RecruitingPhase 3NCT05230758

Effect of Metformin on Behaviour and the Brain in Children Treated for a Brain Tumour

Phase III Randomized Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial of Metformin for Cognitive Recovery and White Matter Growth in Paediatric Patients With a Brain Tumour


Sponsor

Donald Mabbott

Enrollment

140 participants

Start Date

Jul 1, 2022

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Summary

The efficacy of treatment with metformin for promoting cognitive recovery and brain growth in children/adolescents treated for a brain tumour will be investigated in a multi-site Phase III randomized double-blind placebo-controlled parallel arm superiority trial. Specifically, in children/adolescents aged 7 years to 21 years and 11 months who have completed treatment for a brain tumour, is oral administration of metformin for 16 weeks associated with greater improvement of cognitive function and brain growth compared to placebo administered for 16 weeks?


Eligibility

Min Age: 7 YearsMax Age: 21 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study is testing whether the diabetes drug metformin can help protect thinking, memory, and brain function in children who have completed treatment for a brain tumor (such as medulloblastoma, ependymoma, or craniopharyngioma), as radiation and chemotherapy are known to affect the developing brain. **You may be eligible if...** - Your child has completed primary treatment for a brain tumor (such as medulloblastoma, ependymoma, craniopharyngioma, germ cell tumor, or other brain tumor treated with radiation/chemo) - It has been at least 3 weeks since completing that treatment - Your child is old enough and well enough to take oral medication and participate in the study assessments **You may NOT be eligible if...** - Your child has active cancer or is currently receiving cancer treatment - Your child has kidney problems (metformin requires adequate kidney function) - Your child cannot tolerate oral medication - Your child has a condition that contraindicates metformin use Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

DRUGMetformin hydrochloride (HCl) 500mg tablet

Metformin HCl 500mg tablets contain 500mg of active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and are white, round, biconvex, film-coated tablets, with a score line on one face and debossed with "HMR" on the other. Each tablet contains the non-medicinal ingredients magnesium stearate and povidone. Tablet coating is comprised of hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, polyethylene glycol and titanium dioxide.

DRUGPlacebo

Matching white round tablet containing excipients only. The placebo tablets will match the active drug as closely as possible in terms of appearance.


Locations(20)

John Hunter Children's Hospital

New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia

Children's Hospital in Westmead

Westmead, New South Wales, Australia

Women and Childen's Hospital

Adelaide, North Adelaide, Australia

Monash Children's Hospital

Clayton, Victoria, Australia

Royal Children's Hospital

Parkville, Victoria, Australia

Perth Children's Hospital

Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia

Alberta Children's Hospital

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Stollery Children's Hospital

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Children's & Women's Health Centre of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Cancer Care Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Izaak Walton Killam (IWK) Health Centre

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Hamilton Health Sciences - McMaster Children's Hospital

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre

London, Ontario, Canada

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

The Hospital for Sick Children

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

CHU Sainte-Justine

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Montreal Children's Hospital

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

CHU de Québec - Université Laval

Québec, Quebec, Canada

CHU de Sherbrooke

Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada

Saskatchewan Health Authority

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

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