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          date_enrolment,type_enrolment,target_size,recruitment_status,url?,study_type,study_design,phase,hc_freetext?,i_freetext?,results_actual_enrolment,results_date_completed,results_url_link,results_summary,           results_date_posted,results_date_first_publication,results_baseline_char,results_participant_flow,results_adverse_events,results_outcome_measures,results_url_protocol,results_IPD_plan, results_IPD_description)>
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<!ELEMENT scientific_title (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT scientific_acronym (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT i_freetext (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT results_outcome_measures (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT results_IPD_plan (#PCDATA)>
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<!ELEMENT zip (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT telephone (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT email (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT affiliation (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT agemax (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT gender (#PCDATA)>
<!ELEMENT exclusion_criteria (#PCDATA)>

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<!ELEMENT i_code (#PCDATA)>

<!ELEMENT intervention_keyword (i_keyword+)>
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<!ELEMENT source_name (#PCDATA)>

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  <trial>
    <main>
      <trial_id>IRCT20170513033941N37</trial_id>
      <utrn></utrn>
      <reg_name>IRCT</reg_name>
      <date_registration>2018-08-18</date_registration>
      <primary_sponsor>National Institute for Medical Research Development of Iran (NIMAD)</primary_sponsor>
      <public_title>Effect of combined probiotic and vitamin D supplementation in the treatment of polycystic ovary syndrome</public_title>
      <acronym></acronym>
      <scientific_title>The effects of combined probiotic and vitamin D supplementation on hormonal profiles, inflammatory factors and oxidative stress biomarkers in women with polycystic ovary syndrome</scientific_title>
      <scientific_acronym></scientific_acronym>
      <date_enrolment>2018-07-02</date_enrolment>
      <type_enrolment>anticipated</type_enrolment>
      <target_size>60</target_size>
      <recruitment_status>Complete</recruitment_status>
      <url>https://irct.ir/trial/32946</url>
      <study_type>interventional</study_type>
      <study_design>Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment, Randomization description: To decrease potential confounding effects, all participants will have balanced randomisation. Then, participants will be allocated into two treatment groups to take either supplements or placebo. Randomization will be done by the use of computer software, Blinding description: Randomization and allocation will be concealed from the researchers and participants until the final analyses are completed. Another person at the Naghavi outpatient clinic, who is not involved in the trial and not aware of random sequences, will be assigned the participants to the numbered bottles of capsules.</study_design>
      <phase>3</phase>
      <hc_freetext>Polycystic ovary syndrome.</hc_freetext>
      <i_freetext>Intervention 1: Intervention group: Combined probiotic, including 2×109 Lactobacillus acidophilus, 2×109 Bifidobacterium bifidum, 2×109 Lactobacillus reuteri, 2×109 Lactobacillus fermentum daily, and vitamin D supplements (Zahravi, Tabriz, Iran), 50,000 IU vitamin D every 2 weeks, for 12 weeks orally. Intervention 2: Control group: Probiotic and vitamin D placebo capsules (Barij essence, Kashan, Iran), probiotic placebo daily and vitamin D placebo every 2 weeks, for 12 weeks orally.</i_freetext>
      <results_actual_enrolment></results_actual_enrolment>
      <results_date_completed></results_date_completed>
      <results_url_link></results_url_link>
      <results_summary></results_summary>
      <results_date_posted></results_date_posted>
      <results_date_first_publication></results_date_first_publication>
      <results_baseline_char></results_baseline_char>
      <results_participant_flow></results_participant_flow>
      <results_adverse_events></results_adverse_events>
      <results_outcome_measures></results_outcome_measures>
      <results_url_protocol></results_url_protocol>
      <results_IPD_plan>Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available</results_IPD_plan>
      <results_IPD_description>Justification or reason for indecision in sharing IPD is Undecided - It is not yet known if there will be a plan to make this available</results_IPD_description>
    </main>
    <contacts>
      <contact>
        <type>public</type>
        <firstname>Zatollah Asemi</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Ghotbe Ravandi Boulevard, Kashan</address>
        <city>Kashan</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>8115187159</zip>
        <telephone>+98 31 5546 3378</telephone>
        <email>asemi_z@kaums.ac.ir</email>
        <affiliation>Kashan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
      <contact>
        <type>scientific</type>
        <firstname>Zatollah Asemi</firstname>
        <middlename></middlename>
        <lastname></lastname>
        <address>Ghotbe Ravandi Boulevard, Kashan</address>
        <city>Kashan</city>
        <country1>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country1>
        <zip>8115187159</zip>
        <telephone>+98 31 5546 3378</telephone>
        <email>asemi_z@kaums.ac.ir</email>
        <affiliation>Kashan University of Medical Sciences</affiliation>
      </contact>
    </contacts>
    <countries>
      <country2>Iran (Islamic Republic of)</country2>
    </countries>
    <criteria>
      <inclusion_criteria>Inclusion criteria: Patients with polycystic ovary syndrome
Individuals aged 18 to 40 years.</inclusion_criteria>
      <agemin>18 years</agemin>
      <agemax>40 years</agemax>
      <gender>Female</gender>
      <exclusion_criteria>Pregnant women
Lactation
Adrenal hyperplasia
Androgen-secreting tumors
Hyperprolactinemia
Thyroid dysfunction
Diabetes
Psychological or psychiatric disorders such as anxiety or depressive symptoms at the enrollment</exclusion_criteria>
    </criteria>
    <health_condition_code>
      <hc_code>E28.2</hc_code>
    </health_condition_code>
    <health_condition_keyword>
      <hc_keyword>Polycystic ovarian syndrome</hc_keyword>
    </health_condition_keyword>
    <intervention_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Drugs</i_code>
      <i_code>Treatment - Drugs</i_code>
    </intervention_code>
    <intervention_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Intervention group: Combined probiotic, including 2×109 Lactobacillus acidophilus, 2×109 Bifidobacterium bifidum, 2×109 Lactobacillus reuteri, 2×109 Lactobacillus fermentum daily, and vitamin D supplements (Zahravi, Tabriz, Iran), 50,000 IU vitamin D every 2 weeks, for 12 weeks orally.</i_keyword>
      <i_keyword>Control group: Probiotic and vitamin D placebo capsules (Barij essence, Kashan, Iran), probiotic placebo daily and vitamin D placebo every 2 weeks, for 12 weeks orally.</i_keyword>
    </intervention_keyword>
    <primary_outcome>
      <prim_outcome>Total testosterone. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Elisa kit.</prim_outcome>
    </primary_outcome>
    <secondary_outcome>
      <sec_outcome>SHBG. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Elisa kit.</sec_outcome>
      <sec_outcome>Hs-CRP. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Elisa kit.</sec_outcome>
      <sec_outcome>Nitric oxide. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Spectrophotometry.</sec_outcome>
      <sec_outcome>Malondialdehyde. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Spectrophotometry.</sec_outcome>
      <sec_outcome>Glutathione. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Spectrophotometry.</sec_outcome>
      <sec_outcome>Total antioxidant capacity. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Spectrophotometry.</sec_outcome>
      <sec_outcome>Beck Depression Inventory. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.</sec_outcome>
      <sec_outcome>General Health Questionnaire. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.</sec_outcome>
      <sec_outcome>DASS. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and after 12 weeks of intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.</sec_outcome>
    </secondary_outcome>
    <secondary_sponsor>
      <sponsor_name></sponsor_name>
    </secondary_sponsor>
    <secondary_ids>
      <secondary_id>
        <sec_id></sec_id>
        <issuing_authority></issuing_authority>
      </secondary_id>
    </secondary_ids>
    <source_support>
      <source_name>National Institute for Medical Research Development of Iran (NIMAD)</source_name>
    </source_support>
    <ethics_reviews>
      <ethics_review>
        <status>Approved</status>
        <approval_date>2018-07-01</approval_date>
        <contact_name>Ethics committee of National Institute for Medical Research Development of Iran (NIMAD)</contact_name>
        <contact_address>National Institute for Medical Research Development of Iran, Fatemi Avenue, Tehran Tehran Isfehan Iran (Islamic Republic of)</contact_address>
        <contact_phone></contact_phone>
        <contact_email></contact_email>
      </ethics_review>
    </ethics_reviews>
  </trial>
</trials>
