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A study on Acarbose and Myo-inositol combination therapy on the complications of PCOS.

Safety and Effectiveness of Acarbose add on with Myoinositol on Metabolic and Hormonal Parameters in women with Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A Randomized Open-Label Controlled Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/04/041877
Enrollment
246
Registered
2022-04-13
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: E89-E89- Postprocedural endocrine and metabolic complications and disorders, not elsewhere classified

Interventions

Intervention1: 1.ACARBOSE and METFORMIN 2.ACARBOSE and MYOINOSITOL: 1.ACARBOSE dose 25mg TID for 4 weeks, 50mg TID for 8 weeks, followed by 100mg TID for the rest of the treatment and METFORMIN dose 5

Sponsors

SRM College of Pharmacy SRM Institute of Science and Technology
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a) Subjects diagnosed with PCOS based on Rotterdam criteria such as chronic anovulation- oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea, clinical or biochemical hyperandrogenism, polycystic ovarian morphology by transvaginal ultrasound. b) Subjects with IR ( fasting glucose: insulin ratio c) Subjects with aged 18 to 39 d) Subjects with BMI > 25 e) Subjects with willingness to provide informed consent will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a) Subjects with diseases and conditions that mimic PCOS such as Cushing syndrome, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, idiopathic hirsutism, prolactinoma, acromegaly, type 2 DM, ovarian and adrenal androgen secreting tumours. b) Subjects on Oral contraceptives, glucocorticoids, antiandrogen, ovulation induction tablets, anti-diabetes, anti-obesity drugs for the past 3 months will be excluded from the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.Improvement in the Metabolic parameters such as TC, TGL, HDL-C, LDL-C, VLDL-C, Fasting Insulin, Fasting Glucose, QUICKI, HOMA-IR 2.Improvement in Hormonal parameters such as LH, FSH, LH: FSH, TT, SHBG, FAI, calculated free testosterone sr. progesterone 3.Regularization of Menstrual pattern. Timepoint: 1.Fasting blood samples such as Fasting Insulin, Fasting Glucose will be collected after an overnight fast of 12 hours . 2.Metabolic and Hormonal parameters will be collected at baseline and at every three months until the end of the study. 3. Anthropometric parameters such as BMI, Ht, Wt, Hip to Waist ratio will be collected at baseline and every month month through telephonic interviews

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.Reduction in Hirsutism using modified ferriman gallwey score. 2.Reduction in Alopecia, Acne. 3.Improvement in Polycystic Ovarian Morphology. 4.Improvement in PCOS HRQoL. Timepoint: Hirsutism, acne, alopecia and PCOSQoL questionnaire will be assessed at baseline and at every 3 months until the end of the study.

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr R Kamaraj

SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre

anuthanigai77@gmail.com9042038136

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026