Gene Expression Profiles and Metformin Efficacy in Type 2 Diabetes

NCT ID: NCT01334684

Last Updated: 2011-04-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

100 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-05-31

Study Completion Date

2013-09-30

Brief Summary

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Our general aim is to investigate whether messenger RNA (mRNA) and/or microRNA (miRNA) expression profiles in white blood cells, predict metformin monotherapy efficacy in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Type 2 Diabetes

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Metformin

At study entry, all oral hypoglycemic agents will be discontinued for 5 days and then metformin (2,550 mg/daily) will be given for 3 months. Fasting plasma glucose will be measured at baseline and 3 months after metformin treatment. Patients will be stratified according to the median value of metformin efficacy as indicated by fasting glucose change after metformin treatment (i.e. baseline fasting glucose minus 3-month fasting glucose).

So, two subgroups of patients will be obtained, defined as relatively "high responders" (individual fasting glucose change \> median value) or relatively "low responders" (individual fasting glucose change \< median value) to metformin monotherapy.

Group Type OTHER

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

Metformin, pills, 850 mg three times a day for three months

Interventions

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Metformin

Metformin, pills, 850 mg three times a day for three months

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Type 2 diabetes (duration of diabetes of at least 2 years)
* age 40-70 yrs
* HbA1c \> 6.4 \< 9.0

Exclusion Criteria

* insulin therapy
* contraindications to metformin use
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

70 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University Hospital, Catania

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza IRCCS

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza IRCCS

Principal Investigators

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Salvatore De Cosmo, MD

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza IRCCS

Locations

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Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza IRCCS

San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

Central Contacts

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Salvatore De Cosmo, MD

Role: CONTACT

+39088241067

Ornella Ludovico, MD

Role: CONTACT

+390882410625

References

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Other Identifiers

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GExpProMet

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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