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Effect of Metformin in control of Diabetes type 1

The Effect of Metformin Accompanied by Insulin on weight and insulin dosage in diabetic type 1 adolescents

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20201207049638N1
Enrollment
50
Registered
2020-12-19
Start date
2020-01-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-01-05

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Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus Type 1. Type 1 diabetes mellitus without complications

Interventions

Intervention 1: Control group: patients who were under multiple daily insulin injection. dosage is based on patients weight. Basal insulin: Lantus insulin by Sanofi 100U/ml, Bolus Insulin: Novorapid i

Sponsors

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 20 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age from 10 to 20 years old Duration of Type 1DM more than one year Insulin dosage more than one unit/ kg /day Multiple daily insulin injections from at least 1 year ago HbA1c more than 8% in the past 6 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Nephropathy Proliferative retinopathy Diabetic ketoacidosis more than twice a year Recurrent severe hypoglycemia Current insulin therapy by conventional method (NPH plus Reg) Renal or hepatic dysfunction

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
HbA1C concentration alteration after metformin consumption. Timepoint: Before intervention, 3 months, 6 months, and 9 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Blood test.;Creatinine concentration alteration after metformin consumption. Timepoint: Before intervention, 3 months, 6 months, and 9 months after intervention. Method of measurement: Blood test.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHedyeh Saneifard

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

h.saneifard@sbmu.ac.ir+98 21 2620 1399

Outcome results

None listed

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