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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02184832
Other study ID # 2014P001226
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 0
First received July 3, 2014
Last updated March 14, 2016
Start date August 2014
Est. completion date March 2016

Study information

Verified date March 2016
Source Massachusetts General Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority United States: Food and Drug Administration
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will examine the influence of dietary intake of tryptophan on response to metformin. The investigators hypothesize that dietary tryptophan alteration will influence metformin response.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 20
Est. completion date March 2016
Est. primary completion date March 2016
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Both
Age group 20 Years to 40 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. healthy adult male or non-pregnant female volunteers (age 20-40)

2. able and willing to give consent

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Age less than 20 or greater than 40

2. Women who are pregnant, nursing, or at risk of becoming pregnant

3. Body mass index (BMI) less than 20 or greater than 28

4. Changes of more than 5 pounds in weight (increase or decrease) during the month prior to enrollment in the study

5. Participation in more than 300 minutes of exercise per week during the month prior to enrollment in the study

6. Known diabetes or pre-diabetes (based on prior diagnoses, use of medications to lower glucose; or fasting blood glucose > 100mg/dL at screening)

7. Untreated hypertension (defined as systolic blood pressure > 140mmHg and diastolic blood pressure > 90mmHg)

8. Current or past mood disorder, including major depression, anxiety, or bipolar disorder

9. Conditions causing intestinal malabsorption, including celiac disease or a history of intestinal or gastric bypass surgery

10. History of liver disease and/or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) more than 3 times upper limit of normal (ULN)

11. Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2 as calculated by the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease equation

12. Currently taking or intending to take during the study duration any medication known to affect glycemic parameters, such as glucocorticoids, growth hormone, or fluoroquinolones

13. Use of medications and herbal or vitamin supplements during the study

14. Contraindications to safe use of metformin, including planned radiologic or angiographic study requiring contrast within one week of the study completion

15. Objection to taking metformin

16. Participation in any other interventional study during the study duration

17. Use of nicotine-containing products, including inhaled, chewed, or patches during the study.

18. Use of drugs of abuse.

19. Restrictions that prevent adherence to standardized meals or unwillingness to adhere to a pre-specified meal plan, including abstinence from alcohol and limitation of caffeine intake to one drink daily.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Crossover Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment


Intervention

Drug:
Metformin
2 doses of 500 mg metformin given approximately 12 hrs apart
Other:
Low tryptophan diet

High tryptophan diet


Locations

Country Name City State
United States Massachusetts General Hospital Boston Massachusetts

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Massachusetts General Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other tolerability of dietary tryptophan alteration 2 days No
Primary change in fasting glucose 2 days No
Secondary change in tryptophan concentration 2 days No
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