Cardiovascular Effects of Metformin on Obesity

NCT ID: NCT01910246

Last Updated: 2018-12-11

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

WITHDRAWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-04-30

Study Completion Date

2016-10-31

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

It has been shown that asymptomatic obese adolescents can demonstrate abnormal regional myocardial contraction, with preserved global cardiac function. Metformin has been shown to decrease cardiovascular mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes and insulin resistance, but the mechanism of cardiovascular protection is unknown.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the reversibility of subclinical cardiovascular abnormalities in obese adolescents with insulin resistance after a six-month course of Metformin. The investigators hypothesized that the beneficial effects of Metformin will be progressive and sustained after six months of therapy.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Insulin Resistance

Keywords

Explore important study keywords that can help with search, categorization, and topic discovery.

Metformin Insulin Resistance Cardiac Function

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Metformin, Insulin Resistance, Cardiac Function,

Metformin Hydrochloride Tablets will be administered with a start dose of 500mg twice daily with meals.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

Metformin

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

* Adolescents 12 to 17 years old under clinical care at the UCSF WATCH clinic
* Body mass index\> 95th percentile for age and gender according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000 growth charts for the United States
* Insulin resistant after 6 months of healthy diet and exercise
* Able to understand the assent form

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with known cardiac disease
* Patients with contraindications to metformin as listed below:

* Renal disease or renal (serum creatinine levels ≥1.5 mg/dL for males, and ≥1.4 mg/dL for females;
* Known hypersensitivity to Metformin;
* Acute or chronic metabolic acidosis;
* Patients with contraindications to MRI including:

* Cardiac pacemaker;
* Claustrophobia;
* Metallic foreign body in the eye,
* Aneurysm clip in the brain
* Pregnancy;
* Patients who could not stay still for 30 minutes within the MRI scanner due to other reasons besides claustrophobia
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

17 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

US Department of Veterans Affairs

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of California, San Francisco

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.

Karen G Ordovas, MD, MAS

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, San Francisco

David Saloner, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

University of California, San Francisco

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

UCSF, Radiology and Biomedical Imaging

San Francisco, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

United States

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

Cardiac MRI Metformin

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

Metformin Cardiac MRI

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

MetforminMRI

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id