Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:50 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 11:50 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01013051
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients living within and around Edmonton that have been referred to the Alberta Health Services Weight Wise Program
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Undergone or undergoing revision of a previous bariatric procedure
2. Any major post-operative gastrointestinal complications, such as an anastomotic leak, outlet obstruction or persistent vomiting
3. Currently on metformin therapy
4. Any contraindications to metformin therapy such as:
1. allergy to the drug
2. chronic metabolic acidosis
3. history of lactic acidosis
4. liver failure or baseline liver enzymes higher than 3-fold above the upper limit of normal
5. congestive heart failure
6. renal failure (glomerular filtration rate \< 60 ml/min)
7. alcoholism
8. acute illness
9. fatty liver disease
5. Pregnant or nursing
6. Not taking furosemide or nifedipine (both drugs may increase metformin absorption by 15-20%)the day of visit 2.
7. Any other medical, social or geographic condition, which, in the opinion of the investigator would not allow safe completion of the study protocol
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Maximum Age:
60 Years
Study:
NCT01013051
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01013051