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UnknownNCT04215380
Effects of Gum Arabic Ingestion on Hormonal and Metabolic Changes in Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Effects of Gum Arabic Ingestion on Hormonal and Metabolic Changes in Patients With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: Two Arm Randomized Double Blind Placebo Controlled Study
- Status
- Unknown
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Lamis Kaddam · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- 18 Years – 45 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
To assess the effects on hormonal and metabolic changes in the PCOs patients after ingestion of Arabic gum
Detailed description
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects 5-20% of women of reproductive age worldwide it increases the risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus, cerebrovascular and cardiovascular events and not to mention it is one of the main causes of infertility. in the management of PCOS life style modification like weight reduction is necessary and recently it was discovered that GA ingestion causes significant reduction in BMI and body fat percentage among healthy adult females.so if GA could also affect the hormones and the metabolic changes in PCOs is going to be useful in decreasing the comorbidities and even treating PCOs.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Acacia Senegal extract | Oral Digestion of Gum Arabic dissolved in 200 ml of water to be consumed early morning in daily basis for 12 weeks |
| DIETARY_SUPPLEMENT | Pectin | Oral Digestion of Pectin to be consumed early morning in daily basis for 12 weeks |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2020-01-25
- Primary completion
- 2020-04-15
- Completion
- 2020-06-15
- First posted
- 2020-01-02
- Last updated
- 2020-01-23
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Sudan
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