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CompletedNCT03902301ProjectPCOSUpdated Apr 26, 2022

Lactobacillus Rhamnosus and PCOS Treatment

An interventional study of Lactobacillus group and Dietary group in Insulin Resistance, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and Hyperandrogenism, sponsored by Poznan University of Life Sciences. Completed at 1 site in Poland. Open to female participants aged 18 Years to 40 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2022-04-26.

Sponsored by Poznan University of Life Sciences · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 11 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Apr 2018, registered Mar 2019).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
80
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 40 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

The effect of Lactobacillus rhamnosus supplementation on body weight, hyperandrogenism and insulin resistance in overweight and obesity women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome will be analysed.

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Conditions studied

  • Insulin Resistance
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
  • Hyperandrogenism
  • Obesity

Keywords

  • Lactobacillus rhamnosus
  • Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
  • insulin resistance
  • nutrition intervention
  • probiotic
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In context

Insulin Resistance

2,969 studies on the registry are indexed under Insulin Resistance; 338 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 80 is above the median of 40 across 2,369 interventional studies indexed under Insulin Resistance.

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Lead sponsor

Poznan University of Life Sciences is the lead sponsor of 25 studies on the registry; 5 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 40 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria:

  • patients diagnosed with PCOS,
  • > 28 kg/m2 (overweight or obesity),
  • patients not participating in other similar research programs at the same time,
  • no previous operations on ovaries such as: laparoscopy, ovarian cautery etc.,
  • written agreement to take part in the research.

Exlusion criteria:

  • the use of antibiotics or probiotics within 6 months before the start of the experiment,
  • the use of pharmacological agents or hormones that may affect the course of the menstrual cycle or metabolic rate within 3 months,
  • the use of medicament that may affect on carbohydrate metabolism within 4 weeks,
  • failure to comply with dietary recommendations established during the nutritional intervention,
  • the use of weight loss supplements during the study,
  • clinical diagnosis of digestive disease (for example: irritable bowel syndrome, ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, celiac disease),
  • pregnancy and breast feeding.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(1)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Single (Investigator)
Enrollment
80 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Active comparator
    Dietary group

    A diet based on general recommendations for people with insulin resistance for 20 weeks.

    Dietary Supplement: Dietary group

  • Experimental
    Lactobacillus rhamnosus group

    Lactobacillus rhamnosus for 20 weeks, (2x 6×10 9 CFU/per capsulex); A diet based on general recommendations for people with insulin resistance.

    Dietary Supplement: Lactobacillus group

Interventions

  • Dietary supplementLactobacillus group

    Nutrition intervention focused on the treatment of insulin resistance + Lactobacillus rhamnosus supplementation (6x10 9 of lactobacillus rhamnosus x 2 times a day) (35 people).

  • Dietary supplementDietary group

    Nutritional intervention focused on the treatment of insulin resistance (35 subjects).

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Insulin Resistance

    Fasting insulin concentration (uU/ml) will be measured before and after 2 hours of 75g glucose drink. Insulin resistance will be measured before and after 20 weeks of the intervention.

    Time frame: 20 weeks

  2. Oral glucose test OGTT

    Fasting glucose concentration (mg/dL) will be measured before and after 2 hours of 75g glucose drink. OGTT will be measured before and after 20 weeks of the intervention. Fating glucose and fasting insulin concentrations will be combined to report HOMA-IR index (homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance).

    Time frame: 20 weeks

  3. Testosterone

    Testosterone (ng/mL) concentrations will measured at baseline and after 20 weeks of the intervention. Results of testosterone level and SHBG level will be combined to report FAI index (index of free androgen).

    Time frame: 20 weeks

  4. DHEA-SO4

    DHEA-SO4 (umol/L) concentrations will measured at baseline and after 20 weeks of the intervention. Results of testosterone level and SHBG level will be combined to report FAI index (index of free androgen).

    Time frame: 20 weeks

  5. SHBG

    SHBG (nmol/L) concentrations will measured at baseline and after 20 weeks of the intervention. Results of testosterone level and SHBG level will be combined to report FAI index (index of free androgen).

    Time frame: 20 weeks

  6. Free androgen index FAI

    Results of testosterone level and SHBG level will be combined to report FAI index (index of free androgen).

    Time frame: 20 weeks

  7. Body weight

    Body weight (kg) will be assessment at baseline and after 20 weeks of the intervention.

    Time frame: 20 weeks

  8. Body height

    Body height (cm) will be assessment at baseline of the intervention.

    Time frame: Baseline

  9. Body composition

    Fat mass (%), fat free mass (%) will be assessment at baseline and after 20 weeks of the intervention.

    Time frame: 20 weeks

  10. Blood lipid profile: cholesterole

    Cholesterole (mg/dL) will be measured at baseline and after 20 weeks of the intervention

    Time frame: 20 weeks

  11. Blood lipid profile: triglicerydes

    Triglicerydes (mg/dL) will be measured at baseline and after 20 weeks of the intervention

    Time frame: 20 weeks

  12. Blood lipid profile: high density lipoprotein

    High density lipoprotein HDL (mg/dL) will be measured at baseline and after 20 weeks of the intervention

    Time frame: 20 weeks

  13. Blood lipid profile: low density lipoprotein

    Low density lipoprotein LDL (mg/dL) will be measured at baseline and after 20 weeks of the intervention

    Time frame: 20 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Assessment of qualitative and quantitative of the microbiome

    Qualitative and quantitative determination of the composition of gut microbiota will be assessment at baseline and after 20 weeks of the intervention

    Time frame: 20 weeks

  2. Assessment of B-glucuronidase and B-glucosiadase activity

    B-glucuronidase and B-glucosiadase activity in stoolen sample will be assessment at baseline and after 20 weeks of the intervention

    Time frame: 20 weeks

  3. Assessment of short-chain fatty acids

    Assessment of short-chain fatty acids will be assessment at baseline and after 20 weeks of the intervention

    Time frame: 20 weeks

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Study locations

1 site
  • Poznan University of Life Sciences
    Poznan, 60-624, Poland
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Apr 2018 to primary completion in Dec 2020, 32 months.

Of 714 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Insulin Resistance, half reached primary completion within 22 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 10 and three quarters within 41. This study's 32 months is above that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 754 studies reached it within 21 months; a quarter within 9 and three quarters within 40.

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

Registered
Mar 11, 2019
First posted
Apr 4, 2019
StartActual
Apr 1, 2018
Primary completionActual
Dec 31, 2020
CompletionActual
Dec 31, 2020
Last update
Apr 26, 2022
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 Apr 26, 2022, 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
NCT03902301
Lead sponsor
Poznan University of Life Sciences
Responsible party
Karolina Łagowska (Principal Investigator (dr inż), Poznan University of Life Sciences) — Principal investigator
First posted
Apr 4, 2019
Start date
Apr 1, 2018
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2020
Completion
Dec 31, 2020
Last update
Apr 26, 2022

Oversight

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