A Pilot Study of Effects of Exenatide on Body Weight in Non-Diabetic, Obese Patients
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00500370 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: July 12, 2007
Results First Posted
: September 4, 2009
Last Update Posted
: April 7, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Obesity | Drug: exenatide Drug: placebo | Phase 2 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 163 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Pilot Study of Effects of Exenatide on Body Weight in Non-Diabetic, Obese Patients |
Study Start Date : | June 2007 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | February 2008 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | February 2008 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Group A |
Drug: exenatide
subcutaneous injection (5mcg or 10mcg), twice a day
Other Name: Byetta
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Placebo Comparator: Group B |
Drug: placebo
subcutaneous injection (equivalent volume to active dose), twice a day
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- Change in Body Weight [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Change in body weight from baseline after 24 weeks of treatment (i.e., body weight at week 24 minus body weight at week 0)
- Change in Body Mass Index (BMI) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Change in BMI from baseline after 24 weeks of treatment (i.e., BMI at week 24 minus BMI at week 0)
- Change in Waist-to-hip Ratio [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Waist-to-hip ratio at week 24 compared to waist-to-hip ratio at week 0 (i.e., waist-to-hip ratio at week 24 minus waist-to-hip ratio at week 0). Waist-to-hip ratio equals waist circumference at given time point divided by hip circumference at given timepoint.
- Percentage of Patients Experiencing >=5% Weight Loss [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Percentage of exenatide and placebo treated patients experiencing >=5% weight loss after 24 weeks of treatment (i.e., [weight at week 0 minus weight at week 24] divided by weight at week 0 times 100% >=5%)
- Change in Total Cholesterol [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Change in total cholesterol from baseline after 24 weeks of treatment (i.e., total cholesterol at week 24 minus total cholesterol at week 0)
- Change in High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Cholesterol [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Change in HDL cholesterol from baseline after 24 weeks of treatment (i.e., HDL cholesterol at week 24 minus HDL cholesterol at week 0)
- Ratio of Endpoint (LOCF) to Baseline for Fasting Triglycerides (Logarithmically Transformed) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Ratio of triglycerides at week 24 compared to triglycerides at week 0 (i.e., triglycerides at week 24 divided by triglycerides at week 0)
- Change in Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Cholesterol [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Change in LDL cholesterol from baseline following 24 weeks of treatment (i.e., LDL cholesterol at week 24 minus LDL cholesterol at week 0)
- Change in Fasting Serum Glucose [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Change in fasting serum glucose from baseline following 24 weeks of treatment (i.e., fasting serum glucose at week 24 minus fasting serum glucose at week 0)
- Change in Serum Glucose AUC Levels Following Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Change in serum glucose AUC following OGTT (week 24 compared to week 0) (i.e., serum glucose AUC at week 24 minus serum glucose AUC at week 0)
- Ratio of Endpoint (LOCF) to Baseline for Homeostatic Model Assessment-Beta Cell (HOMA-B) (Logarithmically Transformed) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Ratio of HOMA-B at week 24 to HOMA-B at week 0 (i.e., HOMA-B at week 24 divided by HOMA-B at week 0). HOMA-B is a measure of beta cell function.
- Ratio of Endpoint (LOCF) to Baseline for Homeostatic Model Assessment-Insulin Sensitivity (HOMA-S) (Logarithmically Transformed) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Ratio of HOMA-S at week 24 to HOMA-S at week 0 (i.e., HOMA-S at week 24 divided by HOMA-S at week 0). HOMA-S is a measure of insulin sensitivity.
- Incidence of Patients That Demonstrate Overt Signs of Diabetes Mellitus Diagnosis [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Number of patients in each treatment group that demonstrate overt signs of diabetes mellitus diagnosis by week 24
- Incidence of Patients That Demonstrate Normalization of Impaired Fasting Glucose (IFG) and/or Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Number of patients in each treatment group that demonstrate normalization of IFG and/or IGT by week 24
- Change in High Sensitivity C-reactive Protein (hsCRP) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Change in hsCRP levels from baseline following 24 weeks of treatment (i.e., hsCRP at week 24 minus hsCRP at week 0)
- Change in Glycosylated Hemoglobin (HbA1c) [ Time Frame: 24 weeks ]Change in HbA1c from baseline following 24 weeks of treatment (i.e., HbA1c at week 24 minus HbA1c at week 0)

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Have a Body Mass Index (BMI) >= 30kg/m^2
Exclusion Criteria:
- Have ever participated in this study previously, or any other study using exenatide (AC2993/LY2148568) or GLP-1 analogs
- Have participated in an interventional medical, surgical, or pharmaceutical study (a study in which an experimental, drug, medical, or surgical treatment was given) within 30 days of study start (this criterion includes drugs that have not received regulatory approval for any indication at the time of study entry)
- Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (other than gestational diabetes), or previous use of anti-diabetic medications for > 3 months
- Have had a change in prescribed lipid-lowering or blood pressure agents within 4 weeks of screening
- Used drugs for weight loss (e.g., Xenical [orlistat], Meridia [sibutramine], Acutrim [phenylpropanolamine], Accomplia [rimonabant], Alli [low-dose orlistat], or other similar over-the-counter weight loss remedies or medications) within 3 months of screening
- Are actively participating in, or have participated in a formal weight loss program within the last 3 months
- Have a history of chronic use of drugs that directly affect gastrointestinal motility, including, but not limited to Reglan (metoclopramide) and chronic macrolide antibiotics
- Have been treated with any anti-diabetic medications within 3 months of screening
- Are receiving chronic (lasting longer than 2 weeks) systemic glucocorticoid therapy or have received such therapy within the 4 weeks immediately prior to study start
- Have had bariatric surgery
- Have had an organ transplant

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00500370
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Peoria, Arizona, United States | |
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Tucson, Arizona, United States | |
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Santa Ana, California, United States | |
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Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States | |
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St. Louis, Missouri, United States | |
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States | |
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Goose Creek, South Carolina, United States | |
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Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States | |
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Dallas, Texas, United States | |
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San Antonio, Texas, United States | |
United States, Washington | |
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Renton, Washington, United States | |
Puerto Rico | |
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Ponce, Puerto Rico | |
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San Juan, Puerto Rico |
Study Director: | James Malone, MD | Eli Lilly and Company |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | AstraZeneca |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00500370 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
H8O-MC-GWBP |
First Posted: | July 12, 2007 Key Record Dates |
Results First Posted: | September 4, 2009 |
Last Update Posted: | April 7, 2015 |
Last Verified: | March 2015 |
Keywords provided by AstraZeneca:
exenatide obesity diabetes Amylin Lilly |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Body Weight Signs and Symptoms Exenatide Hypoglycemic Agents |
Physiological Effects of Drugs Incretins Hormones Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists |