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study the effect of metformin drug on fracture healing of patients with high risk of delayed fracture healing or non-union and correlating this to serum irisin myokine level.
Inclusion criteria:
• Age range from 55 to less than 65 years old with bone fracture.
Exclusion criteria:
Methodology:
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Metformin | Active Comparator | 20 post-menopausal women with a bone fracture treated with metformin Retard 850 mg once daily for two weeks then 850 mg twice daily for three months. |
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| Placebo | Placebo Comparator | 20 post-menopausal women with a bone fracture treated with placebo once daily for two weeks then twice daily for three months. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Metformin Retard 850 mg | Drug | tablet |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Human Irisin (ng/ml) | myokine/adipokine | three months |
| Bone specific alkaline phosphatase (IU/L) | isoenzyme produced by osteoblasts involved with calcification of skeleton and bone formation | three months |
| postoperative X-rays - Lane and Sandhu radiological scoring system | evaluate the degree of new bone formation in the fracture line on anterior-posterior and lateral radiographs | two months post stabilization. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
post-menopausal women
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Gamal Omran, Professor | Damanhour University | Study Director |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Damanhour Medical National Institute | Damanhūr | El-Bahairah | 31527 | Egypt |
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| ID | Term |
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| D050723 | Fractures, Bone |
| ID | Term |
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| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
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| ID | Term |
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| D008687 | Metformin |
| ID | Term |
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| D001645 | Biguanides |
| D006146 | Guanidines |
| D000578 | Amidines |
| D009930 | Organic Chemicals |
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40 post-menopausal women with a bone fracture divided into two groups each of 20, randomly assigned to administration with metformin Retard 850 mg once daily for two weeks then 850 mg twice daily or with placebo.
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double-blind perspective study
| Placebo | Other | placebo tablet |
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