Status:

COMPLETED

Incretin Effect in PCOS Women

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen

Conditions:

Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Eligibility:

FEMALE

18-65 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study investigates the incretin effect in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) before and after removal of their insulin resistance by metformin. The investigators' hypothesis is that ins...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria PCOS-women:
  • Diagnosed with PCOS according to the Rotterdam criteria
  • more than 18 years old
  • BMI less than 30 kg/m2
  • Normal glucose tolerance and fasting plasma glucose (assessed by 75-g OGTT)
  • Negative GAD65 and islet cell autoantibodies
  • Insulin resistant according to HOMA-IR
  • informed consent
  • Inclusion Criteria healthy women:
  • more than 18 years old
  • BMI less than 30 kg/m2
  • Normal glucose tolerance and fasting plasma glucose (assessed by 75-g OGTT)
  • Negative GAD65 and islet cell autoantibodies
  • informed consent
  • regular menstrual cycle (28-35 days)
  • Plasma androgen levels within reference levels
  • Exclusion Criteria PCOS and healthy women:
  • First or second degree relatives with diabetes
  • pregnancy or breast feeding
  • treatment with medication which influences the glucose metabolism (incl hormonal contraception)
  • Congenital diseases which cause hyperandrogenism and irregular bleeding
  • Known adrenal hyperplasia
  • Known hyperprolaktinemia
  • Alcohol consumption of more than 20 grams a day
  • Hemoglobin less than 7.8 %

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2013

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    November 23 2017

    Estimated Enrollment :

    20 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT01892254

    Start Date

    June 1 2013

    End Date

    November 23 2017

    Last Update

    November 27 2020

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    Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte

    Hellerup, Select A State, Denmark, 2900