Metformin in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis Treated With Mesalamine
NCT ID: NCT05553704
Last Updated: 2025-04-08
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE2
60 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-11-01
2025-03-01
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Control Group
this group will take mesalamine 1 gm three times daily for 6 months
No interventions assigned to this group
metformin group
this group will take mesalamine 1 gm three times daily plus metformin 500 mg two times daily for 6 months
Metformin
metformin group will take mesalamine 1 gm three times daily plus metformin 500 mg two times daily
Interventions
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Metformin
metformin group will take mesalamine 1 gm three times daily plus metformin 500 mg two times daily
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Both males and females will be included
* Negative pregnancy test and effective contraception
Exclusion Criteria
* Breast feeding
* Significant liver and kidney function abnormalities
* Diabetic patients
* Colorectal cancer patients
* Patients with severe UC
* Patients taking rectal or systemic steroids
* Patients taking immunosuppressives or biological therapies
* Addiction to alcohol and / or drugs
* Known allergy to the studied medications
18 Years
75 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Mounir Hussein Bahgat Internal Medicine Department Mansoura University
UNKNOWN
Maha Mohamed Maher Internal Medicine Department Mansoura University
UNKNOWN
Tanta University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Mostafa Bahaa
Teaching Assistant
Locations
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Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University
Al Mansurah, , Egypt
Countries
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References
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Binsaleh AY, El-Haggar SM, Hegazy SK, Maher MM, Bahgat MM, Elmasry TA, Alrubia S, Alsegiani AS, Eldesoqui M, Bahaa MM. The adjunctive role of metformin in patients with mild to moderate ulcerative colitis: a randomized controlled study. Front Pharmacol. 2025 Mar 19;16:1507009. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2025.1507009. eCollection 2025.
El-Haggar SM, Hegazy SK, Maher MM, Bahgat MM, Bahaa MM. Repurposing metformin as adjuvant therapy in patients with ulcerative colitis treated with mesalamine: A randomized controlled double-blinded study. Int Immunopharmacol. 2024 Sep 10;138:112541. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2024.112541. Epub 2024 Jun 24.
Other Identifiers
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3422
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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