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The effect and mechanism of berberine on insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome

The effect and mechanism of berberine on insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR1900021169
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-01-31
Start date
2019-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-02-04

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

polycystic ovary syndrome

Interventions

Control group:Metformin

Sponsors

Guangdong Provincal hospital of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients were diagnosed with PCOS; 2. Patients were diagnosed with insulin resistance; 3. Women aged 18-35 years; 4. No fertility plan in the next three months; 5. Informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnancy or Suspicious Pregnancy; 2. Drugs used for regulating reproductive or metabolic were excluded, such as oral contraceptive, GnRH, antiandrogen drugs, Weight-loss drugs, lipid-lowering drugs and so on; 3. Patient with other endocrine diseases, such as diabetes, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, hyperprolactinemia, uncorrected thyroid disease, suspicious Cushing syndrome etc.; 4. Patient with serious internal disease, such as hepatorenal insufficiency, cardiac insufficiency, severe infection, trauma and hypertension; 5. Patient with history of major surgery; 6. Patient with hemolytic anemia and G6PD deficiency; 7. Patient with mental disease; 8. Allergic to the berberine or Metformin.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
insulin;glucose;HOMA;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
physical examination;serum lipid;Homocysteine;The rate of ovulation;basic sex hormones;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHongyan Yang

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine (Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine)

wangyfk@126.com+86 13662465058

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026