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Study aim
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Determining the effect of liraglutide on clinical and paraclinical symptoms in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome with high body mass index in patients referred to Shahrekord endocrinology clinics.
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Design
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This study is clinical trial, phase 2 which will be carried out on 35 reffering patient with polycystic ovaries with a body mass index above 25 kg/m2.
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Settings and conduct
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35 patients with polycystic ovary syndrome with high body mass index referred to Shahrekord endocrinological clinics, liraglutide was prescribed for three months and its effect on their clinical and paraclinical symptoms was investigated.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Women with polycystic ovary syndrome between the ages of 18 and 45 years, giving written and oral consent to participate in the study, and not having chronic physical diseases (except for polycystic ovary syndrome) and mental diseases or long-term use of drugs according to the patient, index Body mass more than 25 kg/m2.Exclusion criteria: Smoking, suffering from other causes of hyperandrogenism such as congenital adrenal hyperplasia, Cushing's syndrome, ovarian or adrenal tumor, pregnancy, menopause, taking medications that lead to side effects such as menstrual disorders, hirsutism, or acne, and medications that affect the lipid profile or blood sugar during the last 3 months such as OCP, thiazides, hydrocortison, metformin and the like, history of previous pancreatitis and family history of medullary thyroid carcinoma (mtc)
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Intervention groups
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Liraglutide treated group
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Main outcome variables
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weight before and after the study; hair loss before and after the study; menses before and after the study; hirsutism before and after the study; Acne before and after the study; lipids before and after the study; fasting insulin before and after the study; Fasting blood sugar before and after the study