Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:46 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:46 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01195259
Brief Summary:
Observational analyses of data from population registeries have suggested that metformin may be associated with a decreased prevalence of malignancy. The ADOPT and RECORD studies both contain groups of subjects randomly allocated to metformin and rosiglitazone. This meta-analysis combines malignancy serious adverse events from ADOPT and RECORD in order to compare their incidence on metformin with that on rosiglitazone.
Detailed Description:
The objective of this meta-analysis is to compare the incidence of malignancy (excluding non-melanomatous skin cancers) reported as serious adverse events in the ADOPT and RECORD studies between subjects randomly allocated to treatment with metformin with those allocated to rosiglitazone.
Study:
NCT01195259
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01195259