Orlistat Reduces Uric Acid in Overweight/Obese Patients With Hyperuricemia

NCT ID: NCT05496075

Last Updated: 2023-12-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

72 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-08-26

Study Completion Date

2023-12-01

Brief Summary

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To clarify the uric acid-lowering efficacy of orlistat in overweight/obese patients with hyperuricemia, and to evaluate the safety of orlistat treatment

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Uric Acid

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Orlistat group

Orlistat was administered orally on the basis of lifestyle guidance.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Orlistat

Intervention Type DRUG

Orlistat was administered orally on the basis of lifestyle guidance . Orlistat: Take 0.12g (1 capsule) with or within one hour after meals, 3 times a day. Medication time course: continuous administration for a total of 12 weeks.

control group

Orlistat placebo was administered orally on the basis of lifestyle guidance.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Orlistat placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Lifestyle guidance: low-purine diet; orlistat placebo: take 1 capsule with or within one hour after a meal, 3 times a day. Medication time course: continuous administration for a total of 12 weeks.

Interventions

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Orlistat

Orlistat was administered orally on the basis of lifestyle guidance . Orlistat: Take 0.12g (1 capsule) with or within one hour after meals, 3 times a day. Medication time course: continuous administration for a total of 12 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Orlistat placebo

Lifestyle guidance: low-purine diet; orlistat placebo: take 1 capsule with or within one hour after a meal, 3 times a day. Medication time course: continuous administration for a total of 12 weeks.

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

(Items 1, 2, and 4 meet at the same time, and items 3 and 5 meet one of them)

1. Obtain the informed consent of the subjects before any trial-related activities (including activities carried out to assess the eligibility of subjects);
2. Men or women over the age of 18 at the time of screening;
3. The diagnosis of hyperuricemia refers to the fasting of serum uric acid \> 420umol/L (7 mg/dl) twice on different days under a normal purine diet.
4. The weight meets the following requirements (a or b): a) BMI ≥ 25.0 kg/m2; b) waist circumference, female ≥ 85 cm, male ≥ 90 cm.
5. Suffering from hyperuricemia and/or gout.-

Exclusion Criteria

1. Use of drugs that may affect uric acid within 1 month before enrollment, including; benzbromarone, allopurinol, febuxostat, etc.;
2. Abnormal liver function, ALT and AST are more than 2.5 times the upper limit of normal;
3. Other diseases that affect glucose and lipid metabolism: hyperthyroidism, hypothyroidism, hypercortisolism, etc.;
4. Diabetic patients with poor blood sugar control: HbA1c\>7%;
5. Chronic kidney disease or severe renal impairment, according to eGFR grading \<45mL/min/1.73m2;
6. The life expectancy does not exceed 5 years;
7. Female subjects who are pregnant or plan to become pregnant within the next 24 weeks;
8. Those who are expected to be unable to complete the intervention follow-up in other circumstances;
9. If other drugs are used in combination, the drug dose should be kept stable for three months before enrollment;
10. Participated in other clinical trials within the past 4 weeks;
11. Use of drugs that affect body weight within 3 months before screening, including: systemic steroids (intravenous, oral or intra-articular), tricyclic antidepressants, psychiatric drugs or sedatives (eg, imipramine, amitriptyline, mirtazapine, paroxetine, phenelzine, chlorpromazine, thioridazine, clozapine, olanzapine, valproic acid, valproic acid derivatives, lithium salt), etc.;
12. Obesity caused by secondary diseases or drugs, including: elevated cortisol hormone (for example: Cushing's syndrome), obesity caused by pituitary and hypothalamus damage, obesity caused by reduction/discontinuation of weight loss drugs, etc.;
13. Inability to complete the exercise and for other reasons, the researcher believes that it is not suitable to participate in this researcher.-
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

MALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Shanghai 10th People's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Zhang Manna

Deputy Chief Physician

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Shanghai Tenth People's hospital

Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China

Site Status

Countries

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China

References

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Liu S, Lin X, Tao M, Chen Q, Sun H, Han Y, Yang S, Gao Y, Qu S, Chen H. Efficacy and safety of orlistat in male patients with overweight/obesity and hyperuricemia: results of a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial. Lipids Health Dis. 2024 Mar 11;23(1):77. doi: 10.1186/s12944-024-02047-7.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 38468241 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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orlistat reduces UA

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id