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Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01136512
Date of registration: 02/06/2010
Primary sponsor: Staten Island University Hospital
Public title: Metformin Use and Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Scientific title: Metformin Use and Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Date of first enrolment: August 2007
Target sample size: 89
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01136512
Study type:  Observational
Study design:  Observational Model: Case Control, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional  
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:   Neil Cohen, M.D.
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Affiliation:  Staten Island University Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:Age 20-80; diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for at least 30 days

Exclusion Criteria:known vitamin B12 or folate deficiency; pernicious anemia; on vitamin
B12 therapy; hematological malignancy; methotrexate use; alcohol intake greater than two
drinks per day; vegetarian diet; previous gastric surgery; inflammatory bowel disease



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 80 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Vitamin B12 Deficiency
Intervention(s)
Primary Outcome(s)
Vitamin B12 level [Time Frame: Yes]
Secondary Outcome(s)
methylmalonic acid [Time Frame: No]
Secondary ID(s)
07040
Source(s) of Monetary Support
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Secondary Sponsor(s)
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