Metformin in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

NCT00303537 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 90

Last updated 2007-07-02

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study evaluates the use of the antidiabetic medicine metformin in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

metformin

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Kaare Birkeland, Prof./Ph.D · Aker University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

  • Zbigniew Konopski, Cons./Ph.D · Aker University Hospital, Oslo, Norway

  • Kristian Bjøro, Cons./Ph.D · Rikshospitalet-Radiumhospitalet, Oslo, Norway

  • John W Haukeland, Physician · University Hospital, Aker

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-11-30
Completion
2008-06-30

Countries

  • Norway

Study Locations

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