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ObesityPhase 2NCT00330525

Pharmacodynamic Effects of Sibutramine on Gastric Function in Obesity

A Phase 2 study testing sibutramine in people with Obesity and Overweight, run by Mayo Clinic at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Control of food intake, size and frequency of meals are critical to the development of obesity. The stomach signals feelings of fullness after a meal and therefore plays a role in control of calorie intake. It is unclear whether the approved appetite reducing drug sibutramine changes the function of the stomach. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Obesity, Overweight
What is being tested?
sibutramine
How many people
72 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jan 2005to Mar 2006
Phase
Phase 2
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Normal weight, overweight and obese subjects with BMI> 18 Kg/m2 residing in Olmsted County, MN: Otherwise healthy individuals who are not currently on treatment for cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, hepatic, renal, hematological, neurological, endocrine (other than hyperglycemia not requiring medical therapy) and unstable psychiatric disease.
  • Age: 18-65 years
  • Gender: Men or women. Women of childbearing potential will have negative pregnancy test within 48 h of enrollment and before each radiation exposure.

Who cannot join

  • Weight exceeding 300 pounds or 137 kilograms (due to limitations regarding SPECT imaging studies).
  • Abdominal surgery other than appendectomy, Caesarian section or tubal ligation.
  • Positive history of chronic gastrointestinal diseases, systemic disease that could affect gastrointestinal motility or use of medications that may alter gastrointestinal motility, appetite or absorption e.g., orlistat (Xenical\).
  • Significant psychiatric dysfunction based upon screening with the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS] self-administered alcoholism screening test (substance abuse) and the questionnaire on eating and weight patterns (binge eating disorders and bulimia). If such a dysfunction is identified by a HADS score >8 or difficulties with substance or eating disorders, the participant will be excluded and given a referral letter to his/her primary care doctor for further appraisal and follow-up.
  • Intake of medication, whether prescribed or OTC medication (except multivitamins) within 7 days of the study. Exceptions are birth control pill, estrogen replacement therapy, and thyroxine replacement.
  • Concomitant use of MAOI inhibitors and other centrally acting appetite suppressants (since this would make them ineligible for sibutramine treatment).
  • Hypersensitivity to sibutramine (since this would make them ineligible for sibutramine treatment).

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905

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About this study

Control of food intake, size and frequency of meals are critical to the development of obesity. The stomach signals feelings of fullness after a meal and therefore plays a role in control of calorie intake. It is unclear whether the approved appetite reducing drug sibutramine changes the function of the stomach. Differences in the way individuals respond to treatment with the appetite suppressant sibutramine may also explain why some people lose weight while others do not.

This single center clinical study aims to compare functions of the stomach in healthy, overweight and obese individuals, and to evaluate the effects of the FDA-approved appetite suppressing medication sibutramine on weight loss and stomach functions in patients who are overweight or obese. The effect of individual differences in inherited genes on weight reduction with sibutramine will be tested.

Read the detailed description

Background: Control of food intake, size and frequency of meals are critical to the development of obesity. The stomach signals satiation in response to calories and volume ingested, playing a role in control of calorie intake. It is unclear whether the approved appetite reducing drug sibutramine alters gastric physiology. Genetic variations are potentially key to inter-individual differences in responses to treatment with the appetite suppressant sibutramine.

Aims: 1. To compare gastric functions in healthy, overweight and obese individuals. 2. To evaluate effects of sibutramine on gastric functions and weight in patients who are overweight or obese. 3. To obtain preliminary data on the effect of genetic variation on responses to sibutramine.

Methods: We shall measure gastric emptying, fasting and postprandial gastric volumes (using validated, non-invasive imaging methods), postprandial satiation and satiety, and integrated plasma ghrelin, leptin, insulin, GLP-1 and peptide YY levels before and after 12 weeks of sibutramine 15mg vs. placebo. We shall also collect DNA, to eventually study effects of candidate genes on response to sibutramine.

Significance: Our study will provide the first evidence of the effects of sibutramine on gastric function.

Conditions
Obesity, Overweight
Being tested
sibutramine
Medical subject headings
Obesity, Overweight

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • sibutramineDrug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. T1/2 gastric emptying of solids and liquids

  2. Fasting whole gastric volume

  3. Maximum volume of Ensure ingested (satiety testing)

  4. weight loss in kg

  5. effect of candidate SNPs/gene deletions on response to sibutramine

Secondary outcomes (5)
  1. Ghrelin, leptin, insulin, GLP-1, and PYY levels integrated over the 8 hours after the meal.

  2. Aggregate symptom score 30 min after ingestion of Ensure

  3. Body fat

  4. Gastric residual at 2 and 4 hours; gastric emptying T10%, and parameters from power exponential analysis will also be described

  5. Caloric intake from a standard ad libitum meal

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted29 May 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2005
  3. Primary completionMar 2006
  4. Study completionMar 2006

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Enrolment
72 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00330525
Sponsor's protocol ID
1723-04
Status last verified
Jan 2010
First submitted
25 May 2006
Last updated
20 Jan 2010
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2 study testing sibutramine in people with Obesity and Overweight, run by Mayo Clinic at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 7 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Jan 2010. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

T1/2 gastric emptying of solids and liquids. The study lists 5 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Jan 2010.

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