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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/10/075301 [Registered on: 15/10/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 30/09/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  No 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Single Arm Study 
Public Title of Study   A clinical trial to study the effect of Metformin in reducing weight gain induced by olanzapine in patients with psychiatric illness. 
Scientific Title of Study   Metformin for treatment of olanzapine induced weight gain in adult patients with schizophrenia  
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Sreeprathap M 
Designation  Chairman, Chief psychiatrist and Medical director 
Affiliation  Department of psychiatry, Shadithya hospital  
Address  Shadithya hospital No 7,Tannery Street Pammal road Pallavaram Chennai 43

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600043
India 
Phone  9497364991  
Fax    
Email  drsreeprathap@hotmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Soumya R S  
Designation  Consultant psychiatrist  
Affiliation  Department of psychiatry, Shadithya hospital  
Address  Shadithya hospital Tannery Street Pammal road Pallavaram Chennai

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600043
India 
Phone  9497364991  
Fax    
Email  soumyaramesan@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Soumya R S  
Designation  Consultant Psychiatrist  
Affiliation  Department of psychiatry, Shadithya hospital  
Address  Shadithya hospital Tannery Street Pammal road Pallavaram Chennai

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600043
India 
Phone  9497364991  
Fax    
Email  soumyaramesan@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Shadithya hospital private limited No 7 , Tannery Street Pallavaram Chennai Pin 600043 Tamilnadu India 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Shadithya hospital private limited  
Address  No 7 Tannery Street Pammal road Pallavaram Chennai Pin 600043 Tamilnadu India  
Type of Sponsor  Private hospital/clinic 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Sreeprathap M  Shadithya hospital   Dr Sreeprathap Consultation room - 1 First floor - Department of psychiatry Shadithya hospital No 7 Tannery Street Pallavaram Chennai 600043 Tamilnadu India
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
9497364991

drsreeprathap@hotmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional human ethics committee , Indian Medical Association - Tambaram, Chennai  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: F200||Paranoid schizophrenia,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Metformin   Metformin will be given to those patients newly started on Olanzapine for the treatment of schizophrenia. Route of administration - oral Dosage - 500 to 2000mg/day Frequency - once or twice a day in divided dosage. Duration - 3months Patients will be followed up for 3 months and the parameters like weight, BMI and waist circumference will be measured at specific intervals. The findings of the study will be compared to previous similar studies for comparison. 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  60.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Patients diagnosed with Schizophrenia and newly started on Olanzapine  
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Patients not tolerating Metformin
Patients with history of renal disease, diabetes 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Weight  Weight at 15 days, 30 days and 90 days 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Waist circumference and Body mass index  Waist circumference and Body mass index at 15 days, 30 days and 90 days 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="64"
Sample Size from India="64" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   20/10/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

Title of the study
Metformin for the treatment of olanzapine induced weight gain in adult patients with schizophrenia
Objectives of the study
To determine the effect of Metformin in reducing Olanzapine-induced weight gain in patients with schizophrenia.
To find out the dose range of Metformin which is most effective in reducing weight gain in patients on olanzapine

Study design
Observational cohort study
 Patients with schizophrenia newly started on Olanzapine along with Metformin (500-2000mg/day)  
Follow up at 15 days, 30 days and 90 days
 
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