Drug or intervention
Metformin Clinical Trials
Studies that test Metformin, alone, with other treatments or as the comparison.
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All 206Obesity, Childhood, Insulin Resistance
Fiber and Metformin Combination Therapy in Adolescents With Severe Obesity and Insulin Resistance
This is a 12-month, single center, three-arm parallel design, double-blind, randomized clinical trial, to compare the effects of supplemental dietary fiber and metformin (MET) alone and in combination over 12 months on glucose…
- Trial name
- NCT04578652
- Testing
- Metformin 850 mg oral tablet bid, Supplemental fiber mixture (35 g total) composed of 6g of Oligofructose + 12g of resistant maltodextrin + 12g of acacia gum + 5g of PGX.
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Healthy Participants
Phase 1 Study in Healthy Adults to See How Sevabertinib Changes Metformin Levels in the Body
This Phase 1 study in healthy adults looks at whether sevabertinib changes how the body handles metformin. The study is based on the idea that sevabertinib may block kidney transporters (proteins that move medicines) called MATE1…
- Trial name
- NCT07753252
- Testing
- Metformin, Sevabertinib (BAY 2927088)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Aging
Systemic and Topical Geroprotective Rejuvenation Assessed by START/REST Aging Clocks
This study tests whether certain medicines and a skin treatment can slow down or partly reverse the body's aging process. As people age, the activity of their genes changes in predictable ways.
- Trial name
- NCT07888595
- Testing
- Topical anti-aging peptide serum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Frontiers in Bioscience Research Institute and Aging
Endometrioid Endometrial Cancer, Atypical Endometrial Hyperplasia
Canagliflozin Plus Progestin for Atypical Endometrial Hyperplasia and Early-Stage Endometrial Cancer
This study aims to evaluate whether the addition of canagliflozin to levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) treatment, as compared with matching placebo or with the addition of metformin, increases the rate of…
- Trial name
- NCT07890064
- Testing
- LNG-IUS: levonorgestrel intrauterine system, Metformin, Canagliflozin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Wang Yingmei
Thyroid Cancer
Evaluation of Metformin Effect on the Fertility of Women Treated With 131I for Thyroid Cancer
This study is aimed to investigate the metformin effect on the fertility of women treated with 131 I for thyroid cancer
- Trial name
- METHYR (NCT05468554)
- Testing
- metformin, Radioactive iodine (I-131)
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Bialystok
Posterior Fossa Ependymal Tumor
Target Validation and Efficacy of Metformin in Patients With Posterior Fossa Group A (PFA) Ependymoma
This is a multi-site study of the pharmacodynamic effects and efficacy of metformin in children and young adults with recurrent or progressive Posterior Fossa Group A (PFA) ependymoma.
- Trial name
- PNOC041 (NCT07226453)
- Testing
- Metformin, Planned Surgical Resection, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8
Metformin for the Treatment of Insulin Resistance in Women With Stage I-III Breast Cancer Completing Chemotherapy
This phase III trial evaluates how often women develop insulin resistance and type-2 diabetes and compares metformin with usual care to usual care alone in treating insulin resistance in women with stage I-III breast cancer after…
- Conditions
- Anatomic Stage I Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage II Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Anatomic Stage III Breast Cancer AJCC v8, Invasive Breast Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT06763328
- Testing
- Biospecimen Collection, Educational Intervention, Extended Release Metformin Hydrochloride
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Asthma, Asthma Chronic
Metformin IN Asthma for Overweight and Obese Individuals (MINA)
This is a randomized clinical trial of metformin among overweight or obese adults with not well-controlled asthma despite maintenance inhaler therapy.
- Conditions
- Asthma, Asthma Chronic, Overweight and Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT06273072
- Testing
- Metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Diabete Mellitus
Hypertension Treatment in Nigeria: Hypertension Diabetes Integration Study- Formative Aim 3
The purpose of the second phase of the Hypertension Treatment in Nigeria (HTN 2.0) Program is to build upon the success of the first phase of the HTN Program (2020-2023), which implemented the WHO HEARTS package across 60 primary…
- Trial name
- HTN2 (NCT07589387)
- Testing
- Implementation of program based on WHO HEARTS-D guidelines, Metformin, Glimepiride
- Where
- 10 sites in Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 2,800 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome), Insulin Resistance
Inositol and Metformin Administration in Mediterranean Diet and Low-Carbohydrate Diets in Women With PCOS
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder frequently associated with obesity, insulin resistance (IR), and metabolic dysfunction.
- Conditions
- PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome), Insulin Resistance, Obesity (BMI>30)
- Trial name
- NCT07770711
- Testing
- Metformin, İnositol, Folic Acid
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Dicle University
Completed, with results posted
All –Frailty
Metformin for Preventing Frailty in High-risk Older Adults
Frailty is a geriatric syndrome which leads to poor health outcomes in older adults, such as falls, disability, hospitalization, institutionalization, and death. Due to the dramatic growth in the U.S.
- Trial name
- NCT02570672
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Atrial Fibrillation
Metformin as an Adjunctive Therapy to Catheter Ablation in Atrial Fibrillation
This clinical trial is being done to determine if metformin, a drug which is normally used in diabetes, can reduce atrial fibrillation in patients who are having an ablation for atrial fibrillation (AF).
- Trial name
- NCT04625946
- Testing
- Metformin, Recommendations for lifestyle modification., AliveCor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Pulmonary Artery Hypertension
Interventions Against Insulin Resistance in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
The primary objective of this study is to determine the impact of two interventions against insulin resistance on the composite endpoint of 10% improvement in baseline six minute walk distance or improvement in World Health…
- Trial name
- NCT03617458
- Testing
- Metformin, mHealth Intervention, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Frailty, Sarcopenic Obesity
Diet and Exercise Plus Metformin to Treat Frailty in Obese Seniors
The continuing increase in prevalence of obesity in older adults including many older Veterans has become a major health concern.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Sarcopenic Obesity, Aging
- Trial name
- DEMFOS (NCT04221750)
- Testing
- Lifestyle therapy, Metformin Hydrochloride, Healthy Lifestyle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Peripheral Artery Disease
Improve PAD PERformance With METformin
The PERMET trial will determine whether metformin daily for six months improves six-minute walk performance in individuals with peripheral artery disease compared to placebo.
- Trial name
- PERMET (NCT03054519)
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University