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Can adding exercise to diet help women with PCOS?

NCT ID NCT05377021

Disease control Sponsor: Dokuz Eylul University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looked at whether a diet-only or a diet-plus-exercise program works better for obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Twenty-seven women were split into two groups: one received dietary advice, the other got both diet and personalized exercise recommendations for 12 weeks. Researchers tracked weight, quality of life, and PCOS symptoms to see which approach helped more.

What this could mean

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Active substance
lifestyle change (diet and exercise)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could show that adding exercise to diet is more effective for managing PCOS symptoms and improving quality of life.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study with only 27 participants, so results may not apply to all women with PCOS. It tests lifestyle changes, not a new drug or cure.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

27 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2022

Finished

Dec 2024

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

20 to 41 years

Sex

Female participants only

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being between 20-41 years old, * Diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome, * Having a secondary education or higher education, * Having a body mass index of 30 and above, * Volunteering to participate in the research Exclusion Criteria: * Having a psychiatric diagnosis, * Using a contraceptive method containing hormones in the last three months, * Presence of one or more of the etiologies of hyperprolactinemia, thyroid dysfunction, Cushing's syndrome, congenital adrenal hyperplasia and other hyperandrogenemia, * Diagnosis of hypertension, Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, * Using one or more of the drug types such as antiandrogen, steroid, antidiabetic, ovulation induction agents in the last three months, * Impairment of liver, kidney or heart functions, * Limited physical exercise

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Conditions

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polycystic ovary syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

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Polycystic ovary syndrome

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Dokuz Eylül University

    Izmir, İzmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

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