Status:

COMPLETED

A Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Anti-Aging, Pro-Autophagy Effects of Metformin in Adults With Prediabetes

Lead Sponsor:

University of New Mexico

Conditions:

PreDiabetes

Aging

Eligibility:

All Genders

30-70 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The goal of this pilot and feasibility study is to investigate the effects of a short course of metformin therapy on a surrogate marker of cellular senescence and autophagy among adult patients with p...

Detailed Description

Anti-aging medicine is a burgeoning field. Accumulating evidence implicates the cellular process of autophagy as a primary mechanism of normal aging and the diseases associated with it. Autophagy is a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Adults with prediabetes (defined as an A1c of 5.7-6.4%)
  • BMI between 27 and 40 kg/m2 (inclusive).

Exclusion

  • Prior treatment with metformin or other diabetes medications,
  • Pregnancy,
  • Significant renal dysfunction (Serum Creatinine \> 1.3 mg/dl for women, \> 1.4 mg/dl for men),
  • Severe hepatic dysfunction (aspartate amnotransferease \[AST\] or alanine aminotransferase \[ALT\] \> 3 times the upper limit of normal),
  • Ongoing alcohol or substance abuse,
  • Inflammatory bowel disease,
  • Ongoing glucocorticoid therapy,
  • Or inability to render informed consent.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2017

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 20 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

25 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03309007

Start Date

September 1 2017

End Date

August 20 2020

Last Update

December 11 2023

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University of New Mexico Clincal & Translational Science Center

Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87131