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Metformin for the Treatment of Diabetes in Pregnancy

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00414245
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified December 2006 by Soroka University Medical Center.
Recruitment status was:  Not yet recruiting
First Posted : December 21, 2006
Last Update Posted : December 21, 2006
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Information provided by:
Soroka University Medical Center

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether metformin is effective and safe in the treatment of diabetes in pregnancy.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Gestational Diabetes Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Drug: metformin Phase 3

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Enrollment : 200 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Metformin for the Treatment of Diabetes in Pregnancy
Study Start Date : January 2007

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Arms and Interventions
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Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. glycemic control
  2. pregnancy complications

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 45 Years   (Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   Female
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • pregnant women
  • GDM A2
  • diabetes mellitus type 2
  • singleton pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria:

  • diabetic nephropathy or proliferative retinopathy
  • cannot swallow tablets
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Contacts
Contact: Boaz Sheizaf, MD 972-54-2401191 bsheizaf@bgu.ac.il

Locations
Israel
Division of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Soroka University Medical Center Not yet recruiting
Beer-Sheva, Israel
Contact: Boaz Sheizaf, MD    972-54-2401191    bsheizaf@bgu.ac.il   
Principal Investigator: Boaz Sheizaf, MD         
Sponsors and Collaborators
Soroka University Medical Center
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Boaz Sheizaf, MD division of obstetrics and gynecology, soroka university medical center
More Information
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00414245     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: sor434306ctil
First Posted: December 21, 2006    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: December 21, 2006
Last Verified: December 2006

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Diabetes Mellitus
Diabetes, Gestational
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Pregnancy in Diabetics
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Metabolic Diseases
 Endocrine System Diseases
Pregnancy Complications
Metformin
Hypoglycemic Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs