Acupuncture to Treat Insulin Resistance in Women With and Without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

PHASE1CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

42

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2011

Primary Completion Date

December 31, 2013

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2013

Conditions
Polycystic Ovary SyndromeInsulin Resistance
Interventions
OTHER

Acupuncture

"Needle placement in abdominal muscles, in m. vastus lateralis, lower leg and hands.~Stimulation: Manual rotation of the needles and electrical stimulation of the needles in the abdominal muscles and m. vastus lateralis will be stimulated electrically with low burst frequency Duration: 30 min Treatment: 3 times/wk during 5 weeks."

Trial Locations (1)

43252

Institute of Neuroscienncec and Physiology, Gothenburg

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Göteborg University

OTHER

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