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The Effect of Addition of Metformin to SGLT2 In Diabetic Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

The Effect of Addition of Metformin to SGLT2 In Diabetic Patients With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Status
UNKNOWN
Phases
Phase 2Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT06080802
Enrollment
80
Registered
2023-10-12
Start date
2023-11-01
Completion date
2024-12-01
Last updated
2023-10-12

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

Conditions

Diabete Type 2, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction

Keywords

metformin, SGLTi, HFpEF

Brief summary

a prospective open-label, randomized controlled study to evaluate the efficacy of the addition of metformin to SGLT2 in diabetic patient with preserved ejection fraction

Detailed description

Regardless of the benefits noted with SGLT2is, metformin is recommended as first-line therapy for glycemic control in individuals with T2DM and HF, including HFpEF, with estimated glomerular filtration rates (eGFRs) ≥30 mL/min/1.73 m2. This is based on the demonstrated experience with long-term use; its safety, low cost, and low side effect profile; as well as observational (not clinical trial) data suggesting a 20% relative risk reduction in mortality in individuals with HF, including HFpEF. Nevertheless, it is worth mentioning that Metformin is a common anti-diabetic drug with both systemic and cardioprotective benefits in addition to its hypoglycaemic effect. At the cellular level metformin activates adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) an important regulator of several metabolic pathways resulting in enhanced glucose utilisation, reduction of protein synthesis and improvement of mitochondrial function. Furthermore, metformin has been shown to reduce collagen accumulation and potentially reduce LV hypertrophy and improve diastolic function in the diabetic myocardium. The cardio protection afforded by metformin treatment seems to result from interference with TGF-beta signaling pathway and activation of the AMP-kinase signaling cascade. A recent systematic review and meta regression analysis have shown that metformin treatment was associated with a reduction in mortality in patients with HFpEF. In addition, treatment with metformin of non-diabetic metabolic syndrome patients with diastolic dysfunction, on top of lifestyle counseling, was associated with improved diastolic function. Nevertheless, a recent met analysis showed that initial SGLT2 inhibitor/metformin combination therapy has glycaemic and weight benefits compared with either agent alone and appears relatively safe. High dose SGLT2 inhibitor/metformin combination therapy appears to have modest weight, but no glycaemic benefits compared with the low dose combination therapy. based on that we our aim is to evaluate the efficacy of the addition of metformin to SGLT2 in diabetic patient with preserved ejection fraction

Interventions

DRUGMetformin

The intervention will consist in giving metformin starting with 500 mg once daily 1 gm daily (at breakfast) during the first week; if well tolerated, the dose was progressively increased to 500 mg twice daily (at breakfast and dinner) during week 2, to 1000 mg at breakfast and 500 mg at dinner during week 3, in order to reach the target dose of 1000 mg twice daily (at breakfast and dinner) during the rest of the follow-up. Patients will be followed up by telephone call 2 weeks intervals during the study period 5 SGL-2 will be prescribed to group 1 after diagnosis with HFpEF while group 2 will have SGL-2 and Metformin

Sponsors

clinical research unit, El-sheikh zayed specialized hospital - Egyptian Ministry of health
CollaboratorUNKNOWN
October University for Modern Sciences and Arts
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to 74 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

Age of 40 years to 74 years. HFpEF (≥ 50%) Written informed consent of the subject to participate in the study. New York Heart Association functional class I-IV. Diabetic patients SGL-2 naive. Newly diagnosed heart failure of preserved ejection fraction

Exclusion criteria

Patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (\< 40%) Age less than 40 and more than 74 GFR \< 30 mL/min A1c \> 9 Known allergy to metformin End- stage liver disease Cancer Pregnancy or lactation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Hospitalization ratebaseline, 3 and 6 monthsHospitalization rate
HRQOL using Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire for quality-of-life evaluation (MLFHQ)baseline, 3 and 6 monthsHRQOL using Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire for quality-of-life evaluation (MLFHQ)

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Change in N-terminal pro-BNP (NT-proBNP)baseline, 3 and 6 monthsChange in N-terminal pro-BNP (NT-proBNP)
Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio -AMPK pathwaybaseline, 3 and 6 monthsNeutrophil/lymphocyte ratio -AMPK pathway
The change in the mean early diastolic mitral annular velocity (mean e'), at 3 and 6 monthsbaseline, 3 and 6 monthsThe change in the mean early diastolic mitral annular velocity (mean e'), at 3 and 6 months
Change in body weightbaseline, 3 , 6 monthsChange in body weight
Inflammatory and oxidative stressbaseline, 3 and 6 monthsInflammatory and oxidative stress
adverse drug effectsbaseline, 3 and 6 monthsadverse drugs effects

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Primary Contactsara M eladawy
smeladway@msa.edu.eg01222124567
Backup Contacthassan abdellatif
hassangamal79@gmail.com01092990402

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026