NMN supplement shows promise for prediabetes in early human test
NCT ID NCT04571008
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested whether a supplement called nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) can improve how the body handles sugar in people with prediabetes. Researchers gave NMN to 56 adults with higher-than-normal blood sugar and measured changes in insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance. The goal was to see if benefits seen in mice also occur in humans.
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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56 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2020
- Finished
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Mar 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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45 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * BMI 25.0-50.0 kg/m² * Prediabetes defined as fasting plasma glucose of ≥100 mg/dL, or HbA1C ≥5.7, or HOMA-IR ≥2.5. Exclusion Criteria: * Women who are still having menses * Persons who take niacin, nicotinamide, or other vitamin B3-related supplementation and are not willing to discontinue supplementation for 3 weeks before medical screening and during the entire study period * Persons who consume moderate-large amounts of caffeine daily (\>2 cups of coffee or 8 oz caffeinated drinks per day) or consume less amounts of caffeine but believe withdrawal symptoms (e.g. headache) are likely if caffeine is stopped * Unstable weight (\>3% change during the last 2 months before entering the study)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Washington University School of Medicine
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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