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InterventionsHuman trialPreprint145 participants·Randomised trial·Double-blind·Placebo-controlled·Registered NCT02570672

A Randomized Clinical Trial of Metformin to Reduce Frailty in Older Adults with Glucose Intolerance

medRxiv

  • Metformin
  • Glucose intolerance
  • Prediabetes
  • Frailty index
  • Fried frailty phenotype score
  • Humans

The paper

Musi N, Wang CP, MacCarthy D et al.

medRxiv · 28 Jul 2026 · Preprint, not peer-reviewed

doi.org/10.64898/2026.07.27.26359055PubMed 42620010

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