Metformin Therapy for Overweight Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes

PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

164

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

September 30, 2013

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2014

Study Completion Date

December 31, 2014

Conditions
Type 1 Diabetes
Interventions
DRUG

Metformin (glucophage)

The strength of each tablet will be 500 mg. Participants will build up to a daily dose over four weeks by taking one tablet per day for 7 days, one tablet twice daily for 7 days, one tablet in morning and 2 tablets at night for 7 days, and then 2 tablets in the morning and 2 tablets at night, daily throughout the remainder of the study treatment period.

OTHER

oral placebo

Trial Locations (1)

33647

Jaeb Center for Health Research, Tampa

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

OTHER

lead

Jaeb Center for Health Research

OTHER