NCT04145687

Brief Summary

Lupus nephritis (LN) is a main manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which will largely effect the prognosis of SLE patients. Our previous 10-year data showed that the development of LN is most common in the first year of SLE, occupying about 17%. And our group has established a prediction model to predict the 1-year probability of LN for SLE patients without renal involvement. Our previous proof-of-concept trial and multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial indicated that metformin seemed to have potential to reduce the new-onset of LN in SLE patients (Unpublished data, in review). So the investigators tried to illustrate whether metformin has effect to prevent the development of lupus nephritis in high risk SLE patients based on LN prediction model.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
30

participants targeted

Target at below P25 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2019

Typical duration for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

Click on a node to explore related trials.

Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 22, 2019

Completed
9 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 31, 2019

Completed
1 day until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

November 1, 2019

Completed
1.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 1, 2021

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

October 31, 2019

Status Verified

October 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

1.6 years

First QC Date

October 22, 2019

Last Update Submit

October 29, 2019

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Prevention of new-onset LN

    Percentage of patients with new-onset lupus nephritis

    12 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Change of SLEDAI score

    12 months

  • Change of Prednisone

    12 months

  • Time to onset of LN

    12 months

  • Change of proteinuria

    12 months

Study Arms (2)

Metformin

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Drug: Metformin

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Drug: Metformin

Interventions

Metformin 500mg tid

MetforminPlacebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 75 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • New-onset of SLE (within 1 year)
  • Meet the 1997 ACR criteria of SLE
  • year risk of developing LN higher than 50% based on LN prediction model.
  • All the patients received standard care of therapy. (mycophenolate/azathioprine/cyclosporin/tacrolimus/methotrexate/leflunomide were allowed).
  • Sign the informed consent.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients with kidney involvement at screening were excluded
  • Patients with severe SLE were excluded, such as neuropsychiatric and cardiac involvement
  • Cyclophosphamide or biologics were not allowed.
  • Alanine aminotransferase (ALT)/ aspartate aminotransferase (AST) \> 2 times upper normal limits; creatinine clearance rate \< 60ml/min;
  • Previous exposure of metformin within 30 days before screening; or previous history of intolerant to metformin;
  • Patients who diagnosed of diabetes mellitus;
  • Pregnancy or lactation.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Fangfang Sun, MD

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Lupus Nephritis

Interventions

Metformin

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

GlomerulonephritisNephritisKidney DiseasesUrologic DiseasesFemale Urogenital DiseasesFemale Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy ComplicationsUrogenital DiseasesMale Urogenital DiseasesLupus Erythematosus, SystemicConnective Tissue DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue DiseasesAutoimmune DiseasesImmune System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

BiguanidesGuanidinesAmidinesOrganic Chemicals

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Prof.

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 22, 2019

First Posted

October 31, 2019

Study Start

November 1, 2019

Primary Completion

June 1, 2021

Study Completion

June 1, 2022

Last Updated

October 31, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-10

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations