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CompletedNCT01483560

REducing With MetfOrmin Vascular Adverse Lesions in Type 1 Diabetes (REMOVAL)

Phase 3 Study of Metformin in Adults With Type 1 Diabetes

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
493 (actual)
Sponsor
University of Glasgow · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
40 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

The trial is conducted in the United Kingdom (UK), Australia, Canada, Denmark and the Netherlands. The aim is to test whether 3 years treatment with metformin added to titrated insulin therapy (towards target HbA1c 7.0%/53 mmol/mol) reduces atherosclerosis, as measured by progression of carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT), in adults with confirmed type 1 diabetes aged 40 years and over at increased risk for cardiovascular disease.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DRUGMetformin3 years treatment duration
DRUGPlacebo3 years duration

Timeline

Start date
2011-12-01
Primary completion
2017-03-19
Completion
2017-04-18
First posted
2011-12-01
Last updated
2019-06-19
Results posted
2019-06-03

Locations

24 sites across 5 countries: Australia, Canada, Denmark, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01483560. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.