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NCT00108615 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · Phase 4

Effects of Insulin Sensitizers in Subjects With Impaired Glucose Tolerance

A Phase 4 study, sponsored by US Department of Veterans Affairs.

Completed
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
48
Enrollment target

NCT00108615: Completed Phase 4 study, sponsored by US Department of Veterans Affairs.

NCT00108615 is a Phase 4 study that has completed, run by US Department of Veterans Affairs. The registered enrollment target is 48 participants, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00108615, a Phase 4 study, has completed, sponsored by US Department of Veterans Affairs.

COMPLETED
Registry status
Phase 4
Development phase
48 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Subjects with impaired glucose tolerance will be randomized to receive pioglitazone or metformin for 10 weeks. Measurements of insulin sensitivity, body composition, glucose tolerance, and muscle lipid accumulation will be performed. Adipose tissue and muscle biopsies are performed. The goal of the study is to determine whether the lipotoxiciy of impaired glucose tolerance is ameliorated by pioglitazone.

Interventions

  • DRUG Metformin
  • DRUG Pioglitazone
  • RADIATION CT scans

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 48 participants
Start Date 2004-01
Est. Completion 2007-12
Phase Phase 4
US Department of Veterans Affairs

632 total trials

What the finished NCT00108615 record still lists

NCT00108615 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registry caps enrollment at 48 participants, a relatively small participant target, below the 518-participant average among 9,235 other Phase 4 trials with a reported enrollment target (91% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 3 interventions - of which Metformin is the first listed.

NCT00108615 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00108615 about?

NCT00108615 is a clinical study titled "Effects of Insulin Sensitizers in Subjects With Impaired Glucose Tolerance". Subjects with impaired glucose tolerance will be randomized to receive pioglitazone or metformin for 10 weeks. Measurements of insulin sensitivity, body composition, glucose tolerance, and muscle lipid accumulation will be performed. Adipose tissue and muscle biopsies are performed. The goal of the ...

What is the current status of trial NCT00108615?

This trial is currently completed. It is a Phase 4 study. The enrollment target is 48 participants. The study started on 2004-01. Estimated completion is 2007-12.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00108615?

The interventions under investigation include: Metformin (DRUG), Pioglitazone (DRUG), CT scans (RADIATION).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00108615?

This trial is sponsored by US Department of Veterans Affairs, which has 632 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00108615's enrollment target sits among peer trials

48 1331st of 2000 higher than 653 of 2,000 other Phase 4 trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00108615, the US trial registry maintained by the National Library of Medicine. NCT00108615 (small enrollment · none site footprint · completed) retrieved and formatted by PlainTrial, see methodology.