Polycystic Ovary SyndromePhase 2/3PCOSNCT00497653
Oral Administration of DCI to Women With PCOS
A Phase 2/3 study testing DCI in people with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, run by Virginia Commonwealth University at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
To determine if oral DCI administration to women with PCOS increases the total DCI content in urine and blood, and, if so, if that change is accompanied by i) an increase in DCI-IPG release in blood (as determined by bioactivity) during an oral glucose challenge and ii) an increase in whole-body insulin sensitivity. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 40 years, women only
- Conditions the study is for
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- What is being tested?
- DCI
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 13 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Feb 2001to Jul 2009
- Phase
- Phase 2/3
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 to 40 years
- Women only
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Non-obese and obese women with PCOS between 18-40 years of age. (2) oligomenorrhea ( 8 menstrual periods annually), (3) biochemical hyperandrogenemia (elevated total or free testosterone), (4) normal thyroid function tests and serum prolactin, and (5) exclusion of 21 -hydroxylase deficiency by a fasting 17 -hydroxyprogesterone <200 ng/dl.41 (6) acceptable health on the basis of interview, medical history, physical examination, and laboratory tests (CBC, SMA20, urinalysis). (7) Signed, witnessed informed consent. (8) Ability to comply with study requirements.
- Exclusion Criteria: - (1) Diabetes mellitus by fasting glucose or OGTT, or clinically significant pulmonary, cardiac, renal, hepatic, neurologic, psychiatric, infectious, neoplastic and malignant disease (other than non-melanoma skin cancer). (2) Current use of oral contraceptives, DepoProvera or Norplant.. (3) Documented or suspected recent (within one year) history of drug abuse or alcoholism. (4) Ingestion of any investigational drug within two months prior to study onset.
Who cannot join
None listed.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
General Clinical Research Center
Richmond, Virginia, 23298
About this study
Official title: Determination if Oral DCI Administration to Women With PCOS Increases Total DCI Content in Urine and Blood...
To determine if oral DCI administration to women with PCOS increases the total DCI content in urine and blood, and, if so, if that change is accompanied by i) an increase in DCI-IPG release in blood (as determined by bioactivity) during an oral glucose challenge and ii) an increase in whole-body insulin sensitivity.
Read the detailed description
A total of 46 women will be studied. We will study 23 obese and 23 non-obese women. There will be no BMI restriction. Twenty-three women will be randomly assigned to receive DCI (experimental group) and 23 women to receive placebo (control group). The women will be studied during the equivalent of the follicular phase of the cycle, as documented by a serum progesterone concentration of 2 ng/ml.
PCOS will be defined using criteria developed at the 1990 NICHD conference on PCOS3 - i.e., all women will have oligomenorrhea (eight or fewer menstrual periods annually) and hyperandrogenemia (elevated serum total or free testosterone concentration), and secondary causes of hyperandrogenism or ovulatory dysfunction will be excluded (see below: Entrance Criteria). All women will undergo a standard oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to screen for diabetes mellitus,16 but impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) will not be an exclusion criteria because of the high prevalence of IGT in this population.8,17-19 We intentionally will not screen the women for the presence of insulin resistance. Women with PCOS who have disorders associated with insulin resistance - such as hypertension21-23 or dyslipidemia21-23 - will not be excluded as long as they have been on a stable dose of medication for 6 months.
- Conditions
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Being tested
- DCI, Placebo
- Medical subject headings
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
DCIDrug
D-chiro-inositol 1200mg twicely daily for 6 weeks
PlaceboDrug
Placebo, twice daily for 6 weeks
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| DCI | Experimental | Not described Receives: Drug: DCI |
| Placebo | Placebo comparator | Not described Receives: Drug: Placebo |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
To determine if oral DCI administration to women with PCOS increases the total DCI content in urine and blood.
Measured: 43 days
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Jul 2007 (estimated)
- Study startFeb 2001
- Primary completionJul 2007
- Study completionJul 2009
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Polycystic Ovary SyndromeStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by Virginia Commonwealth UniversityThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2/3
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind
- Who is masked
- Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 13 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- John E. Nestler, MD, Principal investigator, Virginia Commonwealth University
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00497653
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2R01HD35629 P2
- Other IDs
- 2R01HD035629
- Acronym
- PCOS
- Status last verified
- Nov 2011
- First submitted
- 5 Jul 2007
- Last updated
- 16 Nov 2011
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 16 Nov 2011. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Determination if Oral DCI Administration to Women With PCOS Increases Total DCI Content in Urine and Blood...
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00497653
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- PCOS / 2R01HD35629 P2
- Conditions
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Phase
- Phase 2/3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Terminated
- Enrolment
- 13 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Study start
- Feb 2001
- Primary completion
- Jul 2007 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jul 2009 (actual)
- First posted
- 9 Jul 2007 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
To determine if oral DCI administration to women with PCOS increases the total DCI content in urine and blood, and, if so, if that change is accompanied by i) an increase in DCI-IPG release in blood (as determined by bioactivity) during an oral glucose challenge and ii) an increase in whole-body insulin sensitivity.
Detailed description
A total of 46 women will be studied. We will study 23 obese and 23 non-obese women. There will be no BMI restriction. Twenty-three women will be randomly assigned to receive DCI (experimental group) and 23 women to receive placebo (control group). The women will be studied during the equivalent of the follicular phase of the cycle, as documented by a serum progesterone concentration of 2 ng/ml.
PCOS will be defined using criteria developed at the 1990 NICHD conference on PCOS3 - i.e., all women will have oligomenorrhea (eight or fewer menstrual periods annually) and hyperandrogenemia (elevated serum total or free testosterone concentration), and secondary causes of hyperandrogenism or ovulatory dysfunction will be excluded (see below: Entrance Criteria). All women will undergo a standard oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) to screen for diabetes mellitus,16 but impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) will not be an exclusion criteria because of the high prevalence of IGT in this population.8,17-19 We intentionally will not screen the women for the presence of insulin resistance. Women with PCOS who have disorders associated with insulin resistance - such as hypertension21-23 or dyslipidemia21-23 - will not be excluded as long as they have been on a stable dose of medication for 6 months.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Basic science
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Quadruple blind (participant, care provider, investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| DCI | Experimental | Drug: DCI |
| Placebo | Placebo comparator | Drug: Placebo |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 40 years
- Sex
- Female only
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Non-obese and obese women with PCOS between 18-40 years of age. (2) oligomenorrhea ( 8 menstrual periods annually), (3) biochemical hyperandrogenemia (elevated total or free testosterone), (4) normal thyroid function tests and serum prolactin, and (5) exclusion of 21 -hydroxylase deficiency by a fasting 17 -hydroxyprogesterone <200 ng/dl.41 (6) acceptable health on the basis of interview, medical history, physical examination, and laboratory tests (CBC, SMA20, urinalysis). (7) Signed, witnessed informed consent. (8) Ability to comply with study requirements.
- Exclusion Criteria: - (1) Diabetes mellitus by fasting glucose or OGTT, or clinically significant pulmonary, cardiac, renal, hepatic, neurologic, psychiatric, infectious, neoplastic and malignant disease (other than non-melanoma skin cancer). (2) Current use of oral contraceptives, DepoProvera or Norplant.. (3) Documented or suspected recent (within one year) history of drug abuse or alcoholism. (4) Ingestion of any investigational drug within two months prior to study onset.
Key exclusion criteria (0 listed)
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| DCID-chiro-inositol 1200mg twicely daily for 6 weeks | Drug | DCI |
| PlaceboPlacebo, twice daily for 6 weeks | Drug | Placebo |
Primary outcome
To determine if oral DCI administration to women with PCOS increases the total DCI content in urine and blood.
Time frame: 43 days
Results and safety
The study was stopped early. Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 16 Nov 2011.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
John E. Nestler, MD principal investigator
Virginia Commonwealth University
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 2/3 study testing DCI in people with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, run by Virginia Commonwealth University at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 16 Nov 2011. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this combined phase mean?
Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.
Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study was stopped early. Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
To determine if oral DCI administration to women with PCOS increases the total DCI content in urine and blood. (time frame: 43 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 16 Nov 2011.