Status:

COMPLETED

Metformin in Children With Motor Deficit

Lead Sponsor:

Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven

Conditions:

Spina Bifida

Neuromuscular Diseases

Eligibility:

All Genders

8-35 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Obesity with insulin resistance in the paediatric population provides an increasing challenge. Children with neurological or neuromuscular diseases are even more prone to obesity: their locomotor impa...

Detailed Description

Obesity with insulin resistance in the paediatric population provides an increasing challenge. Children with neurological or neuromuscular diseases are even more prone to obesity: their locomotor impa...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients with neurogenic or myogenic motor deficit, clinically obese or who had excessively gained weight over the last year.

Exclusion

  • Exclusion criteria were known type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus and contraindications to metformin therapy.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

November 1 2006

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

July 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

42 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00720161

Start Date

November 1 2006

End Date

July 1 2011

Last Update

June 17 2024

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UZLeuven

Leuven, Brabant, Belgium, 3000