Metformin IN Asthma for Overweight and Obese Individuals (MINA)

NCT06273072 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2026-01-16

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Summary

This is a randomized clinical trial of metformin among overweight or obese adults with not well-controlled asthma despite maintenance inhaler therapy.

Conditions

  • Asthma
  • Asthma Chronic
  • Overweight and Obesity

Interventions

DRUG

Metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets

titrated to 2000 mg once daily

DRUG

Visually identical placebo Metformin hydrochloride extended-release tablets

placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    collaborator OTHER
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

    collaborator NIH
  • Temple University

    collaborator OTHER
  • Johns Hopkins University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Meredith C McCormack, M.D., M.H.S. · Johns Hopkins University

  • Tianshi D Wu, M.D., M.H.S. · Baylor College of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-12-09
Primary Completion
2026-09-30
Completion
2028-12-31
FDA Drug
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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