Status:

COMPLETED

A Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Study in Overweight and Obese Men (0000-103)

Lead Sponsor:

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Conditions:

Obesity

Eligibility:

MALE

18-45 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This study will determine whether BOLD-fMRI can be used to probe hunger and satiety states in healthy overweight or obese men and also whether fasted/fed fMRI signals can be modulated by sibutramine.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Subject is a male between 18 and 45 years of age
  • Subject has a body mass index (BMI) between 28 and 35 kg/m\^2
  • Subject does not weigh more than 140 kg (309 lbs) at the screening visit
  • Subject is right-handed
  • Subject is a non-smoker
  • Subject is in generally good health
  • Subject has normal or corrected to normal vision

Exclusion

  • Subject works a night shift within 3 days of each treatment visit
  • Subject has permanent cosmetic or metallic objects in his body
  • Subject has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Subject has or had sleep apnea
  • Subject has a history of neurological disorders
  • Subject has a history of any clinically significant disease or condition
  • Subject is vegan or vegetarian
  • Subject has a history of eating disorders
  • Subject has had previous bariatric surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2009

Estimated Enrollment :

15 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00914212

Start Date

May 1 2009

End Date

August 1 2009

Last Update

October 12 2015

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