Status:

COMPLETED

Metformin in Dengue With Obesity

Lead Sponsor:

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit, Vietnam

Collaborating Sponsors:

Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Conditions:

Dengue

Viral Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

10-30 years

Phase:

PHASE1

PHASE2

Brief Summary

This study aims to investigate the effect of metformin as host-directed therapy in obese/overweight patients with dengue Primary Objective To evaluate the safety and tolerability of metformin in obe...

Detailed Description

This is an open-label safety and tolerability study investigating the effects of five days of metformin treatment. The metformin therapy will be given to eligible participants admitted to the Hospital...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • ≥ 10 years to ≤ 30 years of age,
  • Clinical diagnosis of dengue (based on WHO 2009 Dengue: Guidelines for Diagnosis, Treatment, Prevention and Control/Vietnam Ministry of Health 2019: Guidelines for Dengue Diagnosis, treatment and prevention)
  • Positive NS1 rapid test
  • ≤ 3 days (≤ 72 hours) of fever
  • BMI \> 25 Kg/m2 (or BMI-for-age \> 1 SD);
  • Written informed consent or assent to participate in the study
  • Agree to come back for follow up visit around day 21-28 of illness (maximum 1 month)

Exclusion

  • In all female patients: Pregnancy Localizing features suggesting an alternative diagnosis, e.g. pneumonia, otitis etc.
  • History of hypersensitivity to metformin
  • Severe infection, including: (1) severe dengue (dengue shock syndrome, severe haemorrhage, severe organ impairment) (2) central nervous system infection, or (3) septicaemia etc…
  • Baseline lactate level \> 2.0 mmol/L
  • Baseline glucose level \< 3.9 mmol/L OR \< 70 mg/dL
  • Already taking metformin or any other regular hypoglycaemic agents, eg. insulin
  • Significant diarrhoea and/or vomiting (\> 3 episodes in 24 hours)
  • Have acute or chronic renal impairment (baseline GFR \< 30ml/min)
  • Liver impairment (baseline AST and ALT \> 250 U/L)
  • Being treated for heart failure or have had a recent heart attack (in the last year)
  • Taking any drug with significant interaction with metformin
  • The study physician judges that the patient is unlikely to attend follow up visit at around 3-4 weeks after fever onset - e.g. due to long travelling distance from the clinic

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 27 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

120 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04377451

Start Date

July 27 2020

End Date

August 1 2023

Last Update

August 31 2023

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Hospital for Tropical Diseases

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam