Metformin to reduce metabolic complications and inflammation in patients on systemic glucocorticoid therapy: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, proof-of-concept, phase 2 trial
Ida Pernicova, Stephen Kelly, Sharon Ajodha, Anju Sahdev, Jonathan P. Bestwick, Plamena Gabrovska, O. A. Akanle, Ramzi Ajjan, Blerina Kola, Marietta Stadler, William D. Fraser, Mirjam Christ‐Crain, Ashley Grossman, Costantino Pitzalis, Márta Korbonits
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MedicineMetforminPlaceboPrednisoloneGlucocorticoidDiabetes mellitusInternal medicineRandomized controlled trialSurgeryEndocrinologyPathologyAlternative medicineAdrenal Hormones and DisordersPituitary Gland Disorders and TreatmentsGrowth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors