A randomised control study of metformin in people with mild cognitive impairment and without diabetes mellitus to determine effects on cognitive decline and neuroimaging over 3 years.
Описание
A randomised placebo-control study of metformin in people with mild cognitive impairment and without diabetes mellitus to determine effects on cognitive decline, neuroimaging and biomarkers over 3 years.
Кой може да участва
Inclusion Criteria:
* overweight or obese (body mass index \>25.0 kg/m2, waist: women\>80 cm, men\>94cm;
* Mild cognitive impairment (Mild Neurocognitive Disorder), based on DSM-5 criteria;
* Fasting blood glucose \<7.0 mmol/L and HbA1c \<6.5%;
* Able to undertake neurocognitive testing in English.
* Not participating in another trial of drugs or lifestyle modification to reduce cognitive decline.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Life-threatening illnesses to preclude participation in a 3-year study;
* Contraindications to the use of metformin (severe heart failure or eGFR \<40).
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