Metformin to Augment Strength Training Effective Response in Seniors (MASTERS)

Phase 0 Completed 109 enrolled Philip Kern University of Alabama at Birmingham · collab

RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindSupportive care

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a commonly prescribed drug, metformin, can enhance the benefits seen during resistance exercise such as increased muscle mass and strength.

Timeline

Start: 2015-01-14
Primary completion: 2017-12-14
Completion: 2018-06-28

Publications

Long DE, Kosmac K, Dungan CM, Bamman MM, Peterson CA, Kern PA. Potential Benefits of Combined Statin and Metformin Therapy on Resistance Training Response in Older Individuals. Front Physiol. 2022 Apr 14;13:872745. doi: 10.3389/fphys.2022.872745. eCollection 2022.
Long DE, Peck BD, Tuggle SC, Villasante Tezanos AG, Windham ST, Bamman MM, Kern PA, Peterson CA, Walton RG. Associations of muscle lipid content with physical function and resistance training outcomes in older adults: altered responses with metformin. Geroscience. 2021 Apr;43(2):629-644. doi: 10.1007/s11357-020-00315-9. Epub 2021 Jan 18.
Walton RG, Dungan CM, Long DE, Tuggle SC, Kosmac K, Peck BD, Bush HM, Villasante Tezanos AG, McGwin G, Windham ST, Ovalle F, Bamman MM, Kern PA, Peterson CA. Metformin blunts muscle hypertrophy in response to progressive resistance exercise training in older adults: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial: The MASTERS trial. Aging Cell. 2019 Dec;18(6):e13039. doi: 10.1111/acel.13039. Epub 2019 Sep 26.
Long DE, Villasante Tezanos AG, Wise JN, Kern PA, Bamman MM, Peterson CA, Dennis RA. A guide for using NIH Image J for single slice cross-sectional area and composition analysis of the thigh from computed tomography. PLoS One. 2019 Feb 7;14(2):e0211629. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211629. eCollection 2019.
Long DE, Peck BD, Martz JL, Tuggle SC, Bush HM, McGwin G, Kern PA, Bamman MM, Peterson CA. Metformin to Augment Strength Training Effective Response in Seniors (MASTERS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2017 Apr 26;18(1):192. doi: 10.1186/s13063-017-1932-5.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Metformin	Small molecule	1700 mg	—

Indications

No indication recorded.