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A Phase IV, Multi-Center, Open-Label Trial of Sibutramine in Combination With a Hypocaloric Diet in Obese and Overweight Thai Subjects.

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00234988
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : October 10, 2005
Last Update Posted : July 15, 2008
Sponsor:
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Abbott

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
The purpose of the study is to determine the safety and weight loss when sibutramine is used in overweight and obese subjects.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Obesity Drug: sibutramine hydochloride monohydrate Phase 4

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 93 participants
Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: Safety and Weight Reduction of Sibutramine in the Treatment of Thai Obese and Overweight Subjects
Study Start Date : June 2004
Actual Primary Completion Date : January 2006

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MedlinePlus related topics: Weight Control

Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: 1 Drug: sibutramine hydochloride monohydrate
10 mg QD with the option to increase dose to 15 mg QD up until Week 4
Other Names:
  • ABT-991
  • sibutramine
  • Meridia


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Weight loss [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
  2. Safety parameters [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Waist and hip circumference [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
  2. Fasting glucose [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
  3. Fasting lipids [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]
  4. Uric acid [ Time Frame: 48 weeks ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 65 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Subject has nutritional obesity and BMI >30 kg/m

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Inadequately controlled hypertension
  • History of Gilles de la Tourette's Syndrome.
  • Use of any MAOIs, SSRIs, amino acids, antimigraine drugs, opioids
  • Hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism.

  • History of:

    • benign prostatic hyperplasia
    • neurological disorders
    • psychiatric illness
    • severe renal or hepatic impairments
    • narrow-angle glaucoma
  • History of cardiovascular disease or cerebrovascular disease
  • Persistent tachycardia at rest
  • Pulmonary hypertension
  • Phaeochromocytoma
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00234988


Locations
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United States, Illinois
Global Medical Information - Abbott
North Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60064
Sponsors and Collaborators
Abbott
Investigators
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Study Director: Global Medical Information 1-800-633-9110 Abbott
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Responsible Party: Peter Bacher, MD, PhD, Abbott
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00234988    
Other Study ID Numbers: THAI-03-002
First Posted: October 10, 2005    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: July 15, 2008
Last Verified: July 2008
Keywords provided by Abbott:
Sibutramine
Obesity
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Overweight
Body Weight
Sibutramine
Antidepressive Agents
 Psychotropic Drugs
Appetite Depressants
Anti-Obesity Agents