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Evaluation of Metformin Activity in Addition to Conventional Treatment of Grade II or III Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

NCT01352026 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2012-08-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Treatment of PAH includes exercise limitation, non specific agents (anticoagulants, diuretics and supplemental oxygen), pulmonary specific vasodilators and antiproliferative agents.

Recent data obtained by our group, within rat PAH models, showed that the antihyperglycemic drug metformin, used in France since 1959 in diabetic type II patients, significantly acts at the pulmonary arteries level.

According to these results, and knowing that metformin is a widely used drug, with a favorable safety profile, the investigators decided to set up a pilot study, in order to evaluate the activity of metformin in PAH treatment. In parallel, the investigators will focus on metformin mechanism of action.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Metformin

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Nantes University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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