Effects of Combined Resveratrol and Myo-inositol on Altered Metabolic, Endocrine Parameters and Perceived Stress in Patients With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

PCOS Clinical Trial

Official title:

Effects of Combined Resveratrol and Myo-inositol on Altered Metabolic, Endocrine Parameters and Perceived Stress in Patients With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04867252
• Other study ID #: ASRB001226/EC/IBMS
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Start date: May 3, 2021
• Est. completion date: August 3, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: September 2021
• Source: Khyber Medical University Peshawar
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The investigators aim is to conduct a double blind randomized clinical trial, to study the effects of combined Resveratrol and Myo-Inositol on altered metabolic, endocrine parameters and perceived stress response in patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Women diagnosed with PCOS, using criteria proposed in November 2015, by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE), American College of Endocrinology (ACE), and Androgen Excess and PCOS Society (AES) for PCOS should include two of the following three criteria: chronic an ovulation, hyperandrogenism (clinical/biologic), and polycystic ovaries. The investigators propose that PCOS women may have altered metabolic, endocrine levels and increased perceived stress response and combination therapy may have beneficial influences on these parameters in women diagnosed with PCOS.

Description:

Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is extremely prevalent and considered to be the most common heterogeneous endocrine disorder in reproductive age women. This affects up to 10-15% of women in reproductive age. PCOS is a multifaceted health issue characterized by chronic anovulation with excess ovarian activity, hyperandrogenism and polycystic ovaries. The most disappointment for women with PCOS is pregnancy loss.

This endocrine disorder has some long term effects including cardiovascular diseases, metabolic and sexual dysfunction, depression and anxiety that effects the overall quality of life. Women with PCOS have a greater risk of developing hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance and this explains the substantially increased prevalence of glucose intolerance in PCOS. Recent long-term follow up studies of the syndrome have shown that dyslipidemia and hyperlipidemia is a very common metabolic abnormality in these women. The key pathophysiology of PCOS is Insulin resistance, thus dyslipidemia in women may be constant with those found in an insulin resistant state. Low adiponectin levels in PCOS have been largely associated with obesity which is common among these patients. Serum adiponectin levels are associated with PCOS independently and are only explained by IR partly. An independent biomarker, adiponectin can be used for diagnosing PCOS in young and lean women or women with a family history of PCOS.

Resveratrol (3,5,4-trihydroxy-trans-stilbene) belongs to polyphenols stilbene group found in grapes, peanuts, red wine and many medicinal plants. Studies have shown that patients treated with resveratrol have shown improve glucose homeostasis and reverse insulin resistance. Treatment with resveratrol improved the elevated number of atretic and secondary follicles and the decreased number of Graafian follicles in the PCOS group, which indicates the effect of the treatments on the maintenance of folliculogenesis. It has been reported to interact with multiple cell targets, but its major effects are brought about by the activation of SIRT1 (silent information regulator1).The SIRT1 is expressed in oocytes and human granulosa nuclei cells at multiple developmental stages of the follicles. It is also responsible for suppressing inflammation. Moreover, SIRT1 is also involved in protecting the oocytes from age dependent insufficiencies through oxidative stress.

Myo-Inositol is a carbocyclic sugar, belongs to Inositol group and is an important component of structural lipids. Inositol's or its phosphates and the associated lipids are found in different fruits specially cantaloupe and oranges. It is the precursor of inositol triphosphate, acting as an intracellular second messenger and regulating a number of hormones such as thyroid-stimulating hormone, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and insulin. One of the insulin-sensitizing compounds, Myo-Inositol is capable of restoring spontaneous ovarian activity, and consequently fertility, in most patients with PCOS. Inositol's improve the metabolic and endocrine parameters in young, overweight PCOS patients and regulate the monthly cycles. Treatment with inositol's in obese PCOS patients is also effective in reducing BMI. The decrease in BMI is without any lifestyle modification.

PCOS is a systemic condition, an endocrinopathy whose etiology is still not understood, correct treatment regimens of PCOS will not only improve menstrual cycles of the patients but will also improve the metabolic or endocrinological parameters. PCOS sufferers are also known to have increased levels of perceived stress which will be considered in the study. Very little evidence is available on combination therapy for treatment of PCOS patients. In this study our goal will be to come up with a better treatment option to treat the disease effectively.

Study Objectives:

To investigate the effects of combined Resveratrol and Myo-Inositol treatment after 3 months on metabolic, endocrine alterations and perceived stress response in patients with PCOS.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 88
• Est. completion date: August 3, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: August 3, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Female
• Age group: 20 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Treatment naive PCOS women having age from 14-45 years with scanty or no menstruation, hirsutism and elevated serum androgen levels, will be diagnosed on the basis of AES (Androgen access society) guidelines 2006 according to which when two of the following criteria are present patient will be said to have the syndrome

2. Hirsutism or hyperandrogenism

3. Oligo or an-ovulation and or polycystic ovaries

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Women with previous history of Cushing syndrome

2. Thyroid disorders

3. Hyperprolactinemia

4. Ovarian tumors

5. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia androgen-producing tumors,

6. History of seizures

7. Patients on warfarin, Coumadin and Sintrom because of drug interaction with acetyl-L-Carnitine,

8. Pregnancy or using contraceptive medications,

9. Patients on hormonal therapy that alters the biochemical or hormonal profile

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• PCOS
• Polycystic Ovary Syndrome

Intervention

Drug:
• Resveratrol (1000mg twice a day), Myoinositol 1000mg (Twice a day)
51 Patients with PCOS receiving Resveratrol and Myoinositol 1000mg and 1000mg BD daily respectively
• Metformin (500 mg Twice a day), Pioglitazone (15 mg Twice a day)
51 Patients with PCOS receiving Metformin and Pioglitazone 500 mg and 15 mg BD daily respectively

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Pakistan	Gynecology and Obstetric, Hayatabad Medical Complex	Peshawar	Khyber Pukhtunkhwa

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Khyber Medical University Peshawar

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Pakistan, 

References & Publications (9)

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Kim JJ, Choi YM. Dyslipidemia in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Obstet Gynecol Sci. 2013 May;56(3):137-42. doi: 10.5468/ogs.2013.56.3.137. Epub 2013 May 16. Review. — View Citation

Mirza SS, Shafique K, Shaikh AR, Khan NA, Anwar Qureshi M. Association between circulating adiponectin levels and polycystic ovarian syndrome. J Ovarian Res. 2014 Feb 7;7:18. doi: 10.1186/1757-2215-7-18. — View Citation

Monastra G, Unfer V, Harrath AH, Bizzarri M. Combining treatment with myo-inositol and D-chiro-inositol (40:1) is effective in restoring ovary function and metabolic balance in PCOS patients. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2017 Jan;33(1):1-9. doi: 10.1080/09513590.2016.1247797. Epub 2016 Nov 29. Review. — View Citation

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Salehi B, Mishra AP, Nigam M, Sener B, Kilic M, Sharifi-Rad M, Fokou PVT, Martins N, Sharifi-Rad J. Resveratrol: A Double-Edged Sword in Health Benefits. Biomedicines. 2018 Sep 9;6(3). pii: E91. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines6030091. Review. — View Citation

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Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Insulin Resistance	PCOS associated insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia through HOMA-IR	3 months
Primary	Hypoadiponectinemia	PCOS associated Hypoadiponectinemia. Measurement of adiponectin levels through human adiponectin enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA ) kit and the values of serum adiponectin reported in microgram/mL.	3 months
Primary	Ovary volume	Polycystic ovaries volume measurement by abdominopelvic ultrasound	3 months
Primary	Stress response	Perceived stress response and profile of mood stress by structured questionnaire	3 months
Secondary	Body fat analysis	Body fats measurement through measurement scale	3 months
Secondary	Hirsutism	Hirsutism grading scale, Ferriman Gallwey Score is used to evaluate hirsutism. A score of 1 to 4 is given for nine areas of the bod including upper lip, chin, chest, upper abdomen, lower abdomen, arms, thighs, upper back and lower back. A total score less than 8 is considered normal, a score of 8 to 15 indicates mild hirsutism, and a score greater than 15 indicates moderate or severe hirsutism. A score of 0 indicates absence of terminal hair.	3 months
Secondary	Abnormal menstruation patterns both oligomenorrhea or amenorrhea attributed to chronic anovulation	Oligomenorrhea evaluated by menstrual bleeding that has occurred at intervals of 35 days to 6 months, with < 9 menstrual periods per year and secondary amenorrhea assessed by absence of menstruation for 6 months.	3 months