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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00640224
Date of registration: 18/03/2008
Primary sponsor: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Public title: Insulin Resistance, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, and Bone Research Study
Scientific title: Obesity, Insulin Resistance, and Bone Metabolism in Adolescents With PCOS: Effects of Insulin Sensitizers Versus Oral Contraceptives
Date of first enrolment: March 2005
Target sample size: 75
Recruitment status: Active, not recruiting
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00640224
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Silva Arslanian, M.D.
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Affiliation:  University of Pittsburgh
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 10 - 20 years

- Pubertal level of Tanner stage III-V and menarchal

- BMI percentile for age and sex greater than or equal to 85%ile

Exclusion Criteria:

- Oral medications for PCOS, or that have impact on bone (i.e. anti-epileptics)

- Presence of other diseases, systemic or psychiatric, or chronic medications which
could interfere with endocrine function

- Established diagnosis of diabetes

- Prior bone surgery, prior osteoporotic fracture, or fracture in the past 12 months

- Prior thromboembolic event, such as a deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism
(PCOS subjects only)

- Vitamin D deficiency (<10ng/mL)

- Hyperkalemia (K>5.0 meq/L)

- Positive pregnancy test (serum)



Age minimum: 10 Years
Age maximum: 20 Years
Gender: Female
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Drug: drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol
Drug: rosiglitazone
Primary Outcome(s)
To compare the effects of 6 months of treatment with drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol versus rosiglitazone on insulin resistance. [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
To compare the effects of 6 months of treatment with drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol versus rosiglitazone on bone turnover [Time Frame: 6 months]
To compare the effects of 6 months of treatment with drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol versus rosiglitazone on cardiovascular health and inflammation [Time Frame: 6 months]
To compare the effects of 6 months of treatment with drospirenone/ethinyl estradiol versus rosiglitazone on hyperandrogenism [Time Frame: 6 months]
To compare the markers of cardiovascular health and inflammation within the PCOS group to those in overweight females without PCOS and lean females without PCOS [Time Frame: Baseline]
Secondary ID(s)
0503013
2K24HD001357
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
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