The impact of a positive psychology intervention on quality of life for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

A randomised controlled trial to investigate whether an online psychology intervention can improve the quality of life of women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN64066164

Enrollment

200

Registered

2013-12-06

Start date

2015-01-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-07-15

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Conditions

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Polycystic ovarian syndrome

Interventions

Randomisation shall be stratified in order to ensure an equal distribution in length of diagnosis of PCOS. Pragmatic randomisation may be used if a participant has a strong preference to be in a parti

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 or over 2. Diagnosed with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by a clinician 3. Lives in the UK 4. Has access to the internet

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants with mental incapacity unable to give informed consent 2. Participants unable to understand verbal and written information in English (as the study is an online study and so translation for individuals not able to understand English is not possible)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life, measured using the PCOS QoL (in development) at at baseline, 4 and 6 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Anxiety and depression, measured using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) at baseline, 4 and 6 weeks	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

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