Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Geoff Ambler
ORCID ID
Contact details
Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes
The Children's Hospital at Westmead
Locked Bag 4001
Westmead NSW
2145
Australia
+61 (0)2 9845 3907
geoffa@chw.edu.au
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
2001/054
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Not provided at time of registration
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Insulin resistance and obesity
Intervention
Metformin vs placebo (crossover design)
Intervention type
Drug
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
metformin
Primary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/01/2005
Overall trial end date
31/12/2005
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Children and adolescents age 9-18 with obesity and insulin resistance, pre-type 2 diabetes.
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/01/2005
Recruitment end date
31/12/2005
Locations
Countries of recruitment
Australia
Trial participating centre
Institute of Endocrinology and Diabetes
Westmead NSW
2145
Australia
Funders
Funder type
Charity
Funder name
Diabetes Australia Research Trust
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary