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Clinical Trials/NCT01326416
NCT01326416CompletedNot Applicable

Evaluation of the Impact of Physical Reconditioning Associated With Specific Nutritional Supplementation in Obese Patients Suffering From Metabolic Syndrome. OBEFITT Study.

University Hospital, Rouen2 sites in 1 country79 target enrollmentStarted: March 1, 2011Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
79
Locations
2
Primary Endpoint
Total body fat mass

Study Overview

Brief Summary

Android obesity contributes, via insulin resistance and endothelial dysfunction, to the development of cardiovascular atherosclerosis. It leads to poor quality of life. It is often associated with metabolic syndrome which includes, whatever the definitions used (National Education Cholesterol Program, NECP / Adult Treatment Panel III, ATP III or International Diabetes Federation, IDF), an increased waist measurement, an arterial high blood pressure and disorders of the glucide and lipid metabolism. The treatment of the current "epidemic" of obesity and metabolic syndrome in France (12.4 % of obese and 14 % of subjects with metabolic syndrome) thus requires new therapeutic approaches.

A well-balanced diet and a daily physical activity are the indispensable requirements for the treatment of obesity and metabolic syndrome. It is possible to associate it to pharmacological agents, but the results are often partial and transient. Preliminary data suggest that leucine or arginine supplementation could facilitate the loss of fat mass. Moreover, the physical exercise has also demonstrated benefits.

Sessions of physical reconditioning (aerobic work + muscular intensification) associated with a program of specific nutritional supplementation by a mixture of Leucine and Arginine (in the daytime) could improve the treatment of obese subjects affected by metabolic syndrome.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to 55 Years (Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • Suffering from obesity (Body Mass Index (BMI) > 30kg.m-2) with a maximal weight of 135 kg
  • Suffering from metabolic syndrome (International Federation of Diabetes(FID) definition)
  • Hospitalized or followed in consultation
  • Age 18 to 55 years old
  • Not having recently participated in other clinical studies during the last days before pre-inclusion consultation
  • Affiliated to a National Insurance scheme
  • Having National Social Security insurance

Exclusion Criteria

  • Asthma, chronic respiratory failure, obstructive chronic bronchitis
  • Current or recent Pneumothorax, recent pleural draining or biopsy, current hemoptysis, untreated / in course of treatment active tuberculosis
  • Coronaropathy, myocardiopathy, myocarditis, unstable cardiac failure, ventricular rhythm disorders
  • Severe Anemia
  • Severe inferior members Arteritis
  • Incapacity to walk or cycle
  • Severe renal failure (Creatinine Clearance <or = 30 mL/min)
  • Severe Sepsis
  • Psychiatric Disorders (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual - Revision 4 (DSM IV) criteria) such as schizophrenia, other psychoses or major depressive non treated syndromes
  • Severe or non treated Eating Disorders implicated in obesity (compulsive access, bulimia)
  • Patients under guardianship or with curators
  • Women in age of procreation without means of effective contraception
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women
  • Taking medicates such as: proteinate powder (Protifar ®, SP95 ®, Orlistat (Xenical ®, Ally ®), exenatide (Byetta ®), sitagliptin (Januvia ®, Xelevia ®), vildagliptin (Galvus ®), sitagliptin-metformin (Janumet ®), Vildagliptin-metformin (Eucreas ®), tadalafil (Cialis ®) sildenafil (Viagra ®)
  • Drug addiction to opiates in the last six months
  • Alcohol or drug abuse
  • Infection by Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) , viral hepatitis B and viral hepatitis C
  • Active addiction to smoking in more than 8 cigarettes a day
  • Understanding badly spoken or written French
  • Performed, in 2 to 3 days preceding the Dual-energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) exam, of a bone scintigraphy or a digestive tract radiological examination with the use of barium type of contrast agent.

Arms & Interventions

S: Nutritional Supplementation alone

Active Comparator

Specific nutritional supplementation for six months by 30g per day of a mixture of amino acids (21 g of L-Leucine and 9 g of L-arginine), to distribute during each of the 3 main meals.

Intervention: L-Leucine and L-arginine (Dietary Supplement)

A: Physical Reconditioning alone

Active Comparator

Physical reconditioning sessions led by a trainer three times a week for 6 months.

Intervention: Physical Reconditioning by a trainer (Other)

AS: Physical Reconditioning + Nutritional Supplementation

Active Comparator

Association for six months of a specific nutritional supplementation by 21 g of L-Leucine and 9 g of L-arginine per day (to distribute during each of the 3 main meals) and of physical reconditioning sessions three times a week.

C: Lifestyle counseling

No Intervention

Usual advice given in consultation on the need for a balanced diet and regular physical activity

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Total body fat mass

Time Frame: 6 months

Change in total body fat mass estimated by Dual-energy X-Ray Absorptiometry (DEXA).

Secondary Outcomes

  • Weight(6 months)

Investigators

Sponsor
University Hospital, Rouen
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (2)

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