New study tests better care path for PCOS patients
NCT ID NCT07350876
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at a standardized way to diagnose and treat polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) in primary care. Researchers worked with 227 women aged 18-50 to see if a structured care plan, including lifestyle changes and prebiotic supplements, could improve insulin resistance and other symptoms. The goal was to make PCOS management more effective and easier to access.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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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
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227 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 50 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Female participants aged 18-50 years. 2. A diagnosis of PCOS based on the 2003 Rotterdam consensus, meeting at least two of the following three criteria: (i) oligo-ovulation and/or anovulation;(ii) clinical and/or biochemical signs of hyperandrogenism; or(iii) polycystic ovarian morphology on ultrasonography, defined as the presence of ≥12 follicles measuring 2-9 mm in diameter in each ovary and/or an ovarian volume ≥10 cm³. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Patients with other serious medical conditions, including coronary heart disease (e.g., angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, history of coronary revascularization, or abnormal Q waves on electrocardiography), stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic, including transient ischemic attack), or severe hepatic or renal dysfunction. 2. Patients with eating disorders or severe gastrointestinal diseases that may affect nutritional intervention outcomes. 3. Patients with any other medical condition associated with an estimated life expectancy of less than 5 years. 4. Patients with drug abuse, chronic alcoholism, alcohol dependence, or other addictive tendencies. 5. Patients who are unable to comply with dietary modification or lifestyle intervention or who are unlikely to adhere to follow-up visits. 6. Pregnant or lactating women, or those who have used oral contraceptives or glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists within the past 3 months. 7. Patients with a known allergy to prebiotics, those who have taken probiotics, prebiotics, or synbiotic supplements within the past 3 months, or those who have used antibiotics within the past 1 month.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xuanwu Hospital, Capital Medical University
Beijing, China
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