms will be treated for three months. Body mass index, oral glucose tolerance test, hormonal profile and metabolic profile will be determined.

Conditions

• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Auricular 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.
OTHER	Placebo auricular 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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-06-01
• Primary completion: 2019-01-01
• Completion: 2019-06-01
• First posted: 2014-12-29
• Last updated: 2017-12-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China