Effect of Metformin on Patients With Osteoarthritis

NCT05034029 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 262

Last updated 2022-01-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate if metformin has osteoarthritis protective effects among overweighted knee osteoarthritis patients. The co-primary outcomes are changes in tibiofemoral cartilage volume and Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) from baseline to month 24. The secondary outcomes are changes in visual analog scale (VAS)-assessed knee pain, tibiofemoral cartilage defect, effusion-synovitis volume, and tibiofemoral bone marrow lesion maximum size from baseline to month 24.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Metformin hydrochloride sustained release tablets

Oral

DRUG

Placebo

Placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Guangzhou First People's Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-08-01
Primary Completion
2024-12-31
Completion
2024-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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