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Status unknownNCT03264638Updated Feb 5, 2018

A Clinical and Biological Research of Combined Chinese and Western Medicine in the Treatment of PCOS

A Phase 2 interventional study of Dingkundan and Dingkundan & Diane-35 in PCOS, sponsored by Aijun Sun. Status unknown at 1 site in China. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-02-05.

Sponsored by Aijun Sun · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Feb 2018), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 10 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Oct 2016, registered Aug 2017).
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
315
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 40 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

This study evaluates the effects and biological mechanisms of Dingkundan,Diane-35 and the combination of Dingkundan and Diane-35 in the treatment of polycystic syndrome(PCOS) in adults women. One third of participants will receive Dingkundan capsules, one third of participants will receive Diane-35 Pills, and the another third will receive Dingkundan capsules and Diane-35 in combination.

Read the detailed description

Dingkundan,Diane-35 each ameliorate PCOS, but they do so by different mechanisms. We generally treat PCOS patients without immediate fertility requirement by short-acting contraceptives,Diane-35 is one of the most commonly used drugs.

Dingkundan consists of multiple chinese herbs including ginseng,Panax notoginseng,deer antlers,Carthamus tinctorius L.,Radix Paeoniae Alba,prepared Radix Rehmanniae,Angelica etc., which gains widespread application in the treatment of gynecological diseases. Based on the characteristics above, we try to explore its clinical application value in PCOS and its biological mechanisms.

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Conditions studied

  • PCOS

Keywords

  • PCOS
  • Dingkundan
  • Diane-35
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In context

Lead sponsor

Aijun Sun is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 40 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
Yes

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Inclusion criteria

  • Subject is a female between the age of 18 and 40.
  • Subject diagnosed as PCOS by the 2003 Rotterdam criteria.
  • Subject provides written .

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Subject has other endocrine diseases,such as adrenal hyperplasias or tumor, androgen-secreting tumours, Cushing's syndrome,thyroid diseases and hyperprolactinemia.
  • Subject has received related medical or surgical treatment in the past 3 months.
  • Subject suffered from substance abuse or dependence(such as alcohol or drugs);
  • Subject is a heavy smoker(reaching or more than 20 cigarettes a day).
  • Subject is pregnant or lactating or within 1 year after delivery.
  • Subject has a severe systemic disease, such as cardiovascular system
  • Subject has a history of or radiotherapy.
  • Subject has an allergic history to the drugs used in the study.
  • Subject has mental disorder incapable of elementary cooperations.
  • Subject has participated in other clinical researches of medicine within 3 month prior to randomization.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(2)

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Cancer (malignancy)

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
315 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Dingkundan

    Dingkundan 7g capsule by mouth, twice daily, beginning on Day 5 of menstrual cycle for 21 consecutive days followed by a 7-day interval without medication; for three cycles

    Drug: Dingkundan

  • Experimental
    Dingkundan & Diane-35

    Dingkundan 7g capsule by mouth, twice daily, and Diane-35 one pill by mouth, once daily, beginning on Day 5 of menstrual cycle for 21 consecutive days followed by a 7-day interval without medication; for three cycles

    Drug: Dingkundan & Diane-35

  • Active comparator
    Diane-35

    Diane-35 one pill by mouth,once daily, beginning on Day 5 of menstrual cycle for 21 consecutive days followed by a 7-day interval without medication; for three cycles

    Drug: Diane-35

Interventions

  • DrugDingkundan

    Dingkundan 7g capsule by mouth, twice daily, beginning on Day 5 of menstrual cycle for 21 consecutive days followed by a 7-day interval without medication; for three cycles

    Also known as: A

  • DrugDingkundan & Diane-35

    Dingkundan 7g capsule by mouth, twice daily, and Diane-35 one pill by mouth, once daily, beginning on Day 5 of menstrual cycle for 21 consecutive days followed by a 7-day interval without medication; for three cycles

    Also known as: A&B

  • DrugDiane-35

    Diane-35 one pill by mouth,once daily, beginning on Day 5 of menstrual cycle for 21 consecutive days followed by a 7-day interval without medication; for three cycles

    Also known as: B

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. symptoms

    PCOS symptoms

    Time frame: 5 minutes

  2. sex hormone levels changes

    sex hormone levels changes

    Time frame: 5 minutes

Secondary outcomes

  1. lipid metabolism

    blood lipid profile

    Time frame: 5 minutes

  2. metabolites figure spectrum

    metabolites figure spectrum to undermine the mechanism of Dingkundan and Diane-35 in the treatment of PCOS

    Time frame: 5 minutes

  3. Fasting insulin

    Fasting insulin

    Time frame: 5 minutes

  4. glycosylated hemoglobin

    glycosylated hemoglobin

    Time frame: 5 minutes

  5. fasting blood glucose

    fasting blood glucose

    Time frame: 5 minutes

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Lei Li
    Beijing, China/Beiing 100000, China
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Publications

  • Rotterdam ESHRE/ASRM-Sponsored PCOS consensus workshop group. Revised 2003 consensus on diagnostic criteria and long-term health risks related to polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Hum Reprod. 2004 Jan;19(1):41-7. doi: 10.1093/humrep/deh098. PubMed 14688154 ↗
  • Amiri M, Ramezani Tehrani F, Nahidi F, Kabir A, Azizi F, Carmina E. Effects of oral contraceptives on metabolic profile in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: A meta-analysis comparing products containing cyproterone acetate with third generation progestins. Metabolism. 2017 Aug;73:22-35. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2017.05.001. Epub 2017 May 10. PubMed 28732568 ↗
  • Ding X, Deng Y, Wang Y, Xue W, Zhu S, Ma X, Ma R, Sun A. Serum metabolomic profiling reveals potential biomarkers in assessing the management of women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a randomized controlled trial. Chin Med J (Engl). 2022 Jan 5;135(1):79-85. doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000001705. PubMed 34873082 ↗
  • Deng Y, Wang YF, Zhu SY, Ma X, Xue W, Ma RL, Sun AJ. Is There An Advantage of Using Dingkun Pill () alone or in Combination with Diane-35 for Management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome? A Randomized Controlled Trial. Chin J Integr Med. 2020 Dec;26(12):883-889. doi: 10.1007/s11655-020-3097-4. Epub 2020 Sep 11. PubMed 32915426 ↗
  • Deng Y, Xue W, Wang YF, Liu XH, Zhu SY, Ma X, Zuo HL, Jiang JF, Zheng TP, Sun AJ. Insulin Resistance in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Improved by Chinese Medicine Dingkun Pill (): A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial. Chin J Integr Med. 2019 Apr;25(4):246-251. doi: 10.1007/s11655-018-2947-1. Epub 2019 Jun 25. PubMed 31236888 ↗

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes — Network platform, and the website will be attached later.

Supporting information: Study protocol, Informed consent form, Clinical study report, Analytic code

Time frame: Within 2 months after the trial complete

Access criteria: Data access requests will be reviewed by an external independent review panel.Requestors will be required to sign a Data Access Agreement

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Started Oct 2016 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Aug 2018, 22 months after the start.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Aug 13, 2017
First posted
Aug 29, 2017
StartActual
Oct 1, 2016
Primary completionEst.
Aug 31, 2018
CompletionEst.
Aug 31, 2018
Last update
Feb 5, 2018
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Feb 5, 2018, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03264638
Lead sponsor
Aijun Sun
Responsible party
Aijun Sun (Principal Investigator, Peking Union Medical College Hospital) — Sponsor-investigator
First posted
Aug 29, 2017
Start date
Oct 1, 2016
Primary completion
Aug 31, 2018 (estimated)
Completion
Aug 31, 2018 (estimated)
Last update
Feb 5, 2018

Study contacts

Lei Li, MD
Contact
lileigh@163.com
139-1198-8831 ext. +86
Aijun Sun, MD
principal investigator · Peking Union Medical College Hospital,Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medicine Sciences

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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