Status:

UNKNOWN

The Effects of Exenatide After Gastric Restriction

Lead Sponsor:

Advanced Specialty Care

Conditions:

Morbid Obesity

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to describe change in body weight in non-diabetic morbidly obese patients after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) with twice daily exenatide or placebo inject...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Age ≥ 18 years,
  • Have a body mass index ≥ 40 kg/m2 or ≥ 35 kg/m2 with comorbidities (1991 NIH Guidelines for Bariatric Surgery),
  • For women of childbearing age, must have a negative pregnancy test at screening, and agree to use barrier contraceptives for the duration of the study, AND
  • Are able to understand and comply with the study process, and give informed consent.

Exclusion

  • A diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus,
  • A diagnosis of type 2 diabetes mellitus (A diagnosis of T2DM will be a previous fasting plasma glucose greater than or equal to 126 mg/dL, or a random plasma glucose greater than 200 mg/dL),
  • Have experienced hypersensitivity reaction or a worsening of glycemic control on Byetta® (exenatide),
  • Patients with end stage renal disease or severe renal impairment,
  • Patients with severe gastrointestinal disease, including gastroparesis,
  • Liver function tests 2.5 standard deviations above normal values,
  • Contraindication for bariatric surgery,
  • Treatment with exenatide (Byetta) in the last three months,
  • Currently using or have used within three months before this trial: sibutramine, orlistat, or phentermine(patients must also agree to not use these medications for the duration of the study),
  • Treatment with any investigational drug in the last 30 days,
  • Active malignancy, liver of kidney failure, symptomatic coronary heart disease, or severe psychiatric disease,
  • History of malignancy other than basal cell skin carcinoma, OR
  • In the opinion of the investigator, patient is abusing alcohol and/or drugs.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00872378

Start Date

February 1 2009

End Date

December 1 2010

Last Update

March 31 2009

Active Locations (2)

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Advanced Specialty Care

Bend, Oregon, United States, 97701

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Endocrinology Services NorthWest

Bend, Oregon, United States, 97701