# Acupuncture or Metformin for Insulin Resistance in Women With PCOS

> **NCT02647827** · PHASE2 · RECRUITING · sponsor: **Karolinska Institutet** · enrollment: 303 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
- Insulin Resistance
- Hyperandrogenism

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Lifestyle management
- **DEVICE:** Acupuncture
- **DRUG:** Metformin

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02647827
- **Lead sponsor:** Karolinska Institutet
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2015-12
- **Primary completion:** 2025-06
- **Final completion:** 2026-06
- **Target enrollment:** 303 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2024-10-09

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02647827

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02647827, "Acupuncture or Metformin for Insulin Resistance in Women With PCOS". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02647827. Licensed CC0.

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