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Metformin in Patients With Fragile X

NCT04141163 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2019-10-31

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this trial is to investigate the use of metformin in the treatment of Fragile X syndrome (FXS) patients. Metformin is an FDA approved compound with an established safety profile and minimal side effects that specifically targets and normalizes multiple aspects of the pathophysiology in FXS. This is a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled 2-arm parallel group design study of the drug metformin and placebo in FXS subjects with a primary outcome measure of safety/tolerability and secondary outcome measures on cognition, attention, anxiety, sleep, and physiologic and biochemical biomarkers.

Conditions

  • Fragile X Syndrome

Interventions

DRUG

Metformin

Metformin, 1,1 dimethylbiguanide, or systematic (IUPAC) name N,N-dimethylimidodicarbonimidic diamide, is an oral anti-diabetic medicine approved in the US by the FDA in 1994. It is marketed alone under the names metformin (generic), Glucophage XR, Riomet, Fortamet, Glumetza, Obimet, Gluformin, Dianben, Diabex, and Diaformin and in combination with other drugs under the names Actoplus Met, Metaglip, Glucovance, Janumet, Kombiglyze XR, and PrandiMet

DRUG

Placebo oral tablet

No therapeutic effect

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Sean McBride, MD, PhD · Rowan University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
50 Years
Sex
MALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-10-29
Primary Completion
2021-03-31
Completion
2021-03-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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