Obese Patients With or Without Comorbidities (RIO-North America)

This study has been completed.

First Received: January 23, 2002 Last Updated: April 17, 2009 History of Changes

Sponsor:	Sanofi-Aventis
Information provided by:	Sanofi-Aventis
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00029861

Purpose

To assess the effects of weight loss and weight maintenance over a period of two years when prescribed with a hypocaloric diet in obese patients with or without comorbidities

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Obesity Weight Loss	Drug: Rimonabant (SR141716)	Phase III

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Prevention, Randomized, Double Blind (Subject, Investigator), Placebo Control, Parallel Assignment, Safety/Efficacy Study
Official Title:	A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Fixed-Dose, Multicenter Study of Weight-Reducing and Prevention of Weight Regain Effects and Safety in Obese Patients With or Without Comorbidities

Resource links provided by NLM:

MedlinePlus related topics: Obesity Weight Control

Drug Information available for: SR 141716A Rimonabant

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Sanofi-Aventis:

Primary Outcome Measures:

Change in body weight

Secondary Outcome Measures:

Metabolic parameters

Enrollment:	3045
Study Start Date:	August 2001
Study Completion Date:	April 2004
Primary Completion Date:	April 2004 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

Stable weight (variation of less than 5 kg within 3 months prior to screening visit)
BMI (Body Mass Index) of 30 or greater in patients with or without comorbidities, or BMI greater than 27 in patients with treated or untreated hypertension and/or treated or untreated dyslipidemia

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00029861

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Sponsors and Collaborators

Sanofi-Aventis

Investigators

Study Director:

ICD CSD

Sanofi-Aventis

More Information

Additional Information:

Related Info This link exits the ClinicalTrials.gov site

Publications:

Pi-Sunyer FX, Aronne LJ, Heshmati HM, Devin J, Rosenstock J; RIO-North America Study Group. Effect of rimonabant, a cannabinoid-1 receptor blocker, on weight and cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight or obese patients: RIO-North America: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2006 Feb 15;295(7):761-75. Erratum in: JAMA. 2006 Mar 15;295(11):1252.

Responsible Party:	sanofi-aventis ( ICD Study Director )
Study ID Numbers:	EFC4743
Study First Received:	January 23, 2002
Last Updated:	April 17, 2009
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00029861 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Food and Drug Administration

Keywords provided by Sanofi-Aventis:

Weight Loss
Obesity
Weight Reduction
Overweight

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Body Weight
Signs and Symptoms
Obesity
Weight Loss

Body Weight Changes
Nutrition Disorders
Overweight
Overnutrition

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 08, 2010