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Clinical Trials/NCT02941445
NCT02941445
Completed
Phase 4

Weight Maintenance With Dipeptidyl Peptidase 4 (DPP4) Inhibitor Sitagliptin in Combination With Metformin After Liragludite Induced Weight Loss

University Medical Centre Ljubljana0 sites24 target enrollmentOctober 2015

Overview

Phase
Phase 4
Intervention
sitagliptin and metformin
Conditions
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Sponsor
University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Enrollment
24
Primary Endpoint
Change in body weight.
Status
Completed
Last Updated
9 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Weight reduction is the most important treatment target in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), yet it is usually hardly achievable with lifestyle intervention alone. Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist (RA) liraglutide was recently approved as an anti-obesity drug but with some limitations, which include high cost and the lack of long-term efficacy and safety data regarding weight reduction. In addition, weight loss achieved with liraglutide is often non-sustainable after treatment cessation. Although DPP-4 inhibitors are weight neutral, they reduced weight regain in animals previously treated with GLP-1 RAs if they were switched to DPP-4 inhibitor rather than placebo. The aim is to evaluate whether DPP-4 inhibitor sitagliptin in combination with metformin reduce body weight regain more effectively than metformin alone in obese PCOS who had been previously treated with liraglutide.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
October 2015
End Date
August 2016
Last Updated
9 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
Female

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Andrej Janez

MD PhD

University Medical Centre Ljubljana

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • 18 years old to menopause
  • polycystic ovary syndrome (NICHD criteria)
  • BMI of 30kg/m2 or higher

Exclusion Criteria

  • type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • history of carcinoma
  • Cushing's syndrome or congenital (non-classic) adrenal hyperplasia
  • personal or family history of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2
  • significant cardiovascular, kidney or hepatic disease
  • the use of statins, within 90 days prior to study entry

Arms & Interventions

COMBO (sitagliptin and metformin)

metformin 1000 mg BID and sitagliptin 50mg BID for 12 weeks

Intervention: sitagliptin and metformin

MET (metformin)

metformin 1000 mg BID

Intervention: Metformin

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in body weight.

Time Frame: Patient's body weight was measured at the baseline and after 12 weeks of clinical trial.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Change in body mass indey (BMI).(Patient's body height was measured at the baseline. Body weight was measured at the baseline and after 12 weeks of clinical trial.)

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