Metformin for fibromyalgia symptom relief
Treatments studied
Part of Bones, joints & muscles, Brain & nervous system clinical trials.
This study tests whether metformin, a diabetes medicine, can reduce fibromyalgia symptoms. If you have fibromyalgia and can take pills safely, you may be able to join and help answer whether metformin can help.
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Who can take part
- You can understand and follow the study in English
- You meet the fibromyalgia diagnosis criteria used by doctors in 2016
- You can take and stick with a once-daily pill plan (metformin)
- You do not have diabetes or any plans to be pregnant soon
- Your kidneys, liver, and vitamin B12 blood tests are in an acceptable range
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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