Acupuncture treatment for insulin sensitivity of women with polycystic ovary syndrome and insulin resistance: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Table 3 Overview of study visits

	Screening visit	Baseline visit	Month				Follow-up after 4 months of treatment	End of treatment visit 3 months after the last acupuncture treatment
	Screening visit	Baseline visit	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Follow-up after 4 months of treatment
OGTT and Ins		√					√	√
Body composition (weight, height, waist circumference, hip circumference, FG/acne)	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Menstrual cycle diary	√	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Fasting blood samples for FGLU, FINS, HbA1c, C-peptide, TSH, T3, free T4	√
Fasting blood samples for FSH, LH, SHBG, T, E2, PRL		√					√	√
Fasting blood samples for ApoA1,ApoB, TC, TG, HDL-C, LDL-C, BRT, renal and liver profile		√					√	√
Transvaginal or transrectal ultrasound	√						√	√
Questionnaires		√					√	√

Apoa1 apolipoprotein A1, ApoB apolipoprotein B, BRT blood routine test, E2 estradiol, FG Ferriman-Gallwey score, FGLU fasting blood glucose, FINS Fasting insulin, FSH follicle-stimulating hormone, HbA1c glycosylated hemoglobin, HDL-C high density lipoprotein, LDL-C low density lipoprotein, LH luteinizing hormone, PRL prolactin, SHBG sex hormone-binding globulin, T total testosterone, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, TSH thyroid stimulating hormone, T3 triiodothyronine, T4 thyroxine, OGTT oral glucose tolerance test, Ins insulin-releasing test

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