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Manual acupuncture for the infertile female with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): study protocol for a randomized sham-controlled trial.
Trials. 2019 Sep 11; 20(1):564.T

Abstract

BACKGROUND

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine diseases for women. Acupuncture is widely used for the infertile female because of it is non-invasive and has fewer side effects, but the powerful evidence for the clinic is still insufficient. Our study intends to explore the effect of manual acupuncture (MA) in the infertile female with PCOS.

METHODS

This study is a randomized, sham-controlled, patient-and assessor-blinded trial and aims to evaluate the effect of MA in women with PCOS and infertility. We will recruit 86 women aged 20-40 years with a diagnosis of infertility with PCOS. Participants will be randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to the MA group and the sham acupuncture (SA) group. Both groups will receive real herbal medicine treatment as a basic treatment twice a day for three menstrual cycles, the MA group receive real acupuncture treatment and the SA group received placebo acupuncture treatment (non-penetrating). All patients will receive acupuncture treatment twice per week for three menstrual cycles. The primary outcome is pregnancy rate and secondary outcomes include ovulation rate, sex hormones, insulin resistance index (IRI), PCOS symptoms, and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndrome scores. Outcome measures will be collected at baseline, each menstrual cycle, the end of treatments, and six months after the last acupuncture treatment. The present protocol followed the SPIRIT guidelines and fulfilled the SPIRIT checklist.

DISCUSSION

This study will be conducted to compare the efficacy of MA versus SA. This trial will help to evaluate whether MA is effective in increasing pregnancy and ovulation rates of the infertile female with polycystic ovary syndrome.

TRIAL REGISTRATION

Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, ChiCTR1800014997 . Registered on 27 February 2018.

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Authors+Show Affiliations

Wang Q
Acupuncture & Tuina School, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Deng H
Acupuncture & Tuina School, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Cheng K
Acupuncture & Tuina School, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Huang Z
Shanghai Pudong New District Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201200, China.
Yin X
Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Zhou Y
Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Yang Y
Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Shen W
Shuguang Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China.
Zhao L
Acupuncture & Tuina School, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China. zhao3helen@sina.com.
Shen X
Acupuncture & Tuina School, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, 201203, China. sxy1@shutcm.edu.cn.

MeSH

Acupuncture TherapyAdultFemaleGonadal Steroid HormonesHumansInfantInsulin ResistanceOutcome Assessment, Health CareOvulationPolycystic Ovary SyndromePregnancyPregnancy RateRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicYoung Adult

Pub Type(s)

Clinical Trial Protocol
Journal Article

Language

eng

PubMed ID

31511054

Citation

Wang, Qiao, et al. "Manual Acupuncture for the Infertile Female With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Study Protocol for a Randomized Sham-controlled Trial." Trials, vol. 20, no. 1, 2019, p. 564.
Wang Q, Deng H, Cheng K, et al. Manual acupuncture for the infertile female with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): study protocol for a randomized sham-controlled trial. Trials. 2019;20(1):564.
Wang, Q., Deng, H., Cheng, K., Huang, Z., Yin, X., Zhou, Y., Yang, Y., Shen, W., Zhao, L., & Shen, X. (2019). Manual acupuncture for the infertile female with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): study protocol for a randomized sham-controlled trial. Trials, 20(1), 564. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-019-3667-y
Wang Q, et al. Manual Acupuncture for the Infertile Female With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS): Study Protocol for a Randomized Sham-controlled Trial. Trials. 2019 Sep 11;20(1):564. PubMed PMID: 31511054.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Manual acupuncture for the infertile female with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): study protocol for a randomized sham-controlled trial. AU - Wang,Qiao, AU - Deng,Haiping, AU - Cheng,Ke, AU - Huang,Zouqin, AU - Yin,Xiuqi, AU - Zhou,Yichen, AU - Yang,Yiqin, AU - Shen,Weidong, AU - Zhao,Ling, AU - Shen,Xueyong, Y1 - 2019/09/11/ PY - 2018/09/16/received PY - 2019/08/19/accepted PY - 2019/9/13/entrez PY - 2019/9/13/pubmed PY - 2020/2/25/medline KW - Herb medicine KW - Infertility KW - Manual acupuncture KW - Polycystic ovary syndrome KW - Traditional Chinese Medicine SP - 564 EP - 564 JF - Trials JO - Trials VL - 20 IS - 1 N2 - BACKGROUND: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine diseases for women. Acupuncture is widely used for the infertile female because of it is non-invasive and has fewer side effects, but the powerful evidence for the clinic is still insufficient. Our study intends to explore the effect of manual acupuncture (MA) in the infertile female with PCOS. METHODS: This study is a randomized, sham-controlled, patient-and assessor-blinded trial and aims to evaluate the effect of MA in women with PCOS and infertility. We will recruit 86 women aged 20-40 years with a diagnosis of infertility with PCOS. Participants will be randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to the MA group and the sham acupuncture (SA) group. Both groups will receive real herbal medicine treatment as a basic treatment twice a day for three menstrual cycles, the MA group receive real acupuncture treatment and the SA group received placebo acupuncture treatment (non-penetrating). All patients will receive acupuncture treatment twice per week for three menstrual cycles. The primary outcome is pregnancy rate and secondary outcomes include ovulation rate, sex hormones, insulin resistance index (IRI), PCOS symptoms, and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) syndrome scores. Outcome measures will be collected at baseline, each menstrual cycle, the end of treatments, and six months after the last acupuncture treatment. The present protocol followed the SPIRIT guidelines and fulfilled the SPIRIT checklist. DISCUSSION: This study will be conducted to compare the efficacy of MA versus SA. This trial will help to evaluate whether MA is effective in increasing pregnancy and ovulation rates of the infertile female with polycystic ovary syndrome. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, ChiCTR1800014997 . Registered on 27 February 2018. SN - 1745-6215 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/31511054/Manual_acupuncture_for_the_infertile_female_with_polycystic_ovary_syndrome__PCOS_:_study_protocol_for_a_randomized_sham_controlled_trial_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -
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