Status:

COMPLETED

A Long Term Study of Sibutramine and the Role of Obesity Management in Relation to Cardiovascular Disease in Overweight and Obese Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Abbott

Conditions:

Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

55+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study was to determine the long-term effect of sibutramine treatment on cardiovascular outcomes in overweight and obese patients at risk of a cardiovascular event.

Detailed Description

The study consisted of 4 periods: 1) a Screening Period of approximately 2 weeks; 2) a 6-week Lead-in Period, during which subjects received single-blind sibutramine and country-specific standard of c...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subject's body mass index (BMI) was \>= 27 kg/m(2) and \<= 45 kg/m(2) or their BMI was \>= 25 kg/m(2) and \< 27 kg/m(2) with waist circumference of \>= 102 cm in males or \>= 88 cm in females.
  • Medical history positive for:
  • Preexisting cardiovascular disease (i.e., coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, or peripheral arterial occlusive disease) and/or
  • Type 2 diabetes mellitus with at least 1 other risk factor (i.e., dyslipidemia, controlled hypertension, current smoker, or diabetic nephropathy with evidence of microalbuminuria)

Exclusion

  • History of recent myocardial infarction.
  • Heart failure symptoms greater than New York Heart Association Functional Class II.
  • Hemodynamically significant valvular or left ventricular (LV) tract obstruction.
  • Subjects without a pacemaker and with any of the following:
  • Sinus bradycardia (\< 50 bpm)
  • Sick sinus syndrome
  • Atrioventricular block of more than 1st degree
  • Mean sitting systolic blood pressure (SBP) \> 160 mmHg. Mean sitting diastolic blood pressure (DBP) \> 100 mmHg. Mean sitting heart rate (HR) \> 100 bpm.
  • Syncopal episodes presumed to be due to uncontrolled life-threatening arrhythmias.
  • Planned cardiac surgery or coronary angioplasty within 6 months of screening.
  • History of recent non-hemorrhagic stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), history of hemorrhagic stroke.
  • Hyperthyroidism.
  • Known chronic liver disease or endstage renal disease.
  • Severe, symptomatic benign prostatic hyperplasia which may require surgery.
  • Known pheochromocytoma, history of narrow angle glaucoma, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome, history of seizures, history of bariatric or abdominal obesity surgery (excluding liposuction).
  • Concomitant use of monoamine oxidase inhibitors or drugs that increase levels of serotonin in the brain.
  • Treated hypertension stabilized for less than 3 months.
  • Inability to perform regular physical activity.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 2003

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

10777 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00234832

Start Date

January 1 2003

End Date

November 1 2009

Last Update

May 11 2010

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Global Medical Services

North Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60064