Conditions: Vitamin B1 Deficiency Thiamine Deficiency
Keywords: Drug-induced vitamin deficiency
Allocation: RANDOMIZED | Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Enrollment: 7
Healthy volunteers: yes

Brief summary:
In Part 1, subjects will be administered thiamine, thiamine with metformin, and thiamine with trimethoprim. Part 2 will expand on Part 1 and subjects will be administered thiamine and thiamine with trimethoprim. The goal is to determine whether taking a drug and a vitamin together affects the body's ability to absorb, distribute, and eliminate thiamine (Vitamin B1).

Detailed description:
Thiamine is an essential vitamin meaning humans must consume thiamine from their diet in order to stay healthy. Low thiamine levels can lead to adverse events. Thiamine is absorbed in the intestine by a transporter protein. This is made by the SLC19A3 gene. The SLC19A3 gene provides instructions for making the thiamine transporter protein, which moves thiamine into cells. Certain drugs, like metformin and trimethoprim, have been shown to interrupt function of the SLC19A3 gene.

Metformin is a first-line therapy for patients with Type 2 diabetes and is associated with improvements in diabetic complications. Trimethoprim is an anti-bacterial drug that is often prescribed to treat infections such as urinary tract infections. At different phases of this study, participants will be administered thiamine, thiamine with metformin, and/or thiamine with trimethoprim to determine whether taking a drug and a vitamin together affects the body's ability to absorb, distribute, and eliminate thiamine. The levels of thiamine in the participants' blood and urine will be measured before and after taking thiamine or thiamine in combination with metformin and/or trimethoprim.

Arms:
arm 1: 5mg thiamine tablet by mouth. This arm will be included in both Parts 1 and 2 of the study. arm 2: 5mg thiamine tablet and 300mg trimethoprim tablet by mouth. This arm will be included in both Parts 1 and 2 of the study. arm 3: 5mg thiamine tablet and 1000mg metformin tablet by mouth. This arm will be included in only Part 1 of the study.

Interventions: intervention 1: Trimethoprim intervention 2: Metformin intervention 3: Vitamin B1
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: 300mg of trimethoprim will be given in combination with 5mg thiamine and compared to 5mg thiamine only for both Parts 1 and 2 of the study. intervention 2: 1000mg of metformin will be given in combination with 5mg thiamine and compared to 5mg thiamine only in Part 1 of the study. intervention 3: 5mg of thiamine will be given alone and in combination for both Parts 1 and 2 of the study.

Protocol document:
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TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
INFORMED CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN SCREENING PART 2
The Effect of SLC19A3 Inhibition on the Pharmacokinetics of Thiamine
Principal Investigator: Dr. Andrew Greenberg
Study Physician: Lisa Ceglia, MD
Metabolic Research Unit (MRU): (617) 556-3042
Study Coordinator: 
Kim Vo Trinh: (617) 556-3320
Ryan Piccirillo: (617) 556-3077
Study Physician, Dr. Lisa Ceglia: (617) 556-3085, days
For emergencies at any time, including days, evenings, weekends and holidays, please call (617) 
230-7545 to reach Dr. Ceglia, the study physician.
Key Information: The following is a short summary of this study to help you decide whether 
or not to be a part of this screen. More detailed information is listed later on in this form.
Why am I being invited to take part in a research study?
We invite you to screen for a research study because you are a healthy individual between the ages 
of 18 and 65.
What should I know about a research study?
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Someone will explain this research study to you.
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Please also read all of the following information carefully.
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Whether or not you take part is up to you.
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You can choose not to take part.
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You can decide to take part and later change your mind.
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Your decision will not be held against you.
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You can ask all the questions you want before you decide. Do not sign unless you 
understand the information in it and have had your questions answered to your 
satisfaction.  
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If you sign this form and decide to take part in this research study, keep a copy of the 
signed form for your records. It has information, including important names and 
telephone numbers that you may wish to refer to.
Why is this research being done?
You are being invited to screen for a research study at the Human Nutrition Research Center on 
Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University evaluating the effect of drugs on vitamin B1 (thiamine) 
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levels because you are a healthy individual between the ages of 18 and 65. Thiamine is an 
essential vitamin meaning you must consume thiamine in your diet in order stay healthy. Low 
thiamine levels can lead to side effects including but not limited to shortness of breath, fast heart 
rate, confusion, and pain, and numbness in the hands and feet. 
How long will the research last and what will I need to do?
If you choose to participate in the screening visit, you will sign this informed consent form and then 
will be asked to complete the following procedures to determine your eligibility to the main study. 
This screening visit should take approximately two hours. 
If you continue with this screening, to determine your eligibility, you will be asked to complete a 
health questionnaire, meet with a nurse to discuss your medical history and any medications that 
you take and provide blood and urine samples. Your blood and urine samples will be used to 
evaluate your health status. Multiple tests will be performed including, but not limited to, a 
complete metabolic panel (which measures your glucose, electrolytes, fluid balance, kidney 
function, and liver function), pregnancy test for female volunteers, and a complete blood count.
More detailed information about the study procedures can be found under the “Procedures to be 
Followed” section.
Is there any way being in this study could be bad for me?
Participation in the screening visit could cause a risk of bruising, discomfort and/or pain at blood 
draw or IV catheter sites. You may ask to withdraw your consent and stop participation at any 
point in time. To protect you from loss of privacy, only the research staff will have access to the 
samples and records obtained. Information from this screen used for scientific publication will not 
contain any identifying information.
More detailed information about the risks of this study can be found under the “Risks” section.
Will being in this study help me in any way?
There are no benefits to you from your taking part in this screen. We cannot promise any benefits 
to others from your taking part in this screen. However, possible benefits to others include 
development of new therapies and/or revision dosing guidelines to improve survival or quality of 
life for you or other people like you in the future.
What happens if I do not want to be in this research?
Participation in the screen is completely voluntary. You can decide to participate or not to 
participate. Your alternative to participating in this screen is to not participate.
Detailed Information: The following is more detailed information about this study in 
addition to the information listed above.
PURPOSE OF STUDY
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You are being invited to screen for a research study at the Human Nutrition Research Center on 
Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University evaluating the effect of drugs on vitamin B1 (thiamine) 
levels because you are a healthy individual between the ages of 18 and 65. Thiamine is an 
essential vitamin meaning you must consume thiamine in your diet in order stay healthy. Low 
thiamine levels can lead to adverse events.
This screen is being conducted to determine your eligibility for a study which is designed to 
determine whether commonly used therapeutics effect the body’s ability to absorb and eliminate 
vitamin B1. We are performing this screen to evaluate your health status to ensure we enroll the 
right population and minimize risks to our participants. 
We will screen up to 60 volunteers with the aim of enrolling 14 subjects in this study at Tufts 
Medical Center/Tufts University in order to have 12 complete the study. 
PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED
If you choose to participate in the screening visit, you will sign this informed consent form and 
then will be asked to complete the following procedures to determine your eligibility to the main 
study. This screening visit should take approximately two hours. For this visit, you have been 
asked to come in fasted for 12 hours (nothing to eat or drink except water) prior to your visit. 
The screening visit will proceed as follows:
1. You will be asked to complete the health questionnaire that was mailed to you if you do 
not bring the completed form to the visit. This will include the review of any prescription 
or over-the-counter medications and dietary supplements that you currently take in order 
for us to understand your health history and any potential risks that may be associated 
with your participation in the study. 
2. Your temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, height and weight will be measured.
3. A member of the MRU nursing team will obtain a detailed medical history and review 
the study inclusion and exclusion criteria to determine your eligibility to participate in the 
research study.
4. You will be asked to provide a 20mL blood sample (approximately 4 teaspoons) which 
will be drawn from a vein in your arm. This will be for standard laboratory testing 
including Complete Blood Count with differential (CBC) and a comprehensive chemistry 
profile, metabolic panel, and a pregnancy test on pre-menopausal women only. Women 
of childbearing potential must agree to use a reliable method of birth control 
(hormone/barrier) to avoid becoming pregnant during participation in the study. Men will 
also be asked to use birth control (barrier) and avoid fathering a child while participating 
in this study.
5. A urine sample will be collected from all participants. 
6. Once these tests have been completed, you will have a standard breakfast (muffin or 
bagel, coffee or tea, and orange juice) at the HNRCA.
7. You will meet with the study dietitian (Dr. Helen Rasmussen) to review your diet habits, 
diet history, food allergies, diet intolerances, and supplements you take.
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Your screening blood test results will be mailed to you within approximately 1-2 weeks. If the 
results of these tests are outside the accepted ranges for this study, you cannot be in this study.
If the results of these tests are inside of accepted ranges for this study and you decide to 
participate in the main study, you will be asked to return for six more study visits.
Your blood and urine samples will be identified by subject number (not name) and will be used 
for the purposes of the study.  Any remaining blood and urine will be thrown away at the end of 
the screening visit.
If any abnormalities are discovered as a result of the screening blood test, you will be notified, 
provided with copies of the reports, and referred to your doctor. 
WITHDRAWAL
If you are eligible to participate and decide to be in the study, the Principal Investigator may still 
choose to stop your participation in this study if he thinks it is in your best medical interest., you 
are unable to comply with the schedule of study visits, study diets, or study procedures, or if you 
do not adhere to any and all HNRCA volunteer rules and regulations You can also leave the 
research at any time it will not be held against you.  If you refuse to participate in the study or 
stop being in this study, it will not affect your care or treatment outside this study, payment for 
your health care, or your health care benefits. 
We will tell you about any new information that may affect your health, welfare, or choice to 
stay in the research.
If you decide to leave the research, contact the investigator, Dr. Andrew Greenberg.
If you withdraw or are withdrawn from the study, any data collected from you before your 
withdrawal will still be used for the study.
RISKS
Risk to you should be minimal. Potential discomforts may include bruising, irritation, discomfort 
and/or pain at the site of the blood draw. You may ask to withdraw your consent and stop 
participation at any point in time. To protect you from loss of privacy, only the research staff will 
have access to the samples and records obtained. Information from this screen used for scientific 
publication will not contain any identifying information.
RESEARCH RELATED INJURY
Emergency medical treatment will be given to you if you are hurt or get sick as a direct result of 
being in this research study. You or your insurance carrier will be required to pay for any such 
medical care. Any needed medical care is available at the usual cost. All needed facilities, 
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emergency treatment, and professional services are available to you, just as they are to the 
general public. The institution will not pay for your treatment if you become ill or injured as part 
of this study. 
COSTS
There are no costs to you or your insurance carrier associated with participation. 
PAYMENT
For participation in and completion of the screening process you will receive $25 to compensate 
for your travel and parking cost. The payment will be mailed in the form of a check 
approximately 2-3 weeks after the visit.
However, in the event of a government shutdown or other emergency situation, payments will be 
delayed until the shutdown/emergency ends and all systems are restored at the HNRCA.
Due to federal tax law, you are required to provide us your social security number in order to 
process your payments.  If you receive over $600 from Tufts University Health Sciences in a 
single calendar year (either in a single study or multiple studies), you will be issued an IRS 1099 
form.  This may affect your taxes.  Only payments for being in research studies will be used to 
decide if you should receive the IRS form. Money for study-related parking, food and other 
expenses are not included in this IRS disclosure.
If you are an employee in this institution and qualify to participate in the study, you cannot 
participate as a volunteer during hours in which you are being compensated by Tufts University 
for your regular work. You cannot use vacation, personal days and sick time to participate in the 
study.
PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
The records identifying your name will be kept confidential and, to the extent permitted by the 
applicable laws and/or regulations, will not be made publicly available. The results from the 
screen will only be published or presented as group data. No individual participants will be 
identified. Data forms will be identified with a unique study number and kept locked in the study 
office. 
The blood and urine samples you provide will be labeled with unique identifiers and transferred 
to the Nutritional Evaluation Laboratory at the HNRCA, as well as laboratories at University of 
California, San Francisco, University of California Davis, and other collaborators deemed fit by 
the principal investigator. Samples will be coded and de-identified and only the Principal 
Investigator would be authorized and able to perform re-identification.
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If you decide to take part in this screen, your personal information will not be given to anyone 
unless we receive your permission in writing. It will only be given if the law requires it. It will 
also only be given for regular hospital treatment, payment, and hospital management activities. 
We will make every effort to keep your information private, but it cannot be completely 
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of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, National Institute of Health) and 
the Institutional Review Board of Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University Health Sciences, 
may check records that identify you. This might include your medical or research records and the 
informed consent form you signed. The records of this study might also be reviewed to make 
sure all rules and guidelines were followed.
We may publish the results of this research. However, we will keep your name and other 
identifying information confidential.
This research is covered by a Certificate of Confidentiality from the National Institutes of 
Health. The researchers with this Certificate may not disclose or use information, documents, or 
biospecimens that may identify you in any federal, state, or local civil, criminal, administrative, 
legislative, or other action, suit, or proceeding, or be used as evidence, for example, if there is a 
court subpoena, unless you have consented for this use. Information, documents, or 
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connected with the research except, if there is a federal, state, or local law that requires 
disclosure (such as to report child abuse or communicable diseases but not for federal, state, or 
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consented to the disclosure, including for your medical treatment; or if it is used for other 
scientific research, as allowed by federal regulations protecting research subjects. 
The Certificate cannot be used to refuse a request for information from personnel of the United 
States federal or state government agency sponsoring the project that is needed for auditing or 
program evaluation by National Institutes of Health which is funding this project or for 
information that must be disclosed in order to meet the requirements of the federal Food and 
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not prevent you from voluntarily releasing information about yourself or your involvement in 
this research. If you want your research information released to an insurer, medical care 
provider, or any other person not connected with the research, you must provide consent to allow 
the researchers to release it.
A description of this clinical trial will be available on http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov, as required 
by U.S. Law.  This Web site will not include information that can identify you.  At most, the 
Web site will include a summary of the results.  You can search this web site at any time.
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research staff at Tufts University Health Sciences as well as other individuals at Tufts University 
Health Sciences who may need to access your information to do their jobs (such as for treatment, 
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that identifies you for the research study described above.  
The parties listed in the preceding paragraph may disclose the health information described 
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The health information that we may use or disclose (release) for this research study includes all 
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You can decide to sign or not to sign this form. However, if you choose not to sign this form, 
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research. To revoke this authorization, you must write to: HIPAA Privacy Officer for Research, 
800 Washington Street, Box 5100, Boston, MA 02111. If you revoke this authorization, you may 
no longer be allowed to participate in the research described in this form. 
WHOM TO CONTACT
If you have questions, concerns, or complaints, or think the screening or research has hurt you, 
you may contact Dr. Andrew Greenberg, the study Principal Investigator, at: 
Dr. Andrew Greenberg 
HNRCA
711 Washington Street 
Boston, MA 02111
You could also call Dr. Greenberg at his office (617) 556-3144 during daytime (9am to 5pm) or 
email him at andrew.greenberg@tufts.edu
For emergencies at any time, including days, evenings, weekends and holidays, please call (617) 
230-7545 to reach Dr. Ceglia, the study physician. 
If you have question about your rights as a research study subject, call the Tufts Medical Center 
and Tufts University Health Sciences Institutional Review Board (IRB) at (617) 636-7512. The 
IRB is a group of doctors, nurses, and non-medical people who review human research studies 
for safety and protection of people who take part in the studies. Federal law requires the IRB to 
review and approve any research study involving humans. This must be done before the study 
can begin. The study is also reviewed on a regular basis while it is in progress. This research 
study has been reviewed and approved by the IRB of Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University 
Health Sciences.  
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Documentation of Consent
I have been given a copy of this form. I have read it or it has been read to me. I understand the 
information and have had my questions answered to my satisfaction. I agree to take part in this 
study. 
I understand that I will be informed of any new findings developed during the course of this 
research study that may affect my willingness to stay in this research study.
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STUDY TITLE:
The Effect of SLC19A3 Inhibition on the Pharmacokinetics of Thiamine
STUDY SPONSOR:
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR 
Dr. Andrew S. Greenberg
JM-USDA HNRCA
(617) 556-3144
Andrew.greenberg@tufts.edu


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Table of Contents – Click on the links below to go directly to the applicable section
1.
Study Schema.....................................................................................................................................4
2.
Introduction........................................................................................................................................4
2.1
Background and Rationale.............................................................................................................4
2.2
Risks to Subjects ............................................................................................................................5
2.3
Potential Benefits to Subjects ........................................................................................................6
2.4
Alternatives ....................................................................................................................................6
3
Objectives...........................................................................................................................................6
4
Enrollment and Withdrawal...............................................................................................................7
4.1
Inclusion Criteria............................................................................................................................7
4.2
Exclusion Criteria ..........................................................................................................................7
4.3
Withdrawal of Subjects..................................................................................................................8
4.4
Recruitment and Retention.............................................................................................................9
4.4.1
Local Recruitment Methods...................................................................................................9
4.4.2
Study-Wide Recruitment Methods.......................................................................................10
4.4.3
Payment................................................................................................................................11
4.4.4
Reimbursement ....................................................................................................................11
5
Study Design....................................................................................................................................11
5.1
Study Timelines ...........................................................................................................................11
5.2
Procedures....................................................................................................................................15
5.3
Evaluations...................................................................................................................................15
5.4
Collection and Storage of Human Biological Specimens (Tissue Banking) ...............................17
6
Ethics and Protection of Human Subjects........................................................................................18
6.1
Informed Consent Process ...........................................................................................................18
6.2
Waiver or Alteration of Consent Process.....................................................................................18
6.3
International Research..................................................................................................................18
6.4
Confidentiality .............................................................................................................................18
6.5
Provisions to Protect the Privacy Interests of Subjects................................................................19
6.6
Provisions to Monitor the Study to Ensure the Safety of Subjects ..............................................20
6.7
Compensation for Research-Related Injury.................................................................................20
6.8
Economic Burden to Subjects......................................................................................................20
6.10 Vulnerable Populations....................................................................................................................20
7
Adverse Event Monitoring...............................................................................................................21
7.1
Definitions....................................................................................................................................21
7.2
Reporting Procedures...................................................................................................................23
7.3
Reportable New Information .......................................................................................................23
8
Statistical Considerations.................................................................................................................23
8.1
Study Endpoints ...........................................................................................................................23
8.2
Statistical Analysis.......................................................................................................................24
8.3
Number of Subjects......................................................................................................................26
8.4
Data Management ........................................................................................................................26
8.5
Randomization .............................................................................................................................26
9
Drugs or Devices..............................................................................................................................26
10
Study Administration .......................................................................................................................27
10.1
Setting ..........................................................................................................................................27
10.2
Registration ..................................................................................................................................27
10.3
Resources Available.....................................................................................................................27
10.4
IRB Review..................................................................................................................................28
10.5
Multi-Site Research......................................................................................................................28
10.6
Community-Based Participatory Research ..................................................................................28


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10.7
Sharing Results with Subjects......................................................................................................28
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References........................................................................................................................................28


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1. Study Schema
Two-arm randomized cross-over
Thiamine
Thiamine +
trimethoprim
Thiamine +
trimethoprim
Thiamine
Part 1
Part 2
Two-arm randomized cross-over
Thiamine
Thiamine +
metformin
Thiamine +
trimethoprim
Thiamine +
metformin
Thiamine +
trimethoprim
Thiamine
Thiamine +
trimethoprim
Thiamine
Thiamine +
metformin
2. Introduction
2.1 Background and Rationale
Thiamine is an essential vitamin utilized as a cofactor in several enzymatic pathways. Thiamine 
deficiency is thought to occur primarily as a result of malnutrition and can result in severe or even 
fatal symptoms such as delirium and heart failure. Though linked to malnutrition, thiamine 
deficiency has been discovered in a variety of patient populations where malnutrition is not 
present including diabetes, HIV, and various cancers amongst others. Currently, the contribution 
of therapeutic drugs to thiamine deficiency in disease states is not understood. Trimethoprim is a 
synthetic antibacterial that inhibits the production of tetrahydrofolic reductase by binding to 
dihydrofolate reductase and is a known inhibitor of SLC19A3 the major intestinal absorptive 
transporter for thiamine21. Metformin is an orally prescribed drug that is used as a first line of 
therapy for Type II diabetes patients and is a known inhibitor of SLC19A3. This study aims to 
investigate the potential interaction between thiamine and drugs known to inhibit thiamine 
transporter SLC19A3 such as trimethoprim and metformin.
Wet and dry beriberi, classical forms of thiamine deficiency, and Wernicke’s 
encephalopathy, a severe neurological syndrome associated with thiamine deficiency, 
have been described in various settings associated with poor nutrition: developing 
countries, prison populations, and post-bariatric surgery patients8-10.
Though the prevalence of thiamine deficiency in the general U.S. population is not 
known, thiamine deficiency appears to occur commonly in certain patient populations 
including those with alcoholism, various cancers, and patients infected with HIV or in the 
intensive care unit as well as those with diabetes11-14. In fact, thiamine supplementation 
has been proposed as adjuvant therapy for patients with diabetes and alcoholism15, 16. 
Notably, although thiamine deficiency has been described in patients with diabetes, the 
contribution of metformin (first line therapy) to the thiamine deficiency is not known. 
Similarly, the contribution of therapeutic drugs to thiamine deficiency in other diseases is 
not understood. Additionally, thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP), one of the major 
metabolites of thiamine, is a co-factor for multiple metabolic pathways. It has been 
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rates of TPP-dependent enzymes (e.g., pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH))45, 46. Thus, it has 
been speculated that thiamine deficiency could affect the concentration of key 
metabolites and metabolic ratios of TPP-dependent enzymes and pathways.
Thus, drugs that potently inhibit the transporter, such as fedratinib, may “phenocopy” this 
disorder, and less potent prescription drug inhibitors may increase susceptibility of 
patients to thiamine deficiency. Increased susceptibility may be particularly apparent in 
patients with other comorbidities such as gastric bypass surgery, alcoholism or patients 
with diabetes and cancer.
The recent disastrous clinical trial with fedratinib, a novel JAK2 inhibitor, highlights the 
potential importance of pharmaceutical agents as causative of thiamine deficiency. In the 
fedratinib trial, a handful of myelofibrosis patients experienced Wernicke’s 
encephalopathy leading to termination of the trial20. Subsequent studies showed that 
fedratinib was a potent inhibitor of SLC19A3, providing a mechanism for the observed 
side-effect of fedratinib. Using SLC19A3 stably expressing cell lines, Zhang et al. 
showed that fedratinib potently inhibited thiamine uptake by SLC19A3 (IC50 = 2.1 μM) 
and suggested that a 4-aminopyrimidine group is a critical moiety for SLC19A3 
inhibitors.
Recent data from our lab as well as the literature provide an explanation for why such 
profound thiamine deficiency—leading to Wernicke’s encephalopathy— has not been 
observed previously during clinical drug trials. That is, currently marketed prescription 
drugs may not be as potent as fedratinib in inhibiting SLC19A3. As part of our 
preliminary studies, we created a stably transfected HEK293 cell line expressing 
SLC19A3 and identified prescription drugs as inhibitors of SLC19A3-mediated thiamine 
uptake. Inhibition studies suggested that both metformin and pyrimethamine could inhibit 
SLC19A3 after oral doses, though neither compound was as potent as fedratinib (IC50 = 
492 μM (metformin), 100 μM (pyrimethamine) and 2.1 μM (fedratinib)). Similarly, other 
studies in collaboration with our lab have shown coinciding results, with recent inhibition 
studies suggesting that trimethoprim could inhibit SLC19A3 after oral doses as well 
(IC50 = 5.56 μM). 
There have been no clinical studies performed assessing the effect of SLC19A3 inhibition on 
thiamine absorption and distribution to date. 
Given the potency experiments, metformin and trimethoprim are estimated to reach 
concentrations in the intestinal fluid that would exceed (>10-fold) the in vitro IC50 values for 
SLC19A3, and therefore may cause drug-vitamin interactions22, 23. Thus, it is important to 
evaluate the hypothesis of whether co-administration of SLC19A3 inhibitors, such as metformin 
and trimethoprim, and thiamine reduces thiamine absorption and distribution in a healthy 
population to inform dosing of concomitant medications, and adverse events, in at-risk 
populations.

Is there an active control group?  
Yes
No
 
2.2 Risks to Subjects
Risk to subjects should be minimal. Potential discomforts include mild side effects related to 
administered drugs and/or vitamins including but not limited to abdominal or stomach 
discomfort, decreased appetite, nausea, and diarrhea. Everyone taking part in this study will be 
watched carefully for any side effects that may happen. Most, if not all, side effects should 
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have been administered to healthy volunteers at the same, if not higher, doses with mild to no side 
effects. 
Any other inconveniences may include traveling to the research site for study visits, eating a strict 
controlled diet, and/or blood draws. If any of these affect the subject’s psychological, social, or 
physical well-being, the subject may ask to withdraw their consent from the study.
All subjects will provide at most 157.5mL of blood per cycle. Since the common standard for 
collection is approximately 1 pint (i.e. 473mL) at blood drives and/or donation centers, we feel 
that we will not putting the patient in danger. The total blood volume provided for screening and 
all three cycles will be approximately 484mL for females and 480.5mL for males for Part 1. For 
Part 2 all subjects will provide at most 147.5mL of blood per cycle. The total blood volume 
provided for screening and all 2 cycles will be approximately 315mL. Loss of 550mL is not 
harmful and is typically replenished by the body within two to three weeks. 
To protect patients from loss of privacy and confidentiality, only the research staff will have 
access to the samples and records obtained. Information from this study used for scientific 
publication will not contain any identifying information.
2.3 Potential Benefits to Subjects
The benefit of participating in this study is that subjects will be able to add to our knowledge 
about how SLC19A3 inhibitors such as metformin and trimethoprim affect the absorption and 
disposition of thiamine with relatively little inconvenience to them. While these types of studies 
are unlikely to offer direct benefit to participants at the time of their involvement, the information 
gained may be used to develop new therapies and/or revise dosing guidelines to improve survival 
or quality of life for them or other patients like them in the future.
2.4 Alternatives
The only alternative is to not participate in the study. Subjects can receive the research drugs and 
supplement used in this study over-the-counter (thiamine) or with a prescription (metformin and 
trimethoprim) at their local pharmacy. 
3
Objectives
Part 1:

Primary Objective
The primary objective of Part 1 is to assess the effects of SLC19A3 inhibitors, metformin and 
trimethoprim, on the absorption and distribution of thiamine as measured by the change in 
AUC, and other pharmacokinetic parameters, between the thiamine and inhibitor 
(combination) arms and thiamine (single agent) arm. 

Secondary Objective
The secondary objective of Part 1 is to investigate metabolic signatures reflecting the activity 
of TPP-dependent enzymes by comparing levels of individual metabolites and metabolic 
ratios after the administration of thiamine or a combination of the thiamine and SLC19A3 
inhibitor which may lead to the discovery of biomarkers that can be used as signatures of 
reduced thiamine absorption. 

Exploratory Objective
An exploratory objective for Part 1is to determine the effect of genetic variants of thiamine 
transporters including, but not limited to, organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1) and solute 
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Part 2:

Primary Objective
The primary objective for Part 2 is to further asses the effects of the SLC19A3 inhibitor, 
trimethoprim, on the absorption and distribution of thiamine as measured by the change in 
AUC, and other pharmacokinetic parameters, between the thiamine and trimethoprim 
(combination) arm and thiamine (single agent) arm. 

Secondary Objective
The secondary objective of Part 2 is to further investigate metabolic signatures reflecting the 
activity of TPP-dependent enzymes by comparing levels of individual metabolites and 
metabolic ratios after the administration of thiamine or a combination of thiamine and 
trimethoprim which may lead to the discovery of biomarkers that can be used as signatures of 
reduced thiamine absorption. 

Exploratory Objective
An exploratory objective for Part 2 is to determine the effect of genetic variants of thiamine 
transporters including, but not limited to, organic cation transporter 1 (OCT1) and solute 
carrier family 19 member 3 (SLC19A3), on thiamine disposition and absorption.
4 Enrollment and Withdrawal 
4.1 Inclusion Criteria
1. Male or female between the ages of 18-65 years old.
2. Eats a wide variety of food and willing to consume study diet (i.e. not on a specific diet such as 
Atkins, Fodmap, etc.).
3. Written informed consent obtained from the subject and ability for subject to comply with the 
requirements of the study.
4.2 Exclusion Criteria
1. Subjects who are pregnant, breastfeeding, or unwilling to practice birth control during participation 
in the study.
2. Self-reported severe food allergies or diet restrictions (vegans, vegetarians, Atkins, Fodmap, etc.) that 
would prevent consumption of study diets.
3. Subjects with extreme obesity (BMI > 35). 
4. Subjects who are smokers or have smoked in the past year and/or have smoked or ingested 
THC/marijuana in the past week, or who are unwilling to comply with a 1-week washout. 
5. Subjects with any disease affecting or impairing the function of the liver, kidney or heart. 
6. Subjects with moderate to severe hypertension. 
7. Subjects with diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, cardiovascular disease, glaucoma. 
8. Subjects with gastrointestinal disease, gastrointestinal disorder, or gastrointestinal surgery. 
9. Subjects with known infection with HIV, Hepatitis B (HBsAg) or Hepatitis C (no laboratory 
diagnostics concerning these diseases will be performed within the present study. Volunteers who are 
cured of past HepC infection are eligible to participate with doctor’s approval letter). 
10. Alcohol use on average > 2 servings/day or > 14 servings/wk (Serving size: 12oz beer/4oz wine/2oz 
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11. Subjects that are on vitamin B supplements or multi-vitamins or who have taken vitamin B 
supplements or multi-vitamins in the past 30 days, or are not willing to comply with a 30-day washout 
of vitamin B supplements.
12. Subjects with possible folate deficiency. 
13. Subjects taking any other clinically significant drugs as judged by the investigator.
14. Subjects with a condition, disease, or abnormality that in the opinion of the Investigator would 
compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data.
15. Female subjects undergoing treatment for infertility or hormone replacement therapy (Volunteers 
using hormonal birth control will not be excluded).
16. Subjects who have taken antimalarials in the past 60 days.
17. Participating in another research study while participating in this research study.
18. Non-English speaking
19. Subjects with abnormal laboratory results at screening as judged by the investigator or study 
physician.
4.3 Withdrawal of Subjects
A subject may be discontinued from either part of the study at any time if the subject, the 
investigator, or the Sponsor feels that it is not in the subject’s best interest to continue.  The 
following is a list of possible reasons for study treatment discontinuation:

Subject withdrawal of consent

Subject is not compliant with study procedures or center regulations

Adverse event that in the opinion of the investigator would be in the best interest of the 
subject to discontinue study treatment

Protocol violation requiring discontinuation of study treatment 

Sponsor request for early termination of the study

Positive pregnancy test (females)
All subjects are free to withdraw from participation at any time, for any reason, specified or 
unspecified, and without prejudice. However, if a subject is withdrawn or does withdraw from the 
study, the data collected until that point will still be used in future analyses.
If a subject is withdrawn from treatment due to an adverse event, the subject will be told to follow 
up with their doctor, contacted to gather information on symptom outcome, and the AE will be 
reported according to protocol.
Reasonable attempts will be made by the investigator to provide a reason for subject withdrawals.  
The reason for the subject’s withdrawal from the study will be specified in the subject’s source 
documents.
4.4 Recruitment and Retention
4.4.1
Local Recruitment Methods
Participants will be recruited from the general public using several recruitment strategies including, 
but are not limited to: local print and electronic media (such as advertisements in newspapers, 
craigslist, local newsletters, bulletin boards and different websites, [i.e., university jobsites at Tufts 
University, Boston University]), social media (i.e. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn), general mailings, as 
well as posting flyers in public places such as local YMCAs, supermarkets, libraries, laundromats, 
local community organizations and health centers. See attachment for recruitment flier (Recruitment 


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Flier) and listing for HNRCA and Tufts Medical Center Clinical Trials websites. Recruitment, 
screening, and enrollment procedures as well as documents related to MRU standard policies and 
procedures, approved under IRB #6701, will be used for this protocol. 
Additionally, the Metabolic Research Unit (MRU) resources include a roster of >20,000 names of 
subjects from which potentially qualifying women and men within the specified age and BMI can be 
identified and contacted through the use of direct mailings. Only subjects in the MRU database who 
have agreed to be contacted for future studies will be contacted for this study (see attachment – 
HNRCA Recruitment Letter). Subjects who do not wish to be contacted are flagged in this database 
(Protocol Manager) with “DO NOT CONTACT.” Previous subjects with this flag in their record will 
not receive any unsolicited recruitment materials, i.e., the letter to previous volunteers. All 
advertisements, fliers, and letters will be pre-approved by the IRB.  
Although employees will not be targeted for recruitment and enrollment, employees of Tufts 
University and/or the HNRCA (employee-subjects) who voluntarily want to participate in the study 
will be eligible for screening and enrollment. In order to qualify for the study, employee-subjects must 
respond to IRB-approval advertisement of their own accord and will not be directly approached by 
any person seeking to recruit them for participation in the study. Members of the research team, as 
direct-report subordinates of the PI and anyone who is direct-report subordinate to any of the research 
team members in any other capacity will not be eligible to participate in the study. If employee-
subjects qualify to participate in the study, they cannot participate as volunteers during hours in which 
they are being compensated by Tufts University for their regular work. This includes use of vacation, 
personal days and sick time.
Individuals who express interest in the study will be called by the team to describe the purpose, design, 
blinding, obligations and study stipend payments for participating in the study. Prospective volunteers 
will provide oral consent form prior to completing a screening questionnaire, and if they appear to be 
qualified, they will be invited to the HNRCA for a full screening (see attachment – Telephone 
Prescreening Questionnaire). This screening telephone interview will ensure that the volunteers are 
fully aware of all study activities and the full participant study burden. This will allow for the 
recruitment of only those who are confident they are able to complete all study activities. The goal is 
to minimize drop outs as well as to minimize the number of potential participants scheduled for 
screening. If they are eligible based on the Telephone Prescreening Questionnaire, subjects will be 
mailed a health questionnaire, to bring this completed questionnaire to the screening visit (see IRB 
submission #6701 – Screening Health Questionnaire).
The full screening informed consent process will be conducted in a quiet location by a research nurse 
or coordinator at the Metabolic Research Unit (MRU) at the HNRCA, and those interested will be 
asked to sign the screening consent form prior to the start of all screening procedures. Nurses will be 
immediately available to answer any medical questions that the research coordinator cannot address, 
and the PI will be available via email or phone should more clarification be necessary. Study 
candidates will be given ample time to thoroughly read study consents, ask questions or get further 
clarifications on any study protocol. They will be provided with answers to their satisfaction and 
understanding. Potential participants will be asked to restate in their own words, their understanding 
of information to confirm comprehension. The screening process will likely take 3 hours to complete. 
Once all of the participant’s questions and concerns have been addressed, the designated staff will 
obtain informed consent. Subjects will then undergo blood tests and a review of their medical history 
and general health, use of medications and nutritional supplements. Once these tests have been 
completed, subjects will be provided with a standard continental breakfast (muffin or bagel, fruit, 
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Study candidates that need time to think over their participation or consult with family members will 
be given all the study consent forms (screening consent, study instructions and study FAQ form to 
take home with for further consideration and possible consultation with family members. They will 
be asked to contact a study representative if they have any further questions at any time following 
that, or if they decide to proceed with participation, another screening appointment will be scheduled. 
If they decide to proceed with the screening procedures during their screening visit, these will take 
place following signing of the screening consent form (see attachment – Screening Consent Form). 
The informed consent procedure will detail out what their involvement would be. They will be 
provided with a copy of all the study consent forms to take home with them for their review and 
consideration; again, they are asked to feel free to contact a study representative with any further 
questions.
Results of blood testing will be available at least 1-2 weeks after screening. Once an individual has 
gone through the screening process and is deemed eligible to participate, he/she will be informed by 
telephone by a staff at the MRU that they are eligible. If they still agree to participate, they will be 
scheduled to come to the HNRCA for the baseline study visit. During this phone call, eligible subjects 
will be reminded that they are to fast for 12 hours prior to their screening visit. They will be sent a 
letter in the mail reminding them of their participation in the study and their baseline visit and of the 
requirement to fast 12 hours before (see IRB submission #6701 – HNRCA Study Admission Letter). 
During this visit they will be asked if they still have any questions concerning their participation. All 
questions will be responded to by an experienced MRU registered nurse to the participant’s 
satisfaction. Candidates will be asked to restate in their own words, their understanding of information 
to confirm comprehension. Once the participant is ready to proceed, he/she will be asked to sign the 
appropriate consent forms (main informed consent form including optional tissue banking) before 
participation begins. All subjects are informed that they are never bound to participate in the study 
and are free to withdraw their consent at any time for any reason. Blood test results will be mailed to 
each individual after they are available, at least 1-2 weeks after screening. A separate letter will be 
mailed to individuals deemed ineligible during screening, assessed by the study physician or nurse, 
and will be informed that they do meet eligibility requirements, will be disqualified and may be 
provided with a recommendation to see their physician (see IRB submission #6701 – Letter for 
Excluded Subjects, Letter for Lab Results, Letter for Abnormal Lab Results). 
4.4.2
Study-Wide Recruitment Methods
Materials that will be used to recruit subjects are being submitted as part of the IRB package. 
When subjects respond to recruitment material, they will have a phone prescreen and the 
information requested from them is described in the prescreen form.
Is this a multicenter study where subjects will be recruited by methods not under the control of 
the local Tufts site (e.g., call centers, national advertisements)? 
Yes
No
4.4.3
Payment 
Will subjects receive money, gifts, or any other incentive for participating in this study? 
This does not include reimbursement for expenses, which is considered in the next section.                   
Yes
No
 
Part 1
Participants will receive $25 upon completion of the screening process. Participants will receive 
a total compensation of $1000 upon completion of the full study. If a participant does not 
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Subjects will receive $250 for completing first group (Days 0, 1, 2). Subjects will receive an 
additional $350 for completing the second group (Days 0, 1, 2) and will receive $400 for 
completing Group 3 (Day 0, 1, 2). The stipend payments will be mailed to the participant as a 
check, depending on their duration of participation in the study. The participant should expect to 
receive the check within 2-3 weeks after mailing. 
Cycle
Day 0
Day 1
Day 2
Total
Running 
Total
1
$50
$50
$150
$250
$250
2
$70
$70
$210
$350
$600
3
$80
$80
$240
$400
$1000
Part 2
Participants will receive $25 upon completion of the screening process. Participants will receive 
a total compensation of $715 upon completion of the full study. If a participant does not complete 
the entire study, payment will be prorated accordingly, depending on where the participant is in 
the study prior to withdrawal. Subjects will receive $300 for completing first group (Days 0, 1, 
2). Subjects will receive an additional $415 for completing the second group (Days 0, 1, 2). The 
stipend payments will be mailed to the participant as a check, depending on their duration of 
participation in the study. The participant should expect to receive the check within 2-3 weeks 
after mailing. 
Cycle
Day 0
Day 1
Day 2
Total
Running 
Total
1
$50
$50
$200
$300
$300
2
$80
$80
$255
$415
$715
4.4.4
Reimbursement  
Will subjects be reimbursed for their expenses, such as travel, parking, meals, or any other 
study related costs?
Yes
No
  
                                 
5
Study Design
5.1 Study Timelines
Part 1
As many as eighty healthy volunteers will be screened, with the goal of enrolling seven 
volunteers into Part 1 of the study, and six finishing the study. Each subject will be 
administered the same three treatments (thiamine only, thiamine and metformin 
combination, and thiamine and trimethoprim combination), simply in a different order, 
depending on his/her group assignment. There will be three cycles in this study, each 
separated by at least 5 days but no more than two weeks, unless previously approved by 
principal investigator. Subjects will be assigned to the treatments in a random order. 
Subjects will come three times during each cycle in which they will receive drug, 
vitamin, or a combination of the two and will be evaluated through multiple blood 
samples and urine collection.
Screening data, including the MRU Nursing Health History Questionnaire (see IRB 
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subject eligibility. Subjects who meet all inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion 
criteria will be entered into the study. 
Subjects will be randomized into one of three groups and will be administered a different 
sequence of drugs dependent on their group assignment:
Group 1: 5mg thiamine only (Cycle 1), 5mg thiamine and 1000mg metformin (Cycle 2), 
5mg thiamine and 300mg trimethoprim (Cycle 3)
Group 2: 5mg thiamine and 1000mg metformin (Cycle 1), 5mg thiamine and 300mg 
trimethoprim (Cycle 2), 5mg thiamine only (Cycle 3)
Group 3: 5mg thiamine and 300mg trimethoprim (Cycle 1), 5mg thiamine only (Cycle 2), 
5mg thiamine and 1000mg metformin (Cycle 3)
Despite the different sequence order, administration and sample collection for both drugs 
will remain the same for each group. Subjects will arrive on Day 0 of each cycle to pick-
up three thiamine deficient meals (prepared by the site) that they will be asked to 
consume throughout the day without any other food intake. Female subjects will be asked 
to provide a urine sample to ensure non-pregnant status. On Day 1, subjects will arrive 
following an overnight fast and will be asked to complete a fasting weight, vitals, and a 
RN-administered health history questionnaire to review any change in medications or 
health status. Subjects will then be asked to empty their bladders and provide a baseline 
blood sample before being administered any drug(s). Subjects will receive vitamin or a 
combination of vitamin and drug. Subjects will be provided limited water, less than 
500mL, following the dose and will be given no food or additional water for 4 hours 
post-dose to avoid excessive dilution of the dose or a food-drug interaction. After the 4-
hour period, subjects will be provided their first meal and water ad libitum. Blood and 
urine collection will proceed on Day 1 as outlined below in Schedule of Study Outcomes.  
Subjects will be provided three thiamine deficient meals during their visit on Day 1. 
Subjects will be permitted to leave after the 12-hour post-dose sample collection and will 
be asked to fast overnight. On Day 2 of each cycle, subjects will arrive at the site, submit 
their urine collection kit, and have one more blood collection (24-hour post-dose). They 
will then be served a light standard breakfast. See Schedule of Study Outcomes for more 
details.
Total duration of the study including time to achieve complete enrollment and complete 9 study 
visits will be approximately 19-37 days depending on when the subject schedules their next cycle 
visit.
All subjects will provide at most 157.5mL of blood per cycle. Since the common standard for 
collection is approximately 1 pint (i.e. 473mL) at blood drives and/or donation centers, we feel 
that we will not putting the subject in danger. Loss of 550mL is not harmful and is typically 
replenished by the body within two to three weeks.
Cycle Schedule (Repeat for a total of three cycles – 9 total visits)
Visit
Activities
Expected Duration
Day -1 to 0 
(Day -1 to 0)
-Consent (cycle 1 only)
-Randomization
-Pregnancy test for females
-Weight, vitals (cycle 1 only)
-Health/med/AE review
-Meet with RD
-Breakfast on site (optional)
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-Pick-up study meals to be consumed the rest of the day (or 
following day)
-Fast overnight for 8 hours
Day 1
-Vitals measured 
-Health/med/AE review/
-Baseline urine sample
-Drug/vitamin administration
-Blood collections, drawn from IV (0h, 0.25h, 0.5h, 1h, 
1.5h, 2h, 2.5h, 3h, 3.5h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 10h, 12h)
-Urine collections (0-4 h, 4-8 h, 8-12 h)
-Consume study diets
-Instructions for urine and fasting overnight
14 hrs
Day 1 Overnight
-Urine Collection at Home (12-24 h)
 
Day 2, 24-hours 
post-dose
-Arrive fasting 
-Submit urine kit
-Blood collection (24-hr post-dose)
-Urine collection (if necessary)
-Eat a standard breakfast
1 hr
Washout (5-14 
Days) between 
Cycle 1 and 2 and 
between Cycle 2 
and 3
-No visit required
-Resume usual diet
-Complete two food diaries
20-30 minutes
Part 2
Based on the results from Part 1, trimethoprim will be taken forward in a two-arm, 
randomized crossover design in Part 2 as follows: 
After screening 60 volunteers, 14 subjects are expected to be enrolled at the Tufts site 
with the goal of having 12 healthy volunteers complete the study. Each subject will be 
administered the same two treatments (thiamine only and a combination of thiamine + 
trimethoprim), simply in a different order depending on arm assignment. There will be 
two cycles in this study, each separated by at least 5 days. Subjects will come in three 
times within a 72-hour period during each cycle.
Screening data, including a background questionnaire, urine sample, and a blood sample, 
will be reviewed to determine subject eligibility.  Subjects who meet all inclusion criteria 
and none of the exclusion criteria will be entered into the study. 
Subjects will be randomized into one of two groups and will be administered a different 
sequence of treatments dependent on their group assignment:
Group 1: thiamine only (Cycle 1), thiamine and trimethoprim (Cycle 2)
Group 2: thiamine and trimethoprim (Cycle 1), thiamine only (Cycle 2)
Subjects will arrive on Day 0 of each cycle to pick-up three thiamine deficient meals 
(prepared by the site) that they will be asked to consume throughout the day without any 
other food intake. Female subjects will be asked to provide a urine sample to ensure there 
is no change in pregnancy status. On Day 1, subjects will arrive following an overnight 
fast and will be asked to complete a fasting weight, vitals, and a RN-administered health 
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then be asked to empty their bladders and provide a baseline blood sample before being 
administered any drug(s). Subjects will receive vitamin or a combination of the drug + 
vitamin. Subjects will be provided limited water, less than 500mL, following the dose 
and will be given no food or additional water for 4 hours post-dose to avoid excessive 
dilution of the dose or a food drug interaction. After the 4-hour period, subjects will be 
provided a naturally thiamine deficient snack and water ad libitum. Blood and urine 
collection will proceed on Day 1 as outlined below in Schedule of Study Outcomes. 
Subjects will be provided thiamine deficient snacks and one thiamine deficient meal 
during their visit on Day 1. Subjects will be permitted to leave after the 10-hour post-dose 
sample collection and will be asked to fast overnight. On Day 2 of each cycle, subjects 
will arrive at the site, submit their urine collection kit, and have one more blood 
collection (24-hour post-dose). See Schedule of Study Outcomes for more details.
Total duration of subject participation will be approximately 6 days. Total duration of the study 
will include time to achieve complete enrollment plus 11-20 days of the study depending on when 
the subject schedules their next cycle visit.
Cycle Schedule (Repeat for a total of two cycles – 6 total visits)
Visit
Activities
Expected Duration
Day -1 to 0 
-Consent (cycle 1 only)
-Randomization
-Pregnancy test for females
-Weight, vitals (cycle 1 only)
-Health/med/AE review
-Meet with RD
-Breakfast on site (optional)
-Pick-up study meals to be consumed the rest of the day (or 
following day)
-Fast overnight for 8 hours
1-2 hrs
Day 1
-Vitals measured 
-Health/med/AE review
-Baseline urine sample
-Drug/vitamin administration
-Blood collections, drawn from IV (0h, 0.25h, 0.5h, 1h, 
1.5h, 2h, 2.5h, 3h, 3.5h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 10h)
-Urine collections (0-4 h, 4-8 h, 8-10 h)
-Consume study diet
-Instructions for urine and fasting overnight
12 hrs
Day 1 Overnight
-Urine Collection at Home (10-24 h)
Day 2, 24-hours 
post-dose
-Arrive fasting 
Weight, vitals (cycle 2 only)
-Submit urine kit
-Blood collection (24-hr post-dose)
-Urine collection (if necessary)
-Eat a standard breakfast
1 hr
Washout (5-14 
Days) between 
Cycle 1 and 2 
-No visit required
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For Part 1, blood will be collected pre-dose as well as at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 10, 
12, and 24 hours after the start of dosing for each cycle. For Part 2, blood will be collected pre-
dose as well as at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 24 hours after the start of dosing 
for each cycle. Subjects will be asked to collect all urine samples during their stay in intervals of 
0-4, 4-8, 8-12, and 12-24 (home kit) hours for Part 1 and 0-4, 4-8, 8-10, and 10-24 (home kit) 
hours for Part 2 respectively.
It is estimated that it will take approximately 1.5 to 2 years to complete this study. 
5.2 Procedures

Is there a placebo control arm? 
Yes
No
 
Subjects will be screened using a screening questionnaire as well as by providing a blood and 
urine sample to determine eligibility. A screening informed consent will be completed at the 
beginning of the screen visit. Both the questionnaire and samples collected at screening will help 
monitor subjects for safety by identifying any risks before enrolling the subject into the study. 
Both drugs used in this study are FDA-approved. Metformin is an orally prescribed drug that is 
used as a first line of therapy for Type II diabetes patients and trimethoprim is a synthetic 
antibacterial that is commonly prescribed for urinary tract infections. All information will be 
collected on screening questionnaires and case report forms (CRFs).
Pregnancy tests will be conducted at screening and at each visit for women of reproductive 
potential. Women of reproductive potential will be instructed to use a birth control method of 
their choosing including but not limited to oral contraceptives, condoms, and IUDs. Men of 
reproductive potential will also be instructed to use a birth control method of their choosing 
including but not limited to condoms. 
All procedures are being performed for research purposes and are not part of the usual standard of 
care at Tufts.
5.3 Evaluations
Will you perform any laboratory tests for this study? 
Yes
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SCHEDULE OF STUDY OUTCOMES 
SCREENING
(Before Cycle 1 Day 1)
VISIT 1
(Cycle 1 Days 0 - 2)
VISIT 2
(Cycle 2 Days 0 - 2)
VISIT 3
(Cycle 3 Days 0 - 2)*
Informed Consent
X
Health History Questionnaire
X
CBC, metabolic panel
X
Height 
X
Weight 
X
X
Vital Signsa 
X
X
X
X
Pharmacokinetic blood samplingb 
X
X
X
Pharmacokinetic urine collectionc
X
X
X
Urine collection/Urinalysis
X
X
X
X
Pregnancy Test (Serum) 
X
Pregnancy Test (Urine)
X
X
X
Administration of Study Drugd
X
X
X
Initiate Subject Food Diary
X
X
Subject Food Diary Collection
X
X
Concomitant Medication Review
X
X
X
X
Adverse Events
X
X
X
*Visit 3 is only included in Part 1 of the study.
a Weight will be assessed only on Visit 1 of Cycle 1. 
b Pharmacokinetic blood samples will be collected at pre-dose as well as at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 24 hours post-dose at Visits 1, 2, and 3 
for Part 1. Pharmacokinetic blood samples will be collected at pre-dose as well as at 0.25, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 24 hours post-dose at Visits 1 and 2 
for Part 2.
c Pharmacokinetic urine samples will be collected in intervals of 0-4, 4-8, 8-12, and 12-24 hours at each visit/cycle for Part 1. Pharmacokinetic urine samples will be 
collected in intervals of 0-4, 4-8, 8-10, and 10-24 hours at each visit/cycle for Part 2.
d Administration of study drug will be dependent on which group the subject is enrolled in and will be either thiamine only, thiamine + metformin combination, and/or 
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Subjects will be sampled at screening and during Part 1 & 2 at Cycle 1, 2, & 3 (for Part 1) on both Days 1 
and 2. All laboratory tests that will be performed comply with the Clinical Laboratory Improvement 
Amendments of 1988. Details of the analyses are described below.
Screening Laboratory Tests:
During the screening visit, 20 mL of blood will be collected for standard health screen, complete blood 
count with differential and routine clinical analysis by the Nutrition Evaluation Laboratory (NEL) at the 
HNRCA. A clean catch urine specimen will also be collected for a standard dipstick urinalysis.  
Pregnancy testing will be conducted for women of childbearing age.   
Intra-Study Laboratory Tests and Procedures: 
Blood specimens will be collected during Parts 1 and 2 of the study on Days 1-2 of each of the cycles at 
pre- and post-dose of the intervention. All specimens will be sent to the NEL for specimen processing. 
Approximately 10 mL of whole blood will be collected at baseline, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 10, 
12, and 24 hours post dose during Cycle 1, 2 and 3 for Part 1 and for Part 2 at baseline, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2, 2.5, 
3, 3.5, 4, 6, 8, 10, and 24 hours post dose during Cycle 1 and 2 for measures of Thiamine, TMP, TPP, 
Metformin and Trimethoprim in plasma and/or RBC at UC Davis. 
Urine specimens will be collected at pre-dose void, 0-4, 4-8, 8-12 and 12-24 (home kit) hours for Part 1 
and at pre-dose void, 0-4, 4-8, 8-10 and 10-24 (home kit) hours for Part 2 and will be processed by the 
NEL. Three aliquots will be sent to UCSF and/or UC Davis for measure of Thiamine, TMP, TPP, 
Metformin and Trimethoprim.
All specimens transferred to UCSF and/or UC Davis will be stripped of all HIPPA identifiers and coded.

Collection and Storage of Human Biological Specimens (Tissue Banking)
Will biological specimens be stored for future, unspecified, research?  
Yes
No
 
Optional participation in tissue banking is offered during the informed consent process and an additional 
signature will be required to consent to tissue banking. Blood and urine samples will be collected during 
Parts 1 and 2 of the study on Days 1-2 of each of the cycles at pre and post-dose of the intervention. 
Tissue Banking will not require an additional blood draw or collection from subjects from that in the main 
study. The participant will also be informed on how he/she can withdraw his/her sample from the tissue 
bank if he/she so desires to do so at any time. Participants will be asked to take the time to think about if 
they wanted to do this, if more time is needed, and will be encouraged to ask any questions or mention 
any concerns they may have about having their samples stored. All questions will be answered to the 
participants' satisfaction and any concerns will be addressed accordingly so as to allow participants to 
give informed consent.
Types of biological materials to be stored and processed
Following signing of optional tissue banking consent form, blood samples will be collected according to 
IRB approved protocol. Tissue banking samples will be stored for an indefinite period for future, 
unspecified research in a -80C Freezer located in laboratory of the PI. They will be stripped of all HIPPA 
identifiers and coded. If it is determined that additional analysis of the samples is warranted we will 
submit the appropriate documents to the IRB. These analyses may include, but are not limited to, genome 
wide association studies and characterization of metabolites. For these, samples may be distributed to the 
Nutritional Evaluation Lab, UCSF, UC Davis, or any other collaborators deemed by the principal 
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Measures taken to guard against disclosure of confidential information about the source individual
a. The biological materials will be transferred to the tissue bank after they have been de-identified and 
provided with a unique subject code. Subject codes may be broken at study completion for data analysis 
or if study subject elects to withdraw from the study.
b. The master list of the codes will be kept secured electronically (by using a password) and will be filed 
and locked in a cabinet.
c. A single designated research technician for each site will be solely responsible for all information 
related to the de-identification and re-coding of the biological material to be banked. The information will 
then be transferred to the PI and secured electronically (by using a password) and filed and locked in a 
cabinet.
d. If the PI turns the study over to a new PI, the key codes will be transferred to the new PI.
e. Banked biological material ready to be processed on-site will remain de-identified and coded.
f. When no further use of the banked biological materials has been established the stored samples will be 
discarded and the key code destroyed.
g. We will not go back to the medical record or study volunteer for additional health information. Their 
contact information at this time is totally useless.
Withdrawal Consent to banking of biological materials
At any time after tissue banking permission has been granted. If the study participant wishes to withdraw 
consent to the research use of biological materials for future studies, after the code has been broken, the 
samples will be retrieved and destroyed.
6
Ethics and Protection of Human Subjects
6.1 Informed Consent Process
Will subjects be required to provide informed consent?
Yes
No
 
If Yes, describe the following:

The consent process will take place in a quiet room of the HNRCA nursing floor. Interested subjects 
will have as much time as they need to review the informed consent, and will be encouraged to ask 
any questions. They may also go home and discuss participation with peers or loved ones to ensure 
they are interested. Screening ICFs will be mailed home prior to their visit to the HNRCA, giving 
additional time to review it prior to their visit should they choose. They are not expected to bring this 
consent with them, but rather use it as a reference to prepare for the visit.

The investigators will follow the SOP: Informed Consent Process for Research (HRP-090). 

Illiterate and non-English speaking subjects will not be enrolled because there are not funds to hire a 
translator to review the ICF and to translate any safety concerns during the study period. Instructions 
for the menus and urine collections and food logs would also need to be translated. No direct benefit 
is expected to come from participation in this study, therefore we do not feel that we are 
discriminating against illiterate or non-English speakers. 
6.2 Waiver or Alteration of Consent Process
N/A
6.3 International Research
N/A
6.4 Confidentiality
Procedures to protect subject confidentiality: 
Personal information of subjects who consent to participate in the study will not be given to 
anyone without permission unless the law requires it. Every effort will be made to keep subjects’ 
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(IRB), the HNRCA, the National Institute of Health or study sponsor may check records that 
identify subjects. These records may include medical or research records and the signed consent 
form, which will be locked in a locked medical records room at in the HNRCA Volunteer 
Services Department. Electronic research records will be maintained in a secure, HIPAA 
compliant REDCap database maintained by the HNRCA Scientific Computing Department with 
access restricted to essential study personnel only.
All records of subjects that have signed a screening consent, including records of ineligible 
subjects will be stored for a minimum of 10 years. Only authorized personnel may access the 
record. 
The HNRCA Volunteer Services Department is staffed during normal working hours and is 
locked during non-working hours. If it is necessary for a medical record to leave the admissions 
office, it must be signed out only by an HNRCA employee (who is identified by Tufts ID) in a 
log of the HNRCA ID, name of employee taking possession of the chart, and the date. The 
records of this study might also be reviewed to make sure all rules and guidelines were followed.  
The HNRCA maintains a computerized database of participant information referred to as Protocol 
Manager (PM), which is a secure Oracle database that is backed up nightly. The database is 
centralized under the Volunteer Services Department (IRB approved protocol # 6701). Computer 
access to the database is provided through the Protocol Manager User Interface which was 
designed as an internal website (“intranet”) in order to enable utilization by both PC and Mac 
users. An electronic gatekeeper (known as a “firewall”) blocks all terminals outside of the 
HNRCA from gaining access. The Scientific Computing Department subscribes to Microsoft’s 
security bulletins and appropriate security updates are applied on an ongoing basis.  
If a subject withdraws or is terminated from the study, the study data generated so far will be 
retained as part of the study database. 
Coded blood sample vials collected during the study will be stored without personal identifiers 
(names, addresses, etc.) at the Nutrition Center until the analyses are completed.  Any tissue 
banking samples will be stored indefinitely at the University of California, San Francisco. 
Subjects may withdraw consent for DNA storage at any time during or after the study by writing 
a letter to Dr. Giacomini (School of Pharmacy, Dept. of Bioengineering and Therapeutic 
Sciences, 1550 4th Street, Box 0446, UCSF, San Francisco, CA 94143). All paper study records 
will be kept in a locked file cabinet and code sheets linking a patient’s name to a patient 
identification number will be stored separately in another locked file cabinet. Only Dr. Giacomini 
and appointed research staff will have access to this code. Statistical summaries and reports 
generated for distribution will not contain personal identifiers (names, addresses, etc.)
6.5 Provisions to Protect the Privacy Interests of Subjects
To protect the privacy interest of participants, study procedures (except for meals and blood 
draws) will be conducted in private testing areas where they can confidentially interact with study 
personnel. Following informed consent, participants will each be given a unique participant 
identification number and will never be asked to list their personally identify able information on 
study materials or testing software. Access to personally identifiable information (PII) by 
experimenters will be limited to participants’ phone numbers for the purpose of contacting the 
participant to track compliance and to notify participants of their group assignment at the 
conclusion of the study, when the randomization code is broken, and participants’ addresses for 
the purpose of mailing compensation. All study data will be coded to avoid the need for further 
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6.6 Provisions to Monitor the Study to Ensure the Safety of Subjects
The data will be reviewed, including safety data, adverse events, and efficacy data by the study physician. 
Research nurses will check in with volunteers at each visit to ensure no changes in health status have 
occurred. Safety data collection starts at screening and concludes with the final visit in which we 
reevaluate health status. A data and safety monitoring board will also be put together to assess the study 
and monitor adverse events as well as safety data periodically.
6.7 Compensation for Research-Related Injury
Does the research involve greater than minimal risk to subjects? (or if minimal risk, is there potential risk 
of research-related injury?):
Yes
No
 
There is no plan to compensate volunteers for any injury incurred as a result of participation in this study. 
Volunteers and/or their insurance companies will be responsible for any charges for treatment of research-
related injuries, and will have reviewed and consented to this in the screening and main ICFs.
6.8 Economic Burden to Subjects
Does the research involve any costs to subjects?
Yes
No
 
6.10 Vulnerable Populations
If the research involves individuals who are vulnerable to coercion or undue influence, describe the 
rationale for their inclusion and the additional safeguards included to protect their rights and welfare.
Will pregnant women be enrolled?  
Yes
No
 
Will the research involve neonates of uncertain viability or non-viable neonates? 
Yes
No
 

Will subjects who are not yet adults (neonates, children, teenagers) be enrolled? 
Yes
No
 

Will minors who are: 
i)
married, widowed, divorced; or 
ii)
the parent of a child; or 
iii)
a member of any of the armed forces; or 
iv)
pregnant or believes herself to be pregnant; or 
v)
living separate and apart from his/her parent or legal guardian, and is managing his/her own 
financial affairs 
be approached for study participation for either themselves or their child? 
 
Yes
No
 
Will wards of the state and/or children at risk of becoming wards of the state be enrolled (this includes 
foster children or any child that is in state custody)?           
 
Yes
No
 

Will cognitively impaired adults (adults with impaired-decision making capacity) or adults who may 
lose the capacity to consent be enrolled? 
Yes
No
 


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o
Will prisoners be enrolled? 
Yes
No
 
Will students and/or employees be enrolled in this research? 
Yes
No
Although students and employees will not be targeted for recruitment and enrollment, employees of Tufts 
University and/or the HNRCA (employee-subjects) who voluntarily want to participate in the study will be 
eligible for screening and enrollment. In order to qualify for the study, employee-subjects must respond to 
IRB-approval advertisement of their own accord and will not be directly approached by any person seeking 
to recruit them for participation in the study. Members of the research team, as direct-report subordinates 
of the PI and anyone who is direct-report subordinate to any of the research team members in any other 
capacity and staff and scientists who are primarily trained in nutrition will not be eligible to participate in 
the study. If employee-subjects qualify to participate in the study, they cannot participate as volunteers 
during hours in which they are being compensated by Tufts University for their regular work. This includes 
use of vacation, personal days and sick time.
7 Adverse Event Monitoring
7.1 Definitions
An adverse event (AE) is any untoward medical occurrence in a human subject, including any abnormal 
sign (for example, abnormal physical exam or laboratory finding), symptom, or disease, temporally 
associated with the subject’s participation in the research, whether or not considered related to the 
subject’s participation in the research.  An AE is therefore any unfavorable and unintended sign 
(including an abnormal laboratory finding), symptom or disease temporally associated with the 
administration of an investigational product, whether or not related to that investigational product.  An 
unexpected AE is one of a type not identified in nature, severity, or frequency in the current Investigator’s 
Brochure or of greater severity or frequency than expected based on the information in the Investigator’s 
Brochure.
The Investigator will probe, via discussion with the subject, for the occurrence of AEs during each subject 
visit and record the information in the site’s source documents for both Parts 1 and 2. Adverse events will 
be recorded in the patient CRF. Adverse events will be described by duration (start and stop dates and 
times), severity, outcome, treatment and relation to study drug, or if unrelated, the cause.
AE Severity
The National Cancer Institute’s Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE) Version 3.0 should 
be used to assess and grade AE severity, including laboratory abnormalities judged to be clinically significant. 
The modified criteria can be found in the study manual.  If the experience is not covered in the modified criteria, 
the guidelines shown in 
Table 1 below should be used to grade severity.  It should be pointed out that the term “severe” is a 
measure of intensity and that a severe AE is not necessarily serious.
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Severity (Toxicity Grade)
Description
Mild (1)
Transient or mild discomfort; no limitation in activity; no medical 
intervention or therapy required. The subject may be aware of the 
sign or symptom but tolerates it reasonably well.
Moderate (2)
Mild to moderate limitation in activity, no or minimal medical 
intervention/therapy required.
Severe (3)
Marked limitation in activity, medical intervention/therapy required, 
hospitalizations possible.
Life-threatening (4)
The subject is at risk of death due to the adverse experience as it 
occurred. This does not refer to an experience that hypothetically 
might have caused death if it were more severe.
AE Relationship to Study Drug
The relationship of an AE to the study drug should be assessed using the following the guidelines in 
Table 2.
Table 2.  AE Relationship to Study Drug
Relationship
to Drug
Comment
Definitely
Previously known toxicity of agent; or an event that follows a reasonable temporal 
sequence from administration of the drug; that follows a known or expected 
response pattern to the suspected drug; that is confirmed by stopping or reducing 
the dosage of the drug; and that is not explained by any other reasonable 
hypothesis.
Probably
An event that follows a reasonable temporal sequence from administration of the 
drug; that follows a known or expected response pattern to the suspected drug; that 
is confirmed by stopping or reducing the dosage of the drug; and that is unlikely to 
be explained by the known characteristics of the subject’s clinical state or by other 
interventions.
Possibly
There is a reasonable possibility that the adverse event, incident, experience or 
outcome may have been caused by the procedures involved in the research.
Unrelated
An event that can be determined with certainty to have no relationship to the study 
drug.
Serious Adverse Experiences (SAE)
An SAE is defined as any AE occurring at any dose that results in any of the following outcomes:

death

a life-threatening adverse experience

inpatient hospitalization or prolongation of existing hospitalization

a persistent or significant disability/incapacity

a congenital anomaly/birth defect 
Other important medical events may also be considered an SAE when, based on appropriate medical 
judgment, they jeopardize the subject or require intervention to prevent one of the outcomes listed.
7.2 Reporting Procedures
Serious adverse events (SAE) and unanticipated events (UE) will be reported by participants as soon as 
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aware of event. The definition and reporting requirements for SAEs and UEs will adhere to Tufts 
University policies. All SAE and UE will be reviewed by the study physician and an event evaluation form 
will be completed that will include a description of the event, assessment of potential relationship to the 
intervention, assessment of need for change in the consent or the study activities, event outcome and a 
classification of the main organ system involved. Raw data will be available for review by the Study 
Physician if requested. 
An adverse event is defined as: “Any untoward or unfavorable medical occurrence in a human  research 
participant, including any abnormal sign (e.g., abnormal physical exam or laboratory  finding), symptom, 
or disease, temporally associated with the individual’s participation in the  research, whether or not 
considered related to the individual’s participation in the research.”
Reporting timeframe for SAEs and AEs: 
Investigators will promptly report unexpected adverse events, serious adverse events, unanticipated 
problems involving risk to subjects or others, and deviations to IRB within five business days using the 
Reportable New Information (HRP-214) form. The study physician will be notified of potential 
unexpected study-related events, and serious adverse events that may possibly be related to the study for 
further classification. All other adverse events will be reported to the Tufts Institutional Review Board at 
the time of continuing review. If adverse event monitoring suggests that events are occurring with greater 
frequency or severity than initially expected, the PI will submit a report of an Unanticipated Problem to the 
IRB, with an amendment if a modification of the study design is indicated.
7.3 Reportable New Information
Reportable new information will be reported to the IRB per the Tufts Health Sciences IRB’s Reportable 
New Information policy. 
8 Statistical Considerations
8.1 Study Endpoints
Part 1:

Primary Endpoint
To determine whether SLC19A3 inhibitors metformin and/or trimethoprim decreases the AUC, area 
under the curve, of thiamine between the different treatment groups, thiamine versus thiamine and 
SLC19A3 inhibitor. This endpoint will be assessed at the end of Part 1 using all data available across 
all three groups, specifically comparing data from the thiamine only arm against the thiamine and 
SLC19A3 inhibitor combination arms. A decrease in AUC in the combination treatment will suggest 
inhibition of thiamine uptake through inhibition of SLC19A3.

Secondary Endpoint
Investigate metabolic signatures reflecting the activity of TPP-dependent enzymes after dosing 
thiamine versus combination of thiamine and SLC19A3 inhibitor. Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP), 
one of the major metabolites of thiamine, is a co-factor for multiple metabolic pathways. Thus, it is 
possible that a decrease in thiamine absorption by metformin could affect the concentration of key 
metabolites and metabolic ratios of TPP-dependent enzymes and pathways.
Part 2:

Primary Endpoint
To confirm whether trimethoprim affects the AUC, area under the curve, of thiamine between the 
different treatment groups, thiamine versus thiamine and trimethoprim. This endpoint will be assessed 
at the end of Part 2 using all data available across both groups from both Parts 1 and 2, specifically 
comparing data from the thiamine only arm against the thiamine and trimethoprim combination arm. 
A decrease in AUC in the combination treatment will suggest inhibition of thiamine uptake through 
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
Secondary Endpoint
Further investigate metabolic signatures reflecting the activity of TPP-dependent enzymes after 
dosing thiamine versus combination of thiamine and trimethoprim. Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP), 
one of the major metabolites of thiamine, is a co-factor for multiple metabolic pathways. Thus, it is 
possible that a decrease in thiamine absorption by trimethoprim could affect the concentration of key 
metabolites and metabolic ratios of TPP-dependent enzymes and pathways.
8.2 Statistical Analysis
Analysis of Primary Endpoint
For Part 1 and Part 2, pharmacokinetic parameters including half-life, apparent volume of distribution*, 
total clearance*, renal clearance, net reabsorptive or secretory clearance, absorption rate constant, Ka, and 
AUCpo of thiamine and the respective SLC19A3 inhibitor will be calculated from plasma and urine drug 
and vitamin levels by standard pharmacokinetic methods using WinNonlin 55-59 (*these parameters are 
divided by bioavailability as oral doses are given). We will estimate glomerular filtration rate, GFR, using 
standard methods described in our previous studies 56, 57, 60, 61. To assess net secretory or reabsorptive 
clearance of the compounds, we will subtract fu*GFR (where fu is the unbound fraction of metformin, 
thiamine, TMP or TPP) from renal clearance of the compounds directly measured from plasma and urine 
values. Previously we have used these methods to calculate net secretion (or reabsorption) of several 
drugs 57-59, 62. In addition, for TMP and TPP, half-life, AUCpo, renal clearances, net reabsorptive or 
secretory clearance, and ratios of AUCs of TMP and TPP to thiamine will be calculated using standard 
pharmacokinetic methods for metabolites 63.
For statistical analysis, we will use paired-t-tests to compare the pharmacokinetic parameters of thiamine 
in the absence and presence of an SLC19A3 inhibitor. In the pharmacokinetic analyses, we expect to see a 
significant influence of the SLC19A3 inhibitor on the oral exposure to thiamine, AUCpo. Because 
SLC19A3 in the proximal tubule mediates reabsorption of thiamine 64, 65, we may also observe an increase 
in the renal clearance (reduction in reabsorptive clearance) of thiamine when volunteers are dosed with an 
SLC19A3 inhibitor. Understanding the effect of metformin and/or trimethoprim on renal clearance of 
thiamine is also of interest and could potentially contribute to even lower plasma thiamine levels. 
Analysis of Secondary Endpoint
For the metabolic signatures, results will be processed with pair-wise mean testing, hierarchical cluster 
analyses, and multivariate discriminate analyses while employing multiple comparison corrections, as 
appropriate. Basal thiamine status including transketolase activity will be evaluated as a covariate prior to 
all analyses. Our primary analyses will focus on comparing the levels of the individual metabolites and 
metabolite ratios after vitamin administration with the baseline levels to determine if there are effects of 
the vitamin on the metabolite levels and ratios in the plasma. The primary comparison will test 
differences between treatments using one-way ANOVA with Holm-Sidak post hoc comparison, or 
Student’s t-Tests with the False Discovery Rates adjustment of Benjamini and Hochberg67. For Part 1 and 
Part 2, our second comparison will be to compare the levels of metabolites after thiamine administration 
with their levels after thiamine plus SLC19A3 inhibitor administration at multiple time points. To identify 
discriminants of thiamine vs. thiamine + SLC19A3 inhibitor exposure, all variables will be transformed to 
normality and subjected to orthogonal partial least squares – discriminant analysis (OPLS-DA) and boot 
strapped models will be built with a 3:1 training/test set splits using the imDEV v 1.4.268. Variables with 
variable importance in projection (VIP) scores <1 will be removed from further consideration, and models 
refined to minimize the root-mean-squared-error of prediction (RMSEP) and maximize Q2, a measure of 
model performance69. The retained variable set will be organized using hierarchical cluster analysis. To 
test for significance of discriminate variables of thiamine or SLC19A3 inhibitor effects, including levels 
of metabolites or metabolic ratios, we will compare levels of retained metabolites (or ratios) at each time 
after vitamin or drug administration with baseline values, using paired-t- tests, and among times and 
treatments using two-way ANOVAs with Holm-Sidak post hoc comparison. To assess covariate behavior 
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analyses will be performed and Spearman’s correlation matrices will be generated. Linear correlation 
analyses will be conducted, and correlation coefficients will be estimated for each metabolite in each 
volunteer (in each study arm). To compare time-dependent changes in each study arm, in addition to our 
pharmacokinetic analysis, plasma thiamine will first be modeled as a continuous variable using partial 
least squares discriminate analysis, and variables with variable importance in projection scores (VIP) >1 
will be selected. The average metabolite value will then be independently calculated in each study arm, 
and variables will be organized in the self-organizing maps using the Kohonen package in R70. Patterns 
will be compared between treatment groups by regression analysis of representative variable group 
members. Additional complex relationships will be examined if the data warrant those, for example, 
Emax models may be used to characterize the relationship between thiamine levels and levels of 
metabolites or metabolic ratios.
8.3 Number of Subjects
As many as 30 healthy volunteers will be screened for enrollment in Part 1 and 60 in Part 2. All subjects 
will be enrolled at the Tufts site since this study is not a multi-site study. Seven subjects are expected to 
be enrolled at the Tufts site for Part 1 with the goal of having six subjects complete the study. Fourteen 
subjects are expected to be enrolled at the Tufts site for Part 2 with the goal of having twelve subjects 
complete the study. 
8.4 Data Management
The research data for this clinical trial will mainly consist of questionnaires and clinical measures of blood, 
serum, plasma and urine related to the proposed interventions. For a complete list of analysis types please 
refer to 8.2 Statistical Analysis. These data will be captured and managed using a REDCap database 
designed specifically for this study using the HNRCA's deployment of REDCap which are both HIPAA 
and 21CFR11 compliant. In addition to the above database, Analytical measures from the Nutrition 
Evaluation Laboratory will be recorded using the LabWeb LIS system. These measures will then be 
imported into the REDCap database using the provided API and will undergo external validation checks to 
ensure that the data has been imported correctly. Additionally, metadata files and data 
dictionaries/codebooks will be used to provide all information necessary to properly use and understand 
the data files. The HNRCA data management program records and stores subject identifiers separately 
from clinical information and results of study analyses. Access to each section is restricted to pertinent 
team members. A study code number will identify each laboratory specimen for immunological testing as 
related to investigation of the immune response. The master list which links the identity of the subject with 
the laboratory specimens will be kept in a locked file cabinet in the office of the PI and on a password 
protected database on secure Tufts server. For electronic records, other study information is maintained on 
a secure database that is password- protected and requires user-level authentication with required periodic 
password changes. Only study personnel will have access to the database to record results as they accrue. 
While being analyzed, samples will be stored in locked areas in the secured laboratory facility.
To ensure the safe transfer of data and samples to institutions outside of Tufts,a Materials Transfer 
Agreement (MTA) between University of California and Tufts University is in process and we will submit 
the finalized agreement in a later amendment. 
In accordance with HNRCA policy, we will retain all data in locked file cabinets (paper) and secure 
databases (electronic) for ten years, after which point it will be destroyed.
8.5 Randomization
Will subjects be randomized? 
Yes
No
 
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Will the research involve drugs?  
Yes
No
 
The study physician and nursing staff onsite will be responsible for all drugs. The compounding 
pharmacy will send study drugs to UCSF, who will then ship study drugs to Tufts and UC Davis, limiting 
the number of individuals handling the compounds. A safe or locked refrigerator will be used to store all 
drugs. All drugs will be safely disposed of via Tufts third party contractor after completion of the study. 
UC Davis will have their own drug supply to store and conduct analytical testing for stability throughout 
the life of this study and will not require remaining drug from Tufts. To obtain the drugs, the 
compounding pharmacy requires the name of the physician and study protocol to process the order. The 
compounding pharmacy will then fill the order by ordering pre-formulated tablets directly from the 
manufacturer or by ordering thiamine powder and capsules. The thiamine powder and capsules will then 
be prepared with 5mg of thiamine in each capsule. The thiamine capsules will be validated by UC Davis 
for accuracy.
Thiamine is available over the counter and metformin and trimethoprim are available via prescription. 
Volunteers taking any other medications will be excluded from this study. All medications will be 
reviewed by the attending physician during the consent process. 
Volunteers will be administered tablets under nursing supervision and will not be receiving any drugs or 
supplements to take at home. The tablets and capsules are to be swallowed as any other ordinary pill. No 
additional instruction on administration will be given to the study subjects.
Will the research involve devices?  
Yes
No
 
10 Study Administration
10.1Setting
All the procedures will take place at the JM-USDA-HNRCA at Tufts University. Participants will visit the 
site at the scheduled days (see study scheme) where they will receive the meals. A Data Monitoring and 
Safety Board will be composed to oversee this study.
10.2Registration
All the materials used for the pre-screening and screening visits to ensure that a subject is appropriately 
enrolled or registered in the study prior to receiving any study intervention are included in the IRB package or 
are part of IRB submission #6701.
10.3Resources Available
The members of the team include:
Principal Investigator: Andrew Greenberg, MD
Study Physician:  Lisa Ceglia MD
Co-Investigators:
Study Coordinator: 
Kim Vo Trinh
Ryan Piccirillo  
Metabolic Research Unit personnel: 
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Janice Klian
Mary Weiss
Margaret Y Vilme
Kimberly Dupiton
Helen Rasmussen
Cheryl H Gilhooly
Carmelle St. Victor
Catherine Murphy
Michelle Hallam-Naing
The team has the combined expertise to conduct the proposed study from recruitment to data 
analysis.  
The MRU has demonstrated capacity to successfully conduct the relevant aspects of the study 
(recruitment, preparation of the diets, etc.)
We anticipate to contact about 300 subjects in order to recruit 60 individuals in order to enroll 14 
subjects and have 12 subjects complete the study. 
Weekly meetings of the team will take place to revise all the aspects of the study and to resolve 
any unanticipated problem that may arise.
10.4IRB Review
The Tufts Health Sciences Institutional Review Board (HS IRB) will review and approve this study. 
10.5Multi-Site Research
Is this a multi-site study where Tufts is the sponsor, primary grant recipient, or coordinating site?
Yes
No
 
o
10.6Community-Based Participatory Research
Note: “Community-based Participatory Research” is a collaborative approach to research that equitably 
involves all partners in the research process and recognizes the unique strengths that each brings. 
Community-based Participatory Research begins with a research topic of importance to the community, 
has the aim of combining knowledge with action and achieving social change to improve health outcomes 
and eliminate health disparities.
Will this study involve community-based participatory research? 
Yes
No
 
10.7Sharing Results with Subjects 
Will results (overall study results or individual subject results, such as results of investigational diagnostic 
tests, genetic tests, or incidental findings) be shared with subjects or others (e.g., the subject’s primary 
care physician or the subject’s treating physician)?  
Yes
No
 


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TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
INFORMED CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH PART 2
The Effect of SLC19A3 Inhibition on the Pharmacokinetics of Thiamine
Principal Investigator: Dr. Andrew Greenberg
Metabolic Research Unit (MRU): (617) 556-3042
Study Coordinator:
Kim Vo Trinh: (617) 556-3320
Ryan Piccirillo: (617) 556-3077
Study Physician, Dr. Lisa Ceglia: (617) 556-3085, days
For emergencies at any time, including days, evenings, weekends and holidays, please call (617) 
230-7545 to reach Dr. Ceglia, the study physician.
Key Information: The following is a short summary of this study to help you decide whether 
or not to be a part of this study. More detailed information is listed later on in this form.
Why am I being invited to take part in a research study?
We invite you to take part in a research study because you are a healthy individual between the 
ages of 18 and 65.
What should I know about a research study?
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Someone will explain this research study to you.
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Please also read all of the following information carefully.
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Whether or not you take part is up to you.

You can choose not to take part.
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You can decide to take part and later change your mind.
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Your decision will not be held against you.
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You can ask all the questions you want before you decide. Do not sign unless you 
understand the information in it and have had your questions answered to your 
satisfaction.  
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If you sign this form and decide to take part in this research study, keep a copy of the 
signed form for your records. It has information, including important names and 
telephone numbers that you may wish to refer to.
Why is this research being done?
This research study is being conducted to determine whether commonly used medicine effect the 
body’s ability to absorb and eliminate thiamine, which is also known as vitamin B1. 
Investigators hope to use the information from this study to learn more about how some drugs 
lead to adverse reactions. Understanding the mechanisms involved in how drugs change vitamin 
levels may help to develop more individualized, safe drug therapies and medications that will 
best care for an individual’s needs and reduce side effects. 
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How long will the research last and what will I need to do?
We expect that you will be in this research study for 11-20 days in addition to enrollment. 
You will be administered two interventions (thiamine alone and thiamine plus trimethoprim 
together) in a specific order depending on your group assignment. There will be two (3 day) test 
cycles in this study, separated by at least 5 days. You will come to the Metabolic Research Unit 
on 3 days (Day 0; Day 1; Day 2) during each cycle. There will be seven center visits in total 
including screening. On the second visit (Day 1) of each cycle you will receive vitamin or a 
combination of drug and vitamin orally and will be evaluated through multiple blood samples 
and urine collection.  
More detailed information about the study procedures can be found under the “Procedures to be 
Followed” section.
Is there any way being in this study could be bad for me?
Risk to you should be minimal. Potential discomforts include mild side effects related to 
administered drugs and/or vitamins including but not limited to abdominal or stomach 
discomfort, decreased appetite, nausea, and diarrhea. Everyone taking part in this study will be 
watched carefully for any side effects that may happen. Most, if not all, side effects should 
disappear shortly after the drug administration is ceased. All drugs and vitamins used in this trial 
have been administered to healthy volunteers at the same, if not higher, doses with mild to no 
side effects. 
There could be discomfort associated with blood draws or IV insertion, but the nurses will do 
everything possible to ensure the IV access point remains comfortable. There is a slight risk of 
bruising at the draw site.
Any other inconveniences may include traveling to the research site for study visits, eating a 
strict controlled diet or fasting before visits. If any of these effect your psychological, social, or 
physical well-being, you may ask to withdraw your consent from the study and stop 
participation.
Loss of confidentiality and privacy is a risk of study participation. To protect you from loss of 
confidentiality and privacy, only the research staff will have access to the samples and records 
obtained. Information from this study used for scientific publication will not contain any 
identifying information.
To prevent any risk to babies, embryos and/or fetuses, pregnant or nursing females will not be 
enrolled in the study. To ensure non-pregnant status, we will ask all females to provide a urine 
sample on the first day (Day 0) of each cycle. Men should also avoid fathering a child while in 
the study.  We ask both females and males to actively use birth control including, but not limited 
to, condoms, IUDs, and/or oral contraceptives. 
More detailed information about the risks of this study can be found under the “Risks” section.
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Will being in this study help me in any way?
There are no benefits to you from your taking part in this research. We cannot promise any 
benefits to others from your taking part in this research. However, participating in this study will 
add to our knowledge about how commonly prescribed drugs such as trimethoprim affect the 
absorption and disposition of thiamine. While these types of studies are unlikely to offer direct 
benefit to you at the time of your involvement, the information gained may be used to develop 
new therapies and/or revise dosing guidelines to improve survival or quality of life for you or 
other people like you in the future.
What happens if I do not want to be in this research?
Participation in research is completely voluntary. You can decide to participate or not to 
participate. Your alternative to participating in this research study is to not participate.
Detailed Information: The following is more detailed information about this study in 
addition to the information listed above.
PURPOSE OF STUDY
You are being invited to take part in this study at the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging 
at Tufts University (HNRCA) evaluating the effect of drugs on vitamin B1 (thiamine) levels 
because you are a healthy individual between the ages of 18 and 65. Thiamine is an essential 
vitamin meaning you must consume thiamine in from your diet in order stay healthy. Low 
thiamine levels can lead to adverse events. Thiamine is absorbed in the intestine by a transporter 
protein. This is made by the SLC19A3 gene. The SLC19A3 gene provides instructions for 
making the thiamine transporter protein, which moves thiamine into cells. Certain drugs, like 
trimethoprim, have been shown to interrupt the function of the SLC19A3 gene. 
You will be administered a single dose of thiamine during one test cycle and a single dose of 
thiamine plus trimethoprim during the other test cycle of this study to determine whether taking a 
drug with a vitamin affects your body’s ability to absorb, distribute, and eliminate thiamine. The 
levels of thiamine in your blood and urine will be measured before and after taking thiamine or 
thiamine in combination with trimethoprim. 
You can receive the research drugs used in this study over-the-counter (thiamine) or with a 
prescription (trimethoprim) at your local pharmacy. Trimethoprim is an FDA-approved anti-
bacterial drug that is often prescribed to treat infections such as urinary tract infections. 
Thiamine is a commercially available B-vitamin that is also found in many foods including 
beans, nuts, and meats. Thiamine will be administered to subjects orally. Drugs and thiamine will 
not be available to subjects upon conclusion of this study.
We expect to screen up to 60 participants with the aim of enrolling 14 study participants in this 
study at Tufts Medical Center/Tufts University in order to have 12 participants complete the 
study.  
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PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED
You will be administered two interventions thiamine only and a thiamine-trimethoprim 
combination in a specific order depending on your group assignment. There will be two cycles in 
this study, each separated by at least 5 days. You will come into the clinic three times during 
each cycle in which you will receive vitamin or a combination of drug and vitamin orally and 
will be evaluated through multiple blood samples and urine collection.  
If you participate in this study, you will be randomized into one of two groups and will be 
administered a different sequence dependent on your group assignment:
Group 1: 5mg thiamine only (Cycle 1), 5mg thiamine and 300mg trimethoprim (Cycle 2)
Group 2: 5mg thiamine and 300mg trimethoprim (Cycle 1), 5mg thiamine only (Cycle 2)
Each cycle will include 3 visits to the HNRCA for a total of 6 study visits. On the start of each of 
the two cycles, you will be asked to come to the HNRCA to pick-up three thiamine deficient 
meals. You will take these meals home and will be asked to consume these meals/snacks 
throughout the day prior to your Day 1 visit. You will not be permitted to eat any food or 
beverages other than the food provided by the Metabolic Research Unit Dietary Department. 
Female subjects will be asked to provide urine to ensure non-pregnant status. The day after 
eating the study-provided food, you will arrive to the HNRCA following an overnight fast and 
will receive thiamine or a combination of thiamine and trimethoprim. Blood and urine collection 
samples will take place throughout the day. You will be permitted to leave after your last sample 
collection. You will be asked to continue to collect urine at home and fast overnight. The next 
day, you will arrive at the Metabolic Research Unit, submit your urine collection kit, and provide 
one more blood sample. 
Total duration of the study including time to complete 6 study visits will be approximately 11-20 
days depending on when you schedule the cycle visits. You will be expected to spend 
approximately 1-2 hours on the first day, 12 hours on the second day, and 1 hour on the third day 
at the Nutrition Center for each of the two cycles. 
Fourteen blood samples will be drawn per cycle. Each sample will be approximately 2 teaspoons 
(10mL). The total volume of blood provided over the entire study (including screening) will be 
approximately 315mL (about 21 tablespoons). This is well within the Red Cross guidelines of 
500mL over a 56 day period.
This study will take approximately 1-2 months to complete both cycles in addition to enrollment. 
Cycle Schedule (Repeat for a total of two cycles – 6 total visits)
Visit
Activities
Expected Duration
Day 0
-Consent (cycle 1 only)
-Randomization (cycle 1 only)
-Weight, vitals 
-Health/med/AE review
1-2 hrs
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-Meet with RD
-Breakfast on site (optional)
-Pick-up study meals to be 
consumed the rest of the day (or 
following day)
-Fast overnight for eight hours 
into Day 1
-Urine pregnancy test for females
Day 1
-Vitals measured 
-Health/med/AE review
-Baseline urine sample
-Drug/vitamin administration
-Blood collections, drawn from IV 
(0h, 0.25h, 0.5h, 1h, 1.5h, 2h, 
2.5h, 3h, 3.5h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 10h) 
-Urine collections (0-4 h, 4-8 h, 8-
10 h)
-Consume study diets
-Instructions for urine and fasting 
overnight
12 hrs
Day 1, Overnight
-Urine Collection at Home (10-24 
h)
Day 2, 24-hours post-
dose
-Arrive fasting
-Weight, vitals (Cycle 3 only)
-Submit urine kit
-Blood collection (24-hr post-
dose)
-Urine collection (if necessary)
-Eat a standard breakfast
1 hr
Washout (5-14 Days) 
between Cycle 1 and 2 
-No visit required
-Resume usual diet
-Complete two days of food 
diaries
Blood Collection
You will have a total of 28 blood samples collected for this research study. All 13 blood samples 
on Day 1 will be collected by carefully putting a sterile IV line into a vein in your arm by one of 
the licensed study nurses. Nursing staff will then draw samples off of the same IV at the time 
intervals listed above. On Day 2, your blood will be collected by carefully putting a small sterile 
needle into your vein by one of our licensed study nurses. The amount of blood collected will at 
most be 147.5mL (about 10 tablespoons) per cycle. Loss of 550mL is not harmful and is 
typically replenished by the body within two to three weeks. The total volume of blood provided 
over the entire study, including screening, will be approximately 315 mL (about 21 tablespoons). 
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This is well within the Red Cross guidelines of 500mL over a 56 day period. These samples will 
then be used to measure thiamine and trimethoprim.
Urine Collection
Female volunteers will be asked to provide a urine sample on Day 0 before meal pickup to 
confirm non-pregnant status. You will be asked to provide a urine sample when you arrive for 
your Day 1 visit. You will then be asked to collect your urine output throughout the day in two- 
to four-hour increments. The nursing staff will provide verbal instructions on how to perform 
this. You will then take a clean urine collection container home with you and collect any 
overnight urine output. You will be asked to return the urine collection kit when you come in for 
your Day 2 visit. These samples will then be used to measure thiamine and trimethoprim.
Questionnaires
You will be asked to complete food diaries for this study. We will provide you two food diaries 
to be filled out during your washout period. You are being asked to log your food intake for two 
different days when you return to your usual diet between cycles. You will then be asked to 
return these diary entries when you come in for the next cycle’s meal pickup.
Study participants will receive both study treatments (vitamin only and vitamin + drug) in a 
different order. The order in which participants receive the treatments will be determined by 
chance. Neither you nor the study doctor will choose the order in which you receive the vitamin 
and vitamin + drug.
If identifiers are removed from your identifiable private information or identifiable samples that 
are collected during this research, that information or those samples could be used for future 
research studies or distributed to another investigator for future research studies without your 
additional informed consent.
Your information and samples (both identifiable and de-identified) may be used to create 
products or to deliver services, including some that may be sold and/or make money for others. If 
this happens, there are no plans when using identifiable information/samples to tell you, or to 
pay you, or to give any compensation to you or your family.  
Most tests done on samples in research studies are only for research and have no clear meaning 
for health care. If the research with your identifiable information or samples gives results that do 
have meaning for your health, the researchers will not contact you to let you know what they 
have found.  
OPTIONAL GENETIC TESTING
In this study, the investigators may want to look at genes involved in processing thiamine and 
trimethoprim and any other gene that may influence how these molecules are taken up and 
removed from the body. Investigators may test other related genes using your blood 
samples/DNA. However, no additional blood samples will be drawn for this testing. Your blood 
sample will be frozen and stored for future DNA analysis including but not limited to genome 
wide association studies. Samples will be stored at UCSF DNA Bank which is located at Rock 
Hall 1550 4th St. RH 515 Mission Bay Campus SF, CA 94158. In some cases, your blood cells 
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may be used to establish a specific cell line that may be shared in the future with other 
researchers. All DNA testing will be performed using blood samples or cells coded with a unique 
identification number, to minimize the risk of loss of confidentiality. It is important to 
understand that a loss of confidentiality, if details about yourself and your DNA are inadvertently 
disclosed, could negatively affect your access to insurance or employment, or could have an 
impact upon family or social relationships. For these reason, security of your data is taken very 
seriously and only the research staff will have access to the samples and records, and the key to 
the code. Information from this study that is used for scientific publications will not contain any 
information that could identify you.
From these banked samples, it is possible that a cell line could be created and can therefore be 
grown for prolonged periods. In addition, there is the potential for future genome-wide analysis. 
This could potentially identify genetic conditions. If this happens, you will not be contacted with 
this information and no genetic counseling will be made available to you. You will not be 
contacted by the tissue bank or any secondary recipient of your samples to report any test results 
at any future point.
After the initial period of data collection, your DNA will be stored at least 10 years. We may 
give your specimens and certain medical information about you (for example, blood pressure, 
age if less than 85) to other scientists or companies not at UCSF but we will not give them your 
name, address, phone number, or any other information that could identify you. Sometimes 
specimens are used for genetic research (about diseases that are passed on in families). Even if 
we use the specimen for genetic research, we will not put the results in your medical record. The 
research will not change the care you receive. Your specimen and any information about you will 
be kept until it is used up or destroyed. It may be used to develop new drugs, tests, treatments or 
products. In some instances, these may have potential commercial value. You will not receive 
any money if this happens. Your personal health information cannot be used for additional 
research without additional approval from either you or a review committee.
You can withdraw your consent to have your DNA and/or cell lines stored at any time point 
during or after the study by writing a letter to Dr. Kathy Giacomini (School of Pharmacy, 
Department of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, 1550 4th Street, Box 0446, UCSF, San 
Francisco, CA 94143), or by calling her directly at (415) 514-4363. If you withdraw consent to 
have your samples stored, any identifiable samples still in possession of the research staff will be 
destroyed.
You may choose not to allow your samples to be banked for future research use. Tissue banking 
is not a requirement for this study. This decision does not affect any future care or treatment at 
Tufts Medical Center or Tufts University. You will not receive any direct benefit from 
participation in the specimen banking component of the study. Because your tissue samples will 
be de identified, we will not be able to communicate the research results to you from future 
research studies. You will be asked to either provide your permission or decline to participate on 
the final page of this consent form.
WITHDRAWAL
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If you are eligible to participate and decide to be in the study, the Principal Investigator may still 
choose to stop your participation in this study if he thinks it is in your best medical interest.  
You may be discontinued from any part of the study at any time if you, the investigator, or the 
Sponsor feels that it is not in the subject’s best interest to continue.  The following is a list of 
possible reasons for study intervention discontinuation:
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Subject withdrawal of consent
-
Subject is not compliant with study procedures
-
Adverse event that in the opinion of the investigator would be in the best interest of the 
subject to discontinue study intervention
-
Sponsor request for early termination of the study
-
Positive pregnancy test or self-report of new pregnancy (females)
You can also leave the research at any time it will not be held against you.  If you refuse to 
participate in the study or stop being in this study, it will not affect your care or treatment outside 
this study, payment for your health care, or your health care benefits. 
We will tell you about any new information that may affect your health, welfare, or choice to 
stay in the research.
If you decide to leave the research, contact the investigator, Dr. Andrew Greenberg.
If you withdraw or are withdrawn from the study, any data collected from you before your 
withdrawal will still be used for the study.
RISKS
Risk to you should be minimal. Potential discomforts include mild side effects related to 
administered drugs and/or vitamins including but not limited to abdominal or stomach 
discomfort, decreased appetite, nausea, and diarrhea. Everyone taking part in this study will be 
watched carefully for any side effects that may happen. Most, if not all, side effects should 
disappear shortly after the drug administration is ceased. All drugs and vitamins used in this trial 
have been administered to healthy volunteers at the same, if not higher, doses with mild to no 
side effects. 
There could be discomfort associated with blood draws or IV insertion, but the nurses will do 
everything possible to ensure the IV access point remains comfortable. There is a slight risk of 
bruising at the draw site.
Any other inconveniences may include traveling to the research site for study visits, eating a 
strict controlled diet or fasting before visits. If any of these effect your psychological, social, or 
physical well-being, you may ask to withdraw your consent from the study and stop 
participation.
Loss of confidentiality and privacy is a risk of study participation. To protect you from loss of 
confidentiality and privacy, only the research staff will have access to the samples and records 
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obtained. Information from this study used for scientific publication will not contain any 
identifying information.
To prevent any risk to babies, embryos and/or fetuses, pregnant or nursing females will not be 
enrolled in the study. To ensure non-pregnant status, we will ask all females to provide a urine 
sample at the meal pickup for each cycle. Men should also avoid fathering a child while in the 
study.  We ask both females and males to actively use birth control including, but not limited to, 
condoms, IUDs, and/or oral contraceptives. 
RESEARCH RELATED INJURY
Emergency medical treatment will be given to you if you are hurt or get sick as a direct result of 
being in this research study. You or your insurance carrier will be required to pay for any such 
medical care. Any needed medical care is available at the usual cost. All needed facilities, 
emergency treatment, and professional services are available to you, just as they are to the 
general public. The institution will not pay for your treatment if you become ill or injured as part 
of this study. 
COSTS
There are no costs associated with participation. 
PAYMENT
You will receive a total payment of $715 for completing the full study. You will receive $300 for 
completing first cycle (Days 0, 1, 2) of study days; an additional $415 for completing the second cycle 
(Days 0, 1, 2) of study days. If you withdraw from the study before completing all study visits, you will 
be paid for the portion of the study you have completed at that point, outlined in the chart below:
Cycle
Day 0
Day 1
Day 2
Total
1
$50
$50
$200
$300
2
$80
$80
$255
$415
Total Payment Over All Cycles and Days
$715
The payments will be mailed to you as a check, after each study phase. You should expect to receive the 
check within 2-3 weeks after mailing. However, in the event of government shutdown or other emergency 
situations, payments will be delayed until the shutdown/emergency ends and all systems are restored at 
the HNRCA.
Due to federal tax law, you are required to provide us your social security number in order to 
process your payments.  If you receive over $600 from Tufts University Health Sciences in a 
single calendar year (either in a single study or multiple studies), you will be issued an IRS 1099 
form.  This may affect your taxes.  Only payments for being in research studies will be used to 
decide if you should receive the IRS form. Money for study-related parking, food and other 
expenses are not included in this IRS disclosure.
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PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
The records identifying your name will be kept confidential and, to the extent permitted by the 
applicable laws and/or regulations, will not be made publicly available. The results of the study 
will only be published or presented as group data. No individual participants will be identified. 
Data forms will be identified with a unique study number and kept locked in the study office. 
The blood and urine samples you provide will be labeled with unique identifiers and transferred 
to the Nutritional Evaluation Laboratory at the HNRCA, as well as laboratories at University of 
California, San Francisco, University of California Davis, and other collaborators deemed fit by 
the principal investigator. Samples will be coded and de-identified and only the Principal 
Investigator would be authorized and able to perform re-identification.
If you decide to take part in this research study, your personal information will not be given to 
anyone unless we receive your permission in writing. It will only be given if the law requires it. 
It will also only be given for regular hospital treatment, payment, and hospital management 
activities. 
We will make every effort to keep your information private, but it cannot be completely 
guaranteed. Certain government agencies (Office for Human Research Protections, Department 
of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, National Institute of Health) and 
the Institutional Review Board of Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University Health Sciences, 
may check records that identify you. This might include your medical or research records and the 
informed consent form you signed. The records of this study might also be reviewed to make 
sure all rules and guidelines were followed.
We may publish the results of this research. However, we will keep your name and other 
identifying information confidential.
This research is covered by a Certificate of Confidentiality from the National Institutes of 
Health. The researchers with this Certificate may not disclose or use information, documents, or 
biospecimens that may identify you in any federal, state, or local civil, criminal, administrative, 
legislative, or other action, suit, or proceeding, or be used as evidence, for example, if there is a 
court subpoena, unless you have consented for this use. Information, documents, or 
biospecimens protected by this Certificate cannot be disclosed to anyone else who is not 
connected with the research except, if there is a federal, state, or local law that requires 
disclosure (such as to report child abuse or communicable diseases but not for federal, state, or 
local civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or other proceedings, see below); if you have 
consented to the disclosure, including for your medical treatment; or if it is used for other 
scientific research, as allowed by federal regulations protecting research subjects. 
The Certificate cannot be used to refuse a request for information from personnel of the United 
States federal or state government agency sponsoring the project that is needed for auditing or 
program evaluation by The National Institutes of Health which is funding this project or for 
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information that must be disclosed in order to meet the requirements of the federal Food and 
Drug Administration (FDA).  You should understand that a Certificate of Confidentiality does 
not prevent you from voluntarily releasing information about yourself or your involvement in 
this research. If you want your research information released to an insurer, medical care 
provider, or any other person not connected with the research, you must provide consent to allow 
the researchers to release it.
The Certificate of Confidentiality will not be used to prevent disclosure for any purpose you 
have consented to in this informed consent document 
If the results of the study are published, your identity will remain confidential. 
A description of this clinical trial will be available on http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov, as required 
by U.S. Law.  This Web site will not include information that can identify you.  At most, the 
Web site will include a summary of the results.  You can search this web site at any time.
AUTHORIZATION TO USE OR DISCLOSE YOUR IDENTIFIABLE HEALTH 
INFORMATION 
If you sign this document, you give permission to the Principal Investigator named above and 
research staff at Tufts University Health Sciences as well as other individuals at Tufts University 
Health Sciences may need to access your information to do their jobs (such as for treatment, 
payment (billing) or health care operations) to use or disclose (release) your health information 
that identifies you for the research study described above.  
The parties listed in the preceding paragraph may disclose the health information described 
below to the following persons and organizations for their use in connection with the research 
study: 

Individuals or organizations working under the direction of the Principal Investigator(s) 
for the study, 
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Outside individuals or entities that have a need to access this information to perform 
activities relating to the conduct of this research, such as analysis by outside laboratories 
on behalf of Tufts University Health Sciences  
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Other researchers and institutions that are conducting or participating in this study, 
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The study sponsor, The National Institutes of Health, and any companies that they use to 
oversee, manage, or conduct the research, 

The Office for Human Research Protections in the U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other 
federal and state agencies that have the right to use the information as required by law, 
and

The members and staff of any Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Data and Safety 
Monitoring Board that oversee this study. 
The health information that we may use or disclose (release) for this research study includes all 
information in your medical record including the record of your care, as well as any information 
collected or created during the course of this study.
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Tufts University Health Sciences is required by law to protect your health information. By 
signing this document, you authorize Tufts University Health Sciences to use and/or disclose 
(release) your health information for this research. Those persons who receive your health 
information may not be required by Federal privacy laws (such as the Privacy Rule) to protect it 
and may share your information with others without your permission, if permitted by laws 
governing them. You may not be allowed to see or copy the information described on this form 
as long as the research is in progress, but you have a right to see and copy the information upon 
completion of the research in accordance with hospital policies.
You can decide to sign or not to sign this form. However, if you choose not to sign this form, 
you will not be able to take part in the research study and you may not receive any research-
related clinical care.
This authorization does not have an expiration date. You may change your mind and revoke 
(take back) this authorization at any time. Even if you revoke this authorization, this site’s 
clinical, administrative and research staff may still use or disclose health information they 
already have obtained about you as necessary to maintain the integrity or reliability of the current 
research. To revoke this authorization, you must write to: HIPAA Privacy Officer for Research, 
800 Washington Street, Box 5100, Boston, MA 02111. If you revoke this authorization, you may 
no longer be allowed to participate in the research described in this form. 
WHOM TO CONTACT
Should you have any problems or questions about this research study and our screening 
procedures, you may contact Dr. Andrew Greenberg, the study Principal Investigator, at: 
Dr. Andrew Greenberg 
HNRCA
711 Washington Street 
Boston, MA 02111
You could also call Dr. Greenberg at his office (617) 556-3144 during daytime (9am to 5pm) or 
email him at andrew.greenberg@tufts.edu
For emergencies at any time, including days, evenings, weekends and holidays, please call (617) 
230-7545 to reach Dr. Ceglia, the study physician. 
If you have question about your rights as a research study subject, call the Tufts Medical Center 
and Tufts University Health Sciences Institutional Review Board (IRB) at (617) 636-7512. The 
IRB is a group of doctors, nurses, and non-medical people who review human research studies 
for safety and protection of people who take part in the studies. Federal law requires the IRB to 
review and approve any research study involving humans. This must be done before the study 
can begin. The study is also reviewed on a regular basis while it is in progress. This research 
study has been reviewed and approved by the IRB of Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University 
Health Sciences.  
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Documentation of Consent
I have been given a copy of this form. I have read it or it has been read to me. I understand the 
information and have had my questions answered to my satisfaction. I agree to take part in this 
study. 
I understand that I will be informed of any new findings developed during the course of this 
research study that may affect my willingness to stay in this research study.
_________________________________________        ___________ 
  __________ 
Participant’s Signature
       Date
  Time
Do we have your permission to include your tissue samples in a tissue bank for future research 
use, after this study is complete?
☐Yes
☐No
I have fully explained to ________________________________ the nature and purpose of the 
above-described study and the risks that are involved in its performance.  I have answered all 
questions to the best of my ability.
_____________
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Date
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TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
INFORMED CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH
The Effect of SLC19A3 Inhibition on the Pharmacokinetics of Thiamine
Principal Investigator: Dr. Andrew Greenberg
Co-Investigators:
Study Physician: Lisa Ceglia, MD
Metabolic Research Unit (MRU): (617) 556-3042
Study Coordinator, Kim Vo Trinh: (617) 556-3220
Study Physician, Dr. Lisa Ceglia: (617) 556-3085, days
For emergencies at any time, including days, evenings, weekends and holidays, please call (617) 
230-7545 to reach Dr. Ceglia, the study physician.
INTRODUCTION
You are being invited to take part in this study at the Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging 
at Tufts University (HNRCA) evaluating the effect of drugs on vitamin B1 (thiamine) levels 
because you are a healthy individual between the ages of 18 and 65. Thiamine is an essential 
vitamin meaning you must consume thiamine in from your diet in order stay healthy. Low 
thiamine levels can lead to adverse events. Thiamine is absorbed in the intestine by a transporter 
protein. This is made by the SLC19A3 gene. The SLC19A3 gene provides instructions for 
making the thiamine transporter protein, which moves thiamine into cells. Certain drugs, like 
metformin and trimethoprim, have been shown to interrupt the function of the SLC19A3 gene. 
Metformin is a first-line therapy for patients with Type 2 diabetes and is associated with 
improvements in diabetic complications. Trimethoprim is an anti-bacterial drug that is often 
prescribed to treat infections such as urinary tract infections. At different phases of this three-
cycle study, you will be administered thiamine, thiamine with metformin, or thiamine with 
trimethoprim to determine whether taking a drug and a vitamin together affects your body’s 
ability to absorb, distribute, and eliminate thiamine. The levels of thiamine in your blood and 
urine will be measured before and after taking thiamine or thiamine in combination with 
metformin or trimethoprim. 
Taking part in this research study is entirely your choice. You can decide to refuse to participate 
in this study. If you decide to participate in this study, you can then choose to stop taking part in 
the study at any time for any reason. If you refuse to participate in the study or stop being in this 
study, it will not affect your care or treatment outside this study, payment for your health care, or 
your health care benefits. 
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Please read all of the following information carefully. Ask Dr. Greenberg, or his representative, 
to explain any words, terms, or sections that are unclear to you. Ask any questions that you have 
about this study.  Do not sign this consent form unless you understand the information in it and 
have had your questions answered to your satisfaction.  
If you decide to take part in this research study, you will be asked to sign this form. You will be 
given a copy of the signed form. You should keep your copy for your records. It has information, 
including important names and telephone numbers, to which you may wish to refer in the future.
New things might be learned during this study that you should know about. The investigators 
will tell you about new information that may affect your willingness to stay in this study. 
If you are eligible to participate and decide to be in the study, the Principal Investigator or study 
MD may still choose to stop your participation in this study if he/she thinks it is in your best 
medical interest. You may be discontinued from any part of the study at any time if you, the 
investigator, or the Sponsor feels that it is not in the subject’s best interest to continue.  The 
following is a list of possible reasons for study intervention discontinuation:
-
Subject withdrawal of consent
-
Subject is not compliant with study procedures
-
Adverse event that in the opinion of the investigator would be in the best interest of the 
subject to discontinue study intervention
-
Sponsor request for early termination of the study
-
Positive pregnancy test or self-report of new pregnancy (females)
If you withdraw or are withdrawn from the study, any data collected from you before your 
withdrawal will still be used for the study.
As a participant in this study, your identity, medical records, and data relating to this study will 
be kept confidential, except as required by law. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which 
regulates investigational drug and device studies, and the study sponsor may also look at records 
that identify you if applicable to the study.
If you have question about your rights as a research study subject, call the Tufts Medical Center 
and Tufts University Health Sciences Institutional Review Board (IRB) at (617) 636-7512. The 
IRB is a group of doctors, nurses, and non-medical people who review human research studies 
for safety and protection of people who take part in the studies. Federal law requires the IRB to 
review and approve any research study involving humans. This must be done before the study 
can begin. The study is also reviewed on a regular basis while it is in progress.
This research study has been reviewed and approved by the IRB of Tufts Medical Center and 
Tufts University Health Sciences.  
PURPOSE OF STUDY
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This research study is being conducted to determine whether commonly used therapeutics effect 
the body’s ability to absorb and eliminate thiamine, which is also known as vitamin B1. 
Investigators hope to use the information from this study to learn more about how some drugs 
lead to adverse reactions. Understanding the mechanisms involved in how drugs change vitamin 
levels may help to develop more individualized, safe drug therapies and medications that will 
best care for an individual’s needs and reduce side effects. 
This study will be conducted at the JM-USDA Human Nutrition Research Center at Tufts 
University. All 80 subjects will be screened and all seven subjects will be enrolled at this site. 
Both drugs used in this study are FDA-approved. Metformin is an orally prescribed drug that is 
used as a first line of therapy for Type II diabetes patients and trimethoprim is a synthetic 
antibacterial drug that is commonly prescribed for urinary tract infections. You can receive the 
research drugs used in this study over-the-counter (thiamine) or with a prescription (metformin 
and trimethoprim) at your local pharmacy. Thiamine is a commercially available B-vitamin that 
is also found in many foods including beans, nuts, and meats. Thiamine will be administered to 
subjects orally. Drugs and thiamine will not be available to subjects upon conclusion of this 
study.
PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED
You will be administered three interventions (thiamine only, thiamine and metformin 
combination, and thiamine and trimethoprim combination) in a specific order depending on your 
group assignment. There will be three cycles in this study, each separated by at least 5 days. You 
will come into the clinic three times during each cycle in which you will receive drug, vitamin, 
or a combination of the two orally and will be evaluated through multiple blood samples and 
urine collection.  
If you participate in this study, you will be randomized into one of three groups and will be 
administered a different sequence of drugs dependent on your group assignment:
Group 1: 5mg thiamine only (Cycle 1), 5mg thiamine and 1000mg metformin (Cycle 2), 5mg 
thiamine and 300mg trimethoprim (Cycle 3)
Group 2: 5mg thiamine and 1000mg metformin (Cycle 1), 5mg thiamine and 300mg 
trimethoprim (Cycle 2), 5mg thiamine only (Cycle 3)
Group 3: 5mg thiamine and 300mg trimethoprim (Cycle 1), 5mg thiamine only (Cycle 2), 5mg 
thiamine and 1000mg metformin (Cycle 3)
Each cycle will include 3 visits to the HNRCA for a total of 9 study visits. On the start of each of 
the three cycles, you will be asked to come to the HNRCA to pick-up three thiamine deficient 
meals. You can take these meals home and will be asked to consume these meals/snacks 
throughout the day prior to your Day 1 without any other food intake. Female subjects will be 
asked to provide urine to ensure non-pregnant status. The day after eating the study-provided 
food, you will arrive to the HNRCA following an overnight fast and will receive thiamine or a 
combination of thiamine and one of the two drugs being tested. Blood and urine collection 
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samples will take place throughout the day. You will be permitted to leave after your last sample 
collection. You will be asked to continue to collect urine at home and fast overnight. The next 
day, you will arrive at the site, submit your urine collection kit, and provide one more blood 
sample. 
Total duration of the study including time to complete 9 study visits will be approximately 19-37 
days depending on when you schedule the cycle visits. You will be expected to spend 
approximately 1-2 hours on the first day, 14 hours on the second day, and 1 hour on the third day 
at the clinical site for each of the three cycles. 
Fourteen blood samples will be drawn per cycle. Each sample will be approximately 2 teaspoons 
(10mL). The total volume of blood provided over the entire study (including screening) will be 
approximately 484mL for females and 480.5mL for males (about 33 tablespoons). This is well 
within the Red Cross guidelines of 500mL over a 56 day period.
The entire study is estimated to take approximately 1.5 to 2 years.
Cycle Schedule (Repeat for a total of three cycles – 9 total visits)
Visit
Activities
Expected Duration
Day 0
-Consent (cycle 1 only)
-Randomization (cycle 1 only)
-Weight, vitals 
-Health/med/AE review
-Meet with RD
-Breakfast on site (optional)
-Pick-up study meals to be 
consumed the rest of the day (or 
following day)
-Fast overnight for eight hours 
into Day 1
-Urine pregnancy test for females
1-2 hrs
Day 1
-Vitals measured 
-Health/med/AE review
-Baseline urine sample
-Drug/vitamin administration
-Blood collections, drawn from IV 
(0h, 0.25h, 0.5h, 1h, 1.5h, 2h, 
2.5h, 3h, 3.5h, 4h, 6h, 8h, 10h, 
12h) 
-Urine collections (0-4 h, 4-8 h, 8-
12 h)
-Consume study diets
14 hrs
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-Instructions for urine and fasting 
overnight
Day 1, Overnight
-Urine Collection at Home (12-24 
h)
20-30 minutes
Day 2, 24-hours post-
dose
-Arrive fasting
-Weight, vitals (Cycle 3 only)
-Submit urine kit
-Blood collection (24-hr post-
dose)
-Urine collection (if necessary)
-Eat a standard breakfast
1 hr
Washout (5-14 Days) 
between Cycle 1 and 2 
and between Cycle 2 
and 3
-No visit required
-Resume usual diet
-Complete two days of food 
diaries
20-30 minutes
Blood Collection
You will have a total of 36 blood samples collected for this research study. All 11 blood samples 
on Day 1 will be collected by carefully putting a sterile IV line into a vein in your arm by one of 
the licensed study nurses. Nursing staff will then draw samples off of the same IV at the time 
intervals listed above. On Day 2, your blood will be collected by carefully putting a small sterile 
needle into your vein by one of our licensed study nurses. The amount of blood collected will at 
most be 153mL per cycle. Since the common standard for collection is approximately 1 pint (i.e. 
473mL) at blood drives and/or donation centers, we feel that we will not putting the subject in 
danger. Loss of 550mL is not harmful and is typically replenished by the body within two to 
three weeks. The total volume of blood provided over the entire will be approximately 482.5 mL 
(about 33 tablespoons). This is well within the Red Cross guidelines of 500mL over a 56 day 
period. These samples will then be used to measure thiamine absorption.
Urine Collection
Female volunteers will be asked to provide a urine sample on Day 0 before meal pickup to 
confirm non-pregnant status. You will be asked to provide a urine sample when you arrive for 
your Day 1 visit. You will then be asked to collect your urine output throughout the day in four-
hour increments. The nursing staff will provide verbal instructions on how to perform this. You 
will then take a clean urine collection container home with you and collect any overnight urine 
output. You will be asked to return the urine collection kit when you come in for your Day 2 
visit. These samples will then be used to measure thiamine absorption.
Questionnaires
You will be asked to complete food diaries for this study. We will provide you two food diaries 
to be filled out during your washout period. You are being asked to log your food intake for two 
different days when you return to your usual diet between cycles. You will then be asked to 
return these diary entries when you come in for the next cycle’s meal pickup.
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RISKS
Risk to you should be minimal. Potential discomforts include mild side effects related to 
administered drugs and/or vitamins including but not limited to abdominal or stomach 
discomfort, decreased appetite, nausea, and diarrhea. Everyone taking part in this study will be 
watched carefully for any side effects that may happen. Most, if not all, side effects should 
disappear shortly after the drug administration is ceased. All drugs and vitamins used in this trial 
have been administered to healthy volunteers at the same, if not higher, doses with mild to no 
side effects. 
There could be discomfort associated with blood draws or IV insertion, but the nurses will do 
everything possible to ensure the IV access point remains comfortable. There is a slight risk of 
bruising at the draw site.
Any other inconveniences may include traveling to the research site for study visits, eating a 
strict controlled diet or fasting before visits. If any of these affect the your psychological, social, 
or physical well-being, you may ask to withdraw your consent from the study and stop 
participation.
Loss of confidentiality and privacy is a risk of study participation. To protect you from loss of 
confidentiality and privacy, only the research staff will have access to the samples and records 
obtained. Information from this study used for scientific publication will not contain any 
identifying information.
To prevent any risk to babies, embryos and/or fetuses, pregnant or nursing females will not be 
enrolled in the study. To ensure non-pregnant status, we will ask all females to provide a urine 
sample at the meal pickup for each cycle. Men should also avoid fathering a child while in the 
study.  We ask both females and males to actively use birth control including, but not limited to, 
condoms, IUDs, and/or oral contraceptives. 
BENEFITS
There will be no direct benefit to you from being in this study.  However, participating in this 
study will add to our knowledge about how commonly prescribed drugs such as metformin and 
trimethoprim affect the absorption and disposition of thiamine. While these types of studies are 
unlikely to offer direct benefit to you at the time of your involvement, the information gained 
may be used to develop new therapies and/or revise dosing guidelines to improve survival or 
quality of life for you or other people like you in the future.
OPTIONAL GENETIC TESTING
In this study, the investigators may want to look at genes involved in processing thiamine, 
metformin, trimethoprim, and any other gene that may influence how these molecules are taken 
up and removed from the body. Investigators may test other related genes using your blood 
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samples/DNA. However, no additional blood samples will be drawn for this testing. Your blood 
sample will be frozen and stored for future DNA analysis including but not limited to genome 
wide association studies. Samples will be stored at UCSF DNA Bank which is located at Rock 
Hall 1550 4th St. RH 515 Mission Bay Campus SF, CA 94158. In some cases, your blood cells 
may be used to establish a specific cell line that may be shared in the future with other 
researchers. All DNA testing will be performed using blood samples or cells coded with a unique 
identification number, to minimize the risk of loss of confidentiality. It is important to 
understand that a loss of confidentiality, if details about yourself and your DNA are inadvertently 
disclosed, could negatively affect your access to insurance or employment, or could have an 
impact upon family or social relationships. For these reason, security of your data is taken very 
seriously and only the research staff will have access to the samples and records, and the key to 
the code. Information from this study that is used for scientific publications will not contain any 
information that could identify you.
From these banked samples, it is possible that a cell line could be created and immortalized. In 
addition, there is the potential for future genome-wide analysis. This could potentially identify 
genetic conditions. If this happens, you will not be contacted with this information and no 
genetic counseling will be made available to you. You will not be contacted by the tissue bank or 
any secondary recipient of your samples to report any test results at any future point.
After the initial period of data collection, your DNA will be stored at least 10 years. We may 
give your specimens and certain medical information about you (for example, blood pressure, 
age if less than 85) to other scientists or companies not at UCSF but we will not give them your 
name, address, phone number, or any other information that could identify you. Sometimes 
specimens are used for genetic research (about diseases that are passed on in families). Even if 
we use the specimen for genetic research, we will not put the results in your medical record. The 
research will not change the care you receive. Your specimen and any information about you will 
be kept until it is used up or destroyed. It may be used to develop new drugs, tests, treatments or 
products. In some instances, these may have potential commercial value. You will not receive 
any money if this happens. Your personal health information cannot be used for additional 
research without additional approval from either you or a review committee.
You can withdraw your consent to have your DNA and/or cell lines stored at any time point 
during or after the study by writing a letter to Dr. Giacomini (School of Pharmacy, Department 
of Bioengineering and Therapeutic Sciences, 1550 4th Street, Box 0446, UCSF, San Francisco, 
CA 94143), or by calling her directly at (415) 514-4363. If you withdraw consent to have your 
samples stored, any identifiable samples still in possession of the research staff will be destroyed.
You may choose not to allow your samples to be banked for future research use. Tissue banking 
is not a requirement for this study. This decision does not affect any future care or treatment at 
Tufts Medical Center or Tufts University. You will not receive any direct benefit from 
participation in the specimen banking component of the study. Because your tissue samples will 
be deidentified, we will not be able to communicate the research results to you from future 
research studies. You will be asked to either provide your permission or decline to participate on 
the final page of this consent form.
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ALTERNATIVES
An alternative is to not participate in this study. You can receive the drugs and supplement being 
used in this study over-the-counter (thiamine) or with a prescription (metformin and trimethoprim) 
at your local pharmacy.
RESEARCH RELATED INJURY
Emergency medical treatment will be given to you if you are hurt or get sick as a direct result of 
being in this research study. You or your insurance carrier will be required to pay for any such 
medical care. Any needed medical care is available at the usual cost. All needed facilities, 
emergency treatment, and professional services are available to you, just as they are to the 
general public. The institution will not pay for your treatment if you become ill or injured as part 
of this study. 
COSTS
There are no costs associated with participation. 
PAYMENT
You will receive a total payment of $1000 for completing the full study. You will receive $250 for 
completing first cycle (Days 0, 1, 2) of study days; an additional $350 for completing the second cycle 
(Days 0, 1, 2) of study days, and an additional $400 for completing the third cycle (Day 0, 1, 2) of study 
days.  If you withdraw from the study before completing all study visits, you will be paid for the portion 
of the study you have completed at that point, outlined in the chart below:
Cycle
Day 0
Day 1
Day 2
Total
1
$50
$50
$150
$250
2
$70
$70
$210
$350
3
$80
$80
$240
$400
Total Payment Over All Cycles and Days
$1000
The payments will be mailed to you as a check, after each study phase. You should expect to receive the 
check within 2-3 weeks after mailing. However, in the event of government shutdown or other emergency 
situations, payments will be delayed until the shutdown/emergency ends and all systems are restored at 
the HNRCA.
Due to federal tax law, you are required to provide us your social security number in order to 
process your payments.  If you receive over $600 from Tufts University Health Sciences in a 
single calendar year (either in a single study or multiple studies), you will be issued an IRS 1099 
form.  This may affect your taxes.  Only payments for being in research studies will be used to 
decide if you should receive the IRS form.  Money for study-related parking, food and other 
expenses are not included in this IRS disclosure.
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If you are an employee in this institution and qualify to participate in the study, you cannot 
participate as a volunteer during hours in which you are being compensated by Tufts University 
for your regular work. You cannot use vacation, personal days and sick time to participate in the 
study.
PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
The records identifying your name will be kept confidential and, to the extent permitted by the 
applicable laws and/or regulations, will not be made publicly available. The results of the study 
will only be published or presented as group data. No individual participants will be identified. 
Data forms will be identified with a unique study number and kept locked in the study office. 
The blood and urine samples you provide will be labelled with unique identifiers and transferred 
to the Nutritional Evaluation Laboratory at the HNRCA, as well as laboratories at University of 
California, San Francisco, University of California Davis, and other collaborators deemed fit by 
the principal investigator. Samples will be coded and de-identified and only the Principal 
Investigator would be authorized and able to perform re-identification.
If you agree to take part in this research study, your personal information will not be given to 
anyone unless we receive your permission in writing. It will only be given if the law requires it. 
It will also only be given for regular hospital treatment, payment, and hospital management 
activities. 
We will make every effort to keep your information private, but it cannot be completely 
guaranteed. Certain government agencies (Office for Human Research Protections, Department 
of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, National Institute of Health) and 
the Institutional Review Board of Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University Health Sciences, 
may check records that identify you. This might include your medical or research records and the 
informed consent form you signed. The records of this screen might also be reviewed to make 
sure all rules and guidelines were followed.
A description of this clinical trial will be available on http://www.Clinical Trials.gov, as required 
by US Law.  This Web site will not include information that can identify you.  At most, the Web 
site will include a summary of the results.  You can search this web site at any time.
This research is covered by a Certificate of Confidentiality from the National Institutes of 
Health. The researchers with this Certificate may not disclose or use information, documents, or 
biospecimens that may identify you in any federal, state, or local civil, criminal, administrative, 
legislative, or other action, suit, or proceeding, or be used as evidence, for example, if there is a 
court subpoena, unless you have consented for this use. Information, documents, or 
biospecimens protected by this Certificate cannot be disclosed to anyone else who is not 
connected with the research except, if there is a federal, state, or local law that requires 
disclosure (such as to report child abuse or communicable diseases but not for federal, state, or 
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local civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or other proceedings, see below); if you have 
consented to the disclosure, including for your medical treatment; or if it is used for other 
scientific research, as allowed by federal regulations protecting research subjects.
The Certificate cannot be used to refuse a request for information from personnel of the United 
States federal or state government agency sponsoring the project that is needed for auditing or 
program evaluation by the National Institutes of Health which is funding this project or for 
information that must be disclosed in order to meet the requirements of the federal Food and 
Drug Administration (FDA).  You should understand that a Certificate of Confidentiality does 
not prevent you from voluntarily releasing information about yourself or your involvement in 
this research. If you want your research information released to an insurer, medical care 
provider, or any other person not connected with the research, you must provide consent to allow 
the researchers to release it.
AUTHORIZATION TO USE OR DISCLOSE YOUR IDENTIFIABLE HEALTH 
INFORMATION 
If you sign this document, you give permission to the Principal Investigator named above and 
research staff at Tufts University Health Sciences as well as other individuals at Tufts University 
Health Sciences who may need to access your information to do their jobs (such as for treatment, 
payment (billing) or health care operations) to use or disclose (release) your health information 
that identifies you for the research study described above.  
The parties listed in the preceding paragraph may disclose the health information described 
below to the following persons and organizations for their use in connection with the research 
study: 

Individuals or organizations working under the direction of the Principal Investigator(s) 
for the study, 

Outside individuals or entities that have a need to access this information to perform 
activities relating to the conduct of this research, such as analysis by outside laboratories 
on behalf of Tufts University Health Sciences

Other researchers and institutions that are conducting or participating in this study, 

The study sponsor, The National Institutes of Health,and any companies that they use to 
oversee, manage, or conduct the research, 

The Office for Human Research Protections in the U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other 
federal and state agencies that have the right to use the information as required by law, 
and

The members and staff of any Institutional Review Board (IRB) that oversee this study. 
The health information that we may use or disclose (release) for this research study includes any 
information collected or created during the course of this study.
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Tufts University Health Sciences is required by law to protect your health information. By 
signing this document, you authorize Tufts University Health Sciences] to use and/or disclose 
(release) your health information for this research. Those persons who receive your health 
information may not be required by Federal privacy laws (such as the Privacy Rule) to protect it 
and may share your information with others without your permission, if permitted by laws 
governing them. You may not be allowed to see or copy the information described on this form 
as long as the research is in progress, but you have a right to see and copy the information upon 
completion of the research in accordance with hospital policies.
You can decide to sign or not to sign this form. However, if you choose not to sign this form, 
you will not be able to take part in the research study and you may not receive any research-
related clinical care.
This authorization does not have an expiration date. You may change your mind and revoke 
(take back) this authorization at any time. Even if you revoke this authorization, this site’s 
clinical, administrative and research staff may still use or disclose health information they 
already have obtained about you as necessary to maintain the integrity or reliability of the current 
research. To revoke this authorization, you must write to: HIPAA Privacy Officer for Research, 
800 Washington Street, Box 5100, Boston, MA. If you revoke this authorization, you may no 
longer be allowed to participate in the research described in this form. 
WHOM TO CONTACT
Should you have any problems or questions about this research study and our screening 
procedures, you may contact Dr. Andrew Greenberg, the study Principal Investigator, at: 
Dr. Andrew Greenberg 
HNRCA
711 Washington Street 
Boston, MA 02111
You could also call Dr. Greenberg at his office (617) 556-3144 during daytime (9am to 5pm) or 
email him at andrew.greenberg@tufts.edu
For emergencies at any time, including days, evenings, weekends and holidays, please call (617) 
230-7545 to reach Dr. Ceglia, the study physician. 
Documentation of Consent
I have been given a copy of this form. I have read it or it has been read to me. I understand the 
information and have had my questions answered to my satisfaction. I agree to take part in this 
study. 
I understand that I will be informed of any new findings developed during the course of this 
research study that may affect my willingness to stay in this research study.
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_____________________________________________
Date
Participant’s Signature
Do we have your permission to include your tissue samples in a tissue bank for future research 
use, after this study is complete?
☐Yes
☐No
I have fully explained to ________________________________ the nature and purpose of the 
above-described study and the risks that are involved in its performance.  I have answered all 
questions to the best of my ability.
_____________
____________________________________________
Date
Principal Investigator or Representative’s Signature
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TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER
TUFTS UNIVERSITY
Jean Mayer Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
INFORMED CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN SCREENING
The Effect of SLC19A3 Inhibition on the Pharmacokinetics of Thiamine
Principal Investigator: Dr. Andrew Greenberg
Co-Investigators:
Study Physician: Lisa Ceglia, MD
Metabolic Research Unit (MRU): (617) 556-3042
Study Coordinator, Kim Vo Trinh: (617) 556-3220
Study Physician, Dr. Lisa Ceglia: (617) 556-3085, days
For emergencies at any time, including days, evenings, weekends and holidays, please call (617) 
230-7545 to reach Dr. Ceglia, the study physician.
INTRODUCTION
You are being invited to screen for a research study at the Human Nutrition Research Center on 
Aging (HNRCA) at Tufts University evaluating the effect of drugs on vitamin B1 (thiamine) 
levels because you are a healthy individual between the ages of 18 and 65. Thiamine is an 
essential vitamin meaning you must consume thiamine in your diet in order stay healthy. Low 
thiamine levels can lead to adverse events. 
If you continue with this screening, you will be asked to provide blood and urine samples, asked 
about your health history, and be asked to fill out a questionnaire to determine your eligibility. 
Your blood and urine samples will be used to evaluate your health status. Multiple tests will be 
performed including, but not limited to, a complete metabolic panel, pregnancy test for female 
volunteers, and a complete blood count.
Taking part in this screening process is entirely your choice. You can decide to refuse to 
participate in this screening process. If you decide to participate in this screening process, you 
can then choose to stop taking part at any time for any reason. If you refuse to participate, it will 
not affect your care or treatment outside this screening procedure, payment for your health care, 
or your health care benefits. If you consent to the screening process, it does not obligate you to 
participate in the full study, for which you will be consented separately.
Please read all of the following information carefully. Ask Dr. Greenberg, or his representative, 
to explain any words, terms, or sections that are unclear to you. Ask any questions that you have 
about this study.  Do not sign this consent form unless you understand the information in it and 
have had your questions answered to your satisfaction.  
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If you decide to take part in this screening process, you will be asked to sign this form. You will 
be given a copy of the signed form. You should keep your copy for your records. It has 
information, including important names and telephone numbers, to which you may wish to refer 
in the future.
New things might be learned that you should know about. The investigators will tell you about 
new information that may affect your willingness to participate in the screening process. 
If you are eligible to participate and decide to be in the study, the Principal Investigator or study 
MD may still choose to stop your participation in this study if they think it is in your best 
medical interest, if you are unable to comply with the schedule of study visits, study diets, or 
study procedures, or if you do not adhere to any and all HNRCA volunteer rules and regulations. 
If you withdraw or are withdrawn from the study, any data collected from you before your 
withdrawal will still be used for the study.
As a participant, your identity, medical records, and data relating to this screen will be kept 
confidential, except as required by law. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which regulates 
investigational drug and device studies, and the study sponsor may also look at screening data 
that identify you if applicable to the study.
If you have question about your rights as a research study subject, call the Tufts Medical Center 
and Tufts University Health Sciences Institutional Review Board (IRB) at (617) 636-7512. The 
IRB is a group of doctors, nurses, and non-medical people who review human research studies 
for safety and protection of people who take part in the studies. Federal law requires the IRB to 
review and approve any research study involving humans. This must be done before the 
screening process can begin.
This screening process has been reviewed and approved by the IRB of Tufts Medical Center and 
Tufts University Health Sciences.  
PURPOSE OF STUDY
This screen is being conducted to determine your eligibility for a study which is designed to 
determine whether commonly used therapeutics effect the body’s ability to absorb and eliminate 
vitamin B1. We are performing this screen to evaluate your health status to ensure we enroll the 
right population and minimize risks to our participants. Up to 80 volunteers will be screened for 
participation in this study, with the goal of enrolling seven subjects.
SCREENING PROCEDURES 
If you choose to participate in the screening visit, you will sign this informed consent form and 
then will be asked to complete the following procedures to determine your eligibility to the main 
study. This screening visit should take approximately two hours. For this visit, you have been 
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asked to come in fasted for 12 hours (nothing to eat or drink except water) prior to your visit. 
The screening visit will proceed as follows:
1. You will be asked to complete the health questionnaire that was mailed to you if you do 
not bring the completed form to the visit. This will include the review of any prescription 
or over-the-counter medications and dietary supplements that you currently take in order 
for us to understand your health history and any potential risks that may be associated 
with your participation in the study. 
2. Your temperature, heart rate, blood pressure, height and weight will be measured.
3. A member of the MRU nursing team will obtain a detailed medical history and review 
the study inclusion and exclusion criteria to determine your eligibility to participate in the 
research study.
4. You will be asked to provide a 20mL blood sample (approximately 4 teaspoons) which 
will be drawn from a vein in your arm. This will be for standard laboratory testing 
including Complete Blood Count with differential (CBC) and a comprehensive chemistry 
profile, metabolic panel, and a pregnancy test on pre-menopausal women only. Women 
of childbearing potential must agree to use a reliable method of birth control 
(hormone/barrier) to avoid becoming pregnant during participation in the study. Men will 
also be asked to use birth control (barrier) and avoid fathering a child while participating 
in this study.
5. A urine sample will be collected from all participants. 
6. Once these tests have been completed, you will have a standard breakfast (muffin or 
bagel, coffee or tea, and orange juice) at the HNRCA.
7. You will meet with the study dietitian (Dr. Helen Rasmussen) to review your diet habits, 
diet history, food allergies, diet intolerances, and supplements you take.
Your screening blood test results will be mailed to you within approximately 1-2 weeks. If the 
results of these tests are outside the accepted ranges for this study, you cannot be in this study.
If the results of these tests are inside of accepted ranges for this study and you decide to 
participate in the main study, you will be asked to return for nine more study visits.
POTENTIAL RISKS OF SCREENING PROCEDURES
Risk to you should be minimal. Potential discomforts may include irritation and/or pain at the site 
of the blood draw. You may ask to withdraw your consent and stop participation at any point in 
time. To protect you from loss of privacy, only the research staff will have access to the samples 
and records obtained. Information from this screen used for scientific publication will not contain 
any identifying information.
BENEFITS
There are no direct benefits to you from participation in this study. While these types of studies 
are unlikely to offer direct benefit to you at the time of your involvement, the information gained 
may be used to develop new therapies and/or revise dosing guidelines to improve survival or 
quality of life for you or other people like you in the future.
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ALTERNATIVES
An alternative is to not participate in this study. You can receive the drugs and supplement being 
used in this study over-the-counter (thiamine) or with a prescription (metformin and trimethoprim) 
at your local pharmacy.
RESEARCH RELATED INJURY
Emergency medical treatment will be given to you if you are hurt or get sick as a direct result of 
being in this screening process. You or your insurance carrier will be required to pay for any 
such medical care. Any needed medical care is available at the usual cost. All needed facilities, 
emergency treatment, and professional services are available to you, just as they are to the 
general public. The institution will not pay for your treatment if you become ill or injured as part 
of this screening process. 
COSTS
There are no costs to you or your insurance carrier associated with participation. 
PAYMENT
For participation in and completion of the screening process you will receive $25 to compensate 
for your travel and parking cost. The payment will be mailed in the form of a check 
approximately 2-3 weeks after the visit.
However, in the event of a government shutdown or other emergency situation, payments will be 
delayed until the shutdown/emergency ends and all systems are restored at the HNRCA.
Due to federal tax law, you are required to provide us your social security number in order to 
process your payments. If you receive over $600 from Tufts University Health Sciences in a 
single calendar year (either from a single study or multiple studies), you will be issued an IRS 
1099 form. This may affect your taxes. Only payments for being in research studies will be used 
to decide if you should receive the IRS form. Money for study-related parking, food, and other 
expenses are not included in this IRS disclosure.
If you are an employee in this institution and qualify to participate in the study, you cannot 
participate as a volunteer during hours in which you are being compensated by Tufts University 
for your regular work. You cannot use vacation, personal days and sick time to participate in the 
study.
PRIVACY AND CONFIDENTIALITY
The records identifying your name will be kept confidential and, to the extent permitted by the 
applicable laws and/or regulations, will not be made publicly available. The results from the 
screen will only be published or presented as group data. No individual participants will be 
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identified. Data forms will be identified with a unique study number and kept locked in the study 
office. 
The blood and urine samples you provide will be labelled with unique identifiers and transferred 
to the Nutritional Evaluation Laboratory at the HNRCA, as well as laboratories at University of 
California, San Francisco, University of California Davis, and other collaborators deemed fit by 
the principal investigator. Samples will be coded and de-identified and only the Principal 
Investigator would be authorized and able to perform re-identification.
Your personal information will not be given to anyone unless we receive your permission in 
writing. It will only be given if the law requires it. It will also only be given for regular hospital 
treatment, payment, and hospital management activities. 
We will make every effort to keep your information private, but it cannot be completely 
guaranteed. Certain government agencies (Office for Human Research Protections, Department 
of Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration, National Institute of Health) and 
the Institutional Review Board of Tufts Medical Center and Tufts University Health Sciences, 
may check records that identify you. This might include your medical or research records and the 
informed consent form you signed. The records of this screen might also be reviewed to make 
sure all rules and guidelines were followed.
A description of this clinical trial will be available on http://www.Clinical Trials.gov, as required 
by US Law.  This Web site will not include information that can identify you.  At most, the Web 
site will include a summary of the results.  You can search this web site at any time.
This research is covered by a Certificate of Confidentiality from the National Institutes of 
Health. The researchers with this Certificate may not disclose or use information, documents, or 
biospecimens that may identify you in any federal, state, or local civil, criminal, administrative, 
legislative, or other action, suit, or proceeding, or be used as evidence, for example, if there is a 
court subpoena, unless you have consented for this use. Information, documents, or 
biospecimens protected by this Certificate cannot be disclosed to anyone else who is not 
connected with the research except, if there is a federal, state, or local law that requires 
disclosure (such as to report child abuse or communicable diseases but not for federal, state, or 
local civil, criminal, administrative, legislative, or other proceedings, see below); if you have 
consented to the disclosure, including for your medical treatment; or if it is used for other 
scientific research, as allowed by federal regulations protecting research subjects.
The Certificate cannot be used to refuse a request for information from personnel of the United 
States federal or state government agency sponsoring the project that is needed for auditing or 
program evaluation by the National Institutes of Health which is funding this project or for 
information that must be disclosed in order to meet the requirements of the federal Food and 
Drug Administration (FDA).  You should understand that a Certificate of Confidentiality does 
not prevent you from voluntarily releasing information about yourself or your involvement in 
this research. If you want your research information released to an insurer, medical care 
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provider, or any other person not connected with the research, you must provide consent to allow 
the researchers to release it.
AUTHORIZATION TO USE OR DISCLOSE YOUR IDENTIFIABLE HEALTH 
INFORMATION 
If you sign this document, you give permission to the Principal Investigator named above and 
research staff at Tufts University Health Sciences as well as other individuals at Tufts University 
Health Sciences who may need to access your information to do their jobs (such as for treatment, 
payment (billing) or health care operations) to use or disclose (release) your health information 
that identifies you for the screening process described above.  
The parties listed in the preceding paragraph may disclose the health information described 
below to the following persons and organizations for their use in connection with the research 
study: 
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Individuals or organizations working under the direction of the Principal Investigator(s) 
for the study, 
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Outside individuals or entities that have a need to access this information to perform 
activities relating to the conduct of this research, such as analysis by outside laboratories 
on behalf of Tufts University Health Sciences
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Other researchers and institutions that are conducting or participating in this study, 
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The study sponsor, The National Institutes of Health, and any companies that they use to 
oversee, manage, or conduct the research, 
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The Office for Human Research Protections in the U.S. Department of Health and 
Human Services, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other 
federal and state agencies that have the right to use the information as required by law, 
and
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The members and staff of any Institutional Review Board (IRB) and Data and Safety 
Monitoring Board that oversee this study. 
The health information that we may use or disclose (release) for this screening process includes 
all information in your medical record including the record of your care, as well as any 
information collected or created during the course of this study.
Tufts University Health Sciences is required by law to protect your health information. By 
signing this document, you authorize Tufts University Health Sciences to use and/or disclose 
(release) your health information for this screen. Those persons who receive your health 
information may not be required by Federal privacy laws (such as the Privacy Rule) to protect it 
and may share your information with others without your permission, if permitted by laws 
governing them. You may not be allowed to see or copy the information described on this form 
as long as the research is in progress, but you have a right to see and copy the information upon 
completion of the research in accordance with hospital policies.
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You can decide to sign or not to sign this form. However, if you choose not to sign this form, 
you will not be able to take part in the screening process. 
This authorization does not have an expiration date. You may change your mind and revoke 
(take back) this authorization at any time. Even if you revoke this authorization, this site’s 
clinical, administrative and research staff may still use or disclose health information they 
already have obtained about you as necessary to maintain the integrity or reliability of the current 
research. To revoke this authorization, you must write to: HIPAA Privacy Officer for Research, 
800 Washington Street, Box 5100, Boston, MA 02111. If you revoke this authorization, you may 
no longer be allowed to participate in the screening process described in this form. 
WHOM TO CONTACT
Should you have any problems or questions about this research study and our screening 
procedures, you may contact Dr. Andrew Greenberg, the study Principal Investigator, at: 
Dr. Andrew Greenberg 
HNRCA
711 Washington Street 
Boston, MA 02111
You could also call Dr. Greenberg at his office (617) 556-3144 during daytime (9am to 5pm) or 
email him at andrew.greenberg@tufts.edu
For emergencies at any time, including days, evenings, weekends and holidays, please call (617) 
230-7545 to reach Dr. Ceglia, the study physician. 
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Documentation of Consent
I have been given a copy of this form. I have read it or it has been read to me. I understand the 
information and have had my questions answered to my satisfaction. I agree to take part in this 
study. 
I understand that I will be informed of any new findings developed during the course of this 
research study that may affect my willingness to stay in this research study.
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Date
Participant’s Signature
I have fully explained to ________________________________ the nature and purpose of the 
above-described study and the risks that are involved in its performance.  I have answered all 
questions to the best of my ability.
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Date
Principal Investigator or Representative’s Signature
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