Skip to content

Impact of metformin on leptin in the cerebrospinal fluid of obese patients

Study of the communication of the hypothalamus with the periphery: impact of metformin on leptin transport in the cerebrospinal fluid of obese patients. A monocentric prospective study - LEPTOB

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
EU CTR
Registry ID
EUCTR2017-000082-72-FR
Enrollment
31
Registered
2018-11-05
Start date
2019-01-03
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

OBESITY (BMI > 30) MedDRA version: 20.0 Level: PT Classification code 10029883 Term: Obesity System Organ Class: 10027433 - Metabolism and nutrition disorders

Interventions

Trade Name: Metformine Sandoz 500 mg Product Name: Metformine chlorhydrate Pharmaceutical Form: Tablet INN or Proposed INN: METFORMIN HYDROCHLORIDE CAS Number: 1115-70-4 Concentration unit: mg milligr

Sponsors

Groupement des Hôpitaux de l'Institut Catholique de Lille (GHICL)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Male or female aged > = 18 and 30 - Patient beneficiary of the French National Health Fund - Patient having agreed to take part in the study and having signed written consent form Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 31 F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) no F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: -Type 2 diabetes defined by 2 fasting blood glucose > 1,26 g/L or blood glucose > 2g/L at 120min of oral glucose tolerance test with 75g of glucose) - Glucose intolerance (fasting blood glucose between 1,10g/L and 1,26g/L or blood glucose between 1,40g/L and 2g/L at 120 minutes of oral glucose tolerance test with 75g of glucose) - Patients who are already treated with metformin - Type 1 diabetes - Active neoplastic pathology whose diagnosis is <5 years or under treatment - Neurological pathology (demyelinating, tumoral, vascular) - Pathology of adipose tissue (lipodystrophy) - History of bariatric surgery - Contraindication to metformin at the maximum dose - Contraindication to lumbar puncture - Contraindication to MRI

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Main Objective: Study the impact of metformin in obese patients on blood and cerebrospinal fluid concentrations of leptin. ;Secondary Objective: Study the impact of the metformine at obese patients on: 1. Other molecules involved in the regulation of the food intake and in the axis "bowel-brain", during the migration of the signal leptin through tanycytes, 2. Cerebral neurotransmitters involved in the regulation of the food intake, 3. Of the travel of water molecules within the hypothalamus as well as the direction of these travels during a sequence MRI of distribution, 4. Of the neurobiological and biochemical contents of the in vivo hypothalamus by spectroscopy RM, 5. Anthropometric parameters, 6. Of physical composition, 7. Of energy expenditure 8. Of the behavior and the food intake 9. Parameters of the carbohydrate metabolism, lipid metabolism, hepatic metabolism 10. Estimate safety of the metformin treatment;Primary end point(s): Ratio of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentration of leptin to blood concentration of leptin;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: At 3 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Secondary end point(s): 1. Measure of the following ratios: a. CSF glucose / fasting blood glucose b. CSF GLP1 / fasting blood GLP1 c. CSF insulin / fasting blood insulin d. CSF ghrelin/ fasting blood ghrelin 2. Fasting plasma and CSF concentrations of : a. AgRP b. POMC c. PY d. soluble leptin receptor 3. Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) obtained by diffusion MRI (performed on an empty stomach). 4. Fasting hypothalamic metabolites concentrations measured by magnetic resonance spectroscopy : a. N-acetyl-aspartate NAA, b. Creatine Cr, c. Choline Cho. d. Glutamine / glutamate e. GABA 5. Anthropometric parameters (weight, waist circumference), 6. Body composition measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis in kg and % of fat mass, fat-free mass, and phase angle in degrees 7. Energy expenditure measured by indirect calorimetry in kCal / 24h 8. Eating Behavior questionnaires scores (TFEQ, DEBQ) balanced by a test of cognitive efficiency (MMSE) and dietary survey with food ingested in kCal/24h. 9. Blood tests: a. Lipid levels (Total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, Triglycerides), b. Glucose levels (fasting blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin), c. Liver function values (AST, ALT, GGT, ALP). 10. Safety of treatment measured using NCI-CTCAE v4.0 criteria (gastrointestinal disturbances (nausea, vomiting, diarrhea), skin reaction (erythema, pruritis, urticaria)). ;Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point: At Month 0 and month 3

Countries

France

Contacts

Public ContactDRCI (Mélody PLETS)

GHICL

urm@ghicl.net+33320225733

Outcome results

None listed

Source: EU CTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026