Clinical trial · Interventional
Motivational Interviewing as an Intervention for PCOS
Motivational Interviewing as an Intervention for Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and BMI Above 30 kg/m2
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
The aim of the study is to examine if motivational interviewing can have a positive effect on weight loss over a 6 month period. By losing weight, the investigators assume the patients will have a positive effect on quality of life, and also that weight loss will help to regulate the factors that are present with polycystic ovary syndrom (PCOS); such as menstrual disorders and infertility. Participants will be randomly assigned to a treatment group and a control group. Both groups will be followed as normal with blood samples and other tests such as scans of the ovaries and measurement of height and weight at the beginning of the study and after six months. In addition, there will be a small hair sample taken from the neck at the first consultation and after 6 months. This is done to measure the stress hormone cortisol in the body over the duration of the experiment. The treatment group receive individual motivational interviews by a nurse every 14 days for a period of six months. After half a year, tests are repeated to see if there are significant differences between the groups.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motivation | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Overweight and Obesity | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Polycystic Ovary Syndrome | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motivational interview | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Case
- description
- The women in this group will receive motivational interviews approximately once every 2 weeks for half a year.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Motivational interview
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control
- description
- The women in this group will have the usual guidance in weightloss with a booklet on the seven health tips from the danish government. They will not be contacted ind the half year between study onset and finish.
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Weight loss
- timeFrame
- 6 months
- description
- Measured as change in kg, body mass index and hip to waist circumference
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Women with polycystic ovary syndrome and BMI above 30 kg/m2 Exclusion Criteria: * Women taking gender hormone medication, for example birthcontrol pills. * Metformin treatment in less than 3 months (i.e. women who is in a stable treatment and have been taking metformin in more than 3 months, is allowed to participate) * women who can not read/understand danish, and is in need of a translater.
References
Publications (1)
- DERIVEDMoeller LV, Lindhardt CL, Andersen MS, Glintborg D, Ravn P. Motivational interviewing in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome - a pilot study. Gynecol Endocrinol. 2019 Jan;35(1):76-80. doi: 10.1080/09513590.2018.1498832. Epub 2018 Sep 5. PMID 30182773