Reporter brief
Randomized-Controlled Trial of Metformin to Prevent Frailty in Pre-frail Elderly
What happened
Trial registry update: UNKNOWN. No results reported in the supplied registry record.
Why it matters
Assessment pending; this report does not establish a change in evidence.
What it does NOT prove
- The abstract does not state the trial results or outcome data, making it impossible to determine what the study actually found
- Sample size and participant demographics are not reported, limiting assessment of statistical power and generalizability
- The mechanism by which metformin might prevent frailty in non-diabetic individuals is not explained or tested
Study design and sample
Rct; Human.
Pre-frail non-diabetic elderly
- Design
- Rct
- Sample
- —
- Journal
- Indonesia University
- Published
- Sep 14, 2016
Effect size
Not recorded.
Caveats
- Assessment: Unassessed.
- Only the source material recorded on this evidence page was assessed.
Conflicts and funding
Not recorded.
Previous evidence
See the Metformin timeline and recorded assessment for prior evidence.
Primary source
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