The Effect of Leptin A-200, Caffeine/Ephedrine and Their Combination Upon Weight Loss and Body Composition in Man

NCT ID: NCT01710722

Last Updated: 2015-12-18

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

45 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2001-02-28

Study Completion Date

2002-02-28

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare three treatments to see which causes the most weight loss, fat loss, loss of stomach fat and improvement in blood tests like cholesterol.

Detailed Description

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Three treatments are compared to see which causes the most weight loss, fat loss, loss of stomach fat and improvement in blood tests like cholesterol.

1\) Leptin A-200 injections daily with 2 inactive pills taken three times a day, 2) Caffeine with ephedrine pills taken 3 times a day with an inactive injection daily and 3) Both Leptin A-200 injections daily and caffeine with ephedrine pills taken three times a day.

Conditions

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Obesity

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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caffeine and ephedrine

Caffeine 200 mg tablets and ephedrine HCl 25 mg tablets three times a day with placebo leptin A-200 subcutaneously once daily.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

caffeine and ephedrine

Intervention Type DRUG

Caffeine 200 mg tablets and ephedrine HCl 25 mg tablets three times a day with placebo leptin A-200 subcutaneously once daily.

leptin A

Leptin A-200 20 mg subcutaneously once daily and placebo tablets of caffeine and ephedrine three times a day.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Leptin A

Intervention Type DRUG

Leptin A-200 20 mg subcutaneously once daily and placebo tablets of caffeine and ephedrine three times a day.

caffeine, ephedrine, and leptin A

Caffeine 200 mg tablets and ephedrine HCl tablets 25 mg three times a day with leptin A-200 20 mg subcutaneously once daily.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

caffeine, ephedrine, and leptin A

Intervention Type DRUG

Caffeine 200 mg tablets and ephedrine HCl tablets 25 mg three times a day with leptin A-200 20 mg subcutaneously once daily.

Interventions

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caffeine and ephedrine

Caffeine 200 mg tablets and ephedrine HCl 25 mg tablets three times a day with placebo leptin A-200 subcutaneously once daily.

Intervention Type DRUG

Leptin A

Leptin A-200 20 mg subcutaneously once daily and placebo tablets of caffeine and ephedrine three times a day.

Intervention Type DRUG

caffeine, ephedrine, and leptin A

Caffeine 200 mg tablets and ephedrine HCl tablets 25 mg three times a day with leptin A-200 20 mg subcutaneously once daily.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* You are healthy.
* You are not pregnant or nursing.
* You are between 18 and 60 years of age.
* You have a body mass index, calculated from your height and weight, of 30 to 40 kg/m2.

Exclusion Criteria

* You take chronic medications except hormone replacement or contraception.
* You are a woman and are unwilling to use effective contraception during the trial.
* You have blood pressure higher than 150/90.
* You have heart disease.
* You have urinary symptoms from an enlarged prostate.
* You have gained or lost more than 10 pounds in the last 6 months.
* You have used a monoamine oxidase inhibitor medication in the last month.
* You have high or low thyroid function that has not been controlled in the normal range for at least 2 months.
* You have heart disease or a history of stroke.
* You have a known sensitivity to E. coli or E. coli derived products.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

60 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Amgen

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Frank Greenway

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Pennington Biomedical Research Center

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Liu AG, Smith SR, Fujioka K, Greenway FL. The effect of leptin, caffeine/ephedrine, and their combination upon visceral fat mass and weight loss. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2013 Oct;21(10):1991-6. doi: 10.1002/oby.20416. Epub 2013 Jun 11.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 23686786 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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PBRC 20034

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id