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2025-12-24 @ 12:24 PM
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2025-12-24 @ 12:24 PM
NCT ID:
NCT03981861
Brief Summary:
To exam in the effect of a combination of low dose Metformin and Spironolactone on functional brain MRI, menstrual regulation and metabolism in adolescents with PCOS.
Detailed Description:
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrinopathy in adolescent females and also one of the most complex. Patients experience an exaggerated ovarian/adrenal androgen production in response to physiologic and supra-physiologic elevations in insulin. The hormonal dysregulation is not only associated with acne, hirsutism, and menstrual irregularity, but also with perpetuated insulin resistance, central adiposity, and clinical depression.
In the proposed study, we aim to treat a hormonally and metabolically well-defined group of adolescent girls with PCOS with a combination of two pharmacological agents: metformin (insulin sensitizer) and spironolactone (anti-androgen) for 6 months. Although hyperandrogenism is a fundamental component of PCOS and responsible for the perpetuation of insulin resistance, adiposity and anovulation, there are few pediatric studies that have examined the benefits of treating both insulin resistance and hyperandrogenism simultaneously. Preliminary studies in adults, however, suggest synergistic effect of both spironolactone and metformin (spiro-met) with near normalization of the metabolic and ovulatory dysfunction. Therefore, we hypothesize that spiro-met will improve adolescent metabolism, body composition, ovarian morphology/function. We anticipate that our study will generate key pilot data for further randomized, double blind placebo controlled trials using both agents.
We also plan to examine functional brain MRI before and after the spiro-met intervention. This will allow us to inspect the effects of the hyperinsulinemic/androgenic hormonal milieu in PCOS on structural and functional brain MRI. We hypothesis, that the hormonal environment in PCOS affects centers of appetite and mood.
Study:
NCT03981861
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03981861