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Precision Dosing of Metformin in Youth With T2D
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
Summary
The purpose of this study to compare the typically prescribed dose of metformin (1000mg twice a day) with a higher dose of metformin (1350mg twice a day).
Official title: Pilot Study of Precision Dosing of Metformin in Youth With Type 2 Diabetes (PRECISE_T2D)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
10 Years - 21 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
20
Start Date
2024-04-25
Completion Date
2026-12-31
Last Updated
2025-12-23
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Metformin
Participants will receive either 2700mg of metformin/day (1350mg twice a day) or 2000mg of metformin/day (1000mg twice a day, standard of care). The study intervention will be blinded to the participants as they will receive the same number of pills (4 pills of the same size) regardless of whether they are in the intervention arm or control arm .
Locations (2)
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland, Pediatric Diabetes Clinic
Oakland, California, United States
UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital San Francisco, Madison Clinic for Pediatric Diabetes
San Francisco, California, United States