Adipose Tissue and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)(EIFFEL)
United States36 participantsStarted 2012-12-06
Plain-language summary
The purpose of this study is to collect data to help understand why some women develop Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) associated with decreased lower-body fat.
Who can participate
Age range20 Years – 40 Years
SexFEMALE
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Female
* Age \> 20 and \< 40
* Weight stable (change of less than 3 kg in the last 8 weeks)
* BMI \< 40 kg/m2 or \> 27 kg/m2
Supplemental inclusion criteria for PCOS women:
* NIH criteria - confirmed by subjects' medical records.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Male
* Women who are pregnant or lactating (breast feeding)
* Post-menopausal women
* Women with hysterectomy
* Diagnosed with diabetes, or have a fasting blood sugar \> 126 mg/dL.
* Untreated or symptomatic thyroid disease.
* Impaired kidney or liver function, as evidenced by your blood work
* Hypertension/ high blood pressure or are taking blood pressure medications
* Use of oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy.
* History of drug or alcohol abuse (\> 3 drinks per day) in the last 5 years, or psychiatric disease prohibiting adherence to study protocol.
* History of cancer within the last 5 years.
* History of organ transplant.
* History of HIV, active Hepatitis B or C, or Tuberculosis.
* History of heart attack/ myocardial infarction.
* Presence of clinically significant abnormalities on EKG.
* Current smokers (smoking within the past 3 months)
* Use of any medications known to influence glucose, fat and/or energy metabolism within the last 3 months (e.g., growth hormone therapy, glucocorticoids \[steroids\], etc.). Metformin for women with PCOS is allowed.
What they're measuring
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Difference of angiogenesis capacity in abdominal and gluteal adipose tissue
Timeframe: Day 7
Trial details
NCT IDNCT01745471
SponsorAdventHealth Translational Research Institute