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Cardiovascular DiseasesNCT00889876

Effect of Exercise or Metformin on Nocturnal Blood Pressure and Other Risk Factors for CVD Among Obese Adolescents

A study testing Metformin group and Exercise in people with Cardiovascular Diseases, run by Maria Sandberg Westerstahl at 1 site in Sweden.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

The objective is to, among obese adolescents, study impact of regular physical activity or metformin therapy on nocturnal blood pressure and related cardiovascular disease risk factors. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 13 to 19 years
Conditions the study is for
Cardiovascular Diseases
What is being tested?
Metformin group and Exercise
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
26 participants
Where
1 siteSweden
Study dates
Feb 2009to Dec 2015
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 13 to 19 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age 13-19 years old at inclusion date
  • Obesity according to gender and age specific BMI (Cole 2000)
  • Reduced nocturnal systolic blood pressure fall (< 10%)
  • Signed informed consent by patient and parents

Who cannot join

  • Cardiovascular disease
  • Insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
  • Patient on medications that are contraindicated during Metformin treatment
  • Pregnancy
  • Mental or physical conditions limiting the ability to participate

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Sweden1 site
  • Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital Huddinge

    Stockholm, 141 86

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About this study

Official title: Effect of Exercise or Metformin on Nocturnal Blood Pressure and Other Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) Among Obese Adolescents

The objective is to, among obese adolescents, study impact of regular physical activity or metformin therapy on nocturnal blood pressure and related cardiovascular disease risk factors.

Read the detailed description

Forty subjects will be assigned to the exercise intervention group, thirty to the metformin therapy group and thirty to the control group. Group I will be treated daily with metformin. Group II will perform exercise (endurance) three times/week with a personal coach and group III will serve as control. All participants will be examined at baseline, after 3 months of intervention, after 6 months of intervention and after one year of intervention. Examination includes anthropometric measures, measures of ambulatory 24-h blood pressure and insulin sensitivity, measures for function and structure of the heart and vessels, analysis of atherogenic factors in the blood, aerobic fitness testing and measurement of daily physical activity.

Being tested
Metformin group, Exercise
Keywords
Obesity, Adolescents, Nocturnal blood pressure reduction, Insulin metabolism, Cardiovascular structure and function, Treatment, Exercise, Metformin, Insulin, Blood glucose, Impaired nocturnal blood pressure reduction
Medical subject headings
Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity, Motor Activity, Insulin Resistance

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Metformin groupDrug

    2000 mg/day for one year

  • ExerciseBehavioural

    3 times/week with a personal coach for one year. Endurance training.

Study groups in NCT00889876
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
MetforminExperimentalNot described
Receives: Drug: Metformin group
ExerciseExperimentalNot described
Receives: Behavioral: Exercise

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Normalization of nocturnal blood pressure dipping

    Measured: Before and 3, 6 and 12 months of intervention

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Normalization of insulin metabolism and cardiovascular structure and function

    Measured: Before and 3, 6 and 12 months of intervention

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 Apr 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2009
  3. Primary completionDec 2015
  4. Study completionDec 2015

Why it stopped: hard to recruite, no funding

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Factorial
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
26 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00889876
Sponsor's protocol ID
2008-000461-28
Other IDs
2008
Status last verified
Feb 2011
First submitted
27 Apr 2009
Last updated
4 Apr 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Metformin group and Exercise in people with Cardiovascular Diseases, run by Maria Sandberg Westerstahl at 1 site in Sweden.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Apr 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Sweden. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study was stopped early (reason given: hard to recruite, no funding). Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Normalization of nocturnal blood pressure dipping (time frame: Before and 3, 6 and 12 months of intervention). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 4 Apr 2023.

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