Trial Outcomes & Findings for Real-World Evidence on the Cardiovascular Safety of CONTRAVE® in the United States (U.S.) (NCT NCT06090461)

NCT ID: NCT06090461

Last Updated: 2025-06-25

Results Overview

The primary study endpoint is MACE, defined as the composite of: * Medically attended non-fatal acute myocardial infarction (AMI); * Medically attended non-fatal stroke; * Cardiovascular death.

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Target enrollment

31889 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Up to 113 months

Results posted on

2025-06-25

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Contrave/Mysimba
A fixed-dose combination of 8 milligrams (mg) of naltrexone hydrochloride (HCl) (an opioid receptor antagonist), and 90 mg of bupropion HCl (a selective neuronal re-uptake inhibitor of noradrenaline and dopamine), delivered through extended-release oral tablets
Lorcaserin
A total of one 10 mg tablet administered orally twice daily; or one 20 mg tablet administered orally once daily. Lorcaserin was included as an active comparator to reduce bias.
Naltrexone and Bupropion (N&B)
N\&B concomitant use, ultimately as a proxy for initiation, was defined as a record for naltrexone followed by initiation of bupropion, or bupropion followed by initiation of naltrexone, within 15 days of each other.
Overall Study
STARTED
12475
12171
7243
Overall Study
COMPLETED
12475
12171
7243
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Real-World Evidence on the Cardiovascular Safety of CONTRAVE® in the United States (U.S.)

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Contrave/Mysimba
n=12475 Participants
A fixed-dose combination of 8 milligrams (mg) of naltrexone hydrochloride (HCl) (an opioid receptor antagonist), and 90 mg of bupropion HCl (a selective neuronal re-uptake inhibitor of noradrenaline and dopamine), delivered through extended-release oral tablets.
Lorcaserin
n=12171 Participants
A total of one 10 mg tablet administered orally twice daily; or one 20 mg tablet administered orally once daily. Lorcaserin was included as an active comparator to reduce bias.
Naltrexone and Bupropion (N&B)
n=7243 Participants
N\&B concomitant use, ultimately as a proxy for initiation, was defined as a record for naltrexone followed by initiation of bupropion, or bupropion followed by initiation of naltrexone, within 15 days of each other.
Total
n=31889 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Customized
Age
47.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.9 • n=5 Participants
48.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.2 • n=7 Participants
45.5 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 13.4 • n=5 Participants
47.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 1.38 • n=4 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Female
82.3 Percentage
n=5 Participants
81.8 Percentage
n=7 Participants
65.6 Percentage
n=5 Participants
77 Percentage
n=4 Participants
Sex/Gender, Customized
Male
17.7 Percentage
n=5 Participants
18.2 Percentage
n=7 Participants
34.4 Percentage
n=5 Participants
23 Percentage
n=4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic/Latino
6.3 Percentage of participants
n=5 Participants
7.2 Percentage of participants
n=7 Participants
5.9 Percentage of participants
n=5 Participants
6 Percentage of participants
n=4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Not Hispanic/Latino
68.3 Percentage of participants
n=5 Participants
69.2 Percentage of participants
n=7 Participants
65.7 Percentage of participants
n=5 Participants
68 Percentage of participants
n=4 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Unknown
25.3 Percentage of participants
n=5 Participants
23.5 Percentage of participants
n=7 Participants
28.3 Percentage of participants
n=5 Participants
26 Percentage of participants
n=4 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to 113 months

The primary study endpoint is MACE, defined as the composite of: * Medically attended non-fatal acute myocardial infarction (AMI); * Medically attended non-fatal stroke; * Cardiovascular death.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Contrave/Mysimba
n=12475 Participants
A fixed-dose combination of 8 milligrams (mg) of naltrexone hydrochloride (HCl) (an opioid receptor antagonist), and 90 mg of bupropion HCl (a selective neuronal re-uptake inhibitor of noradrenaline and dopamine), delivered through extended-release oral tablets
Lorcaserin
n=12171 Participants
A total of one 10 mg tablet administered orally twice daily; or one 20 mg tablet administered orally once daily. Lorcaserin was included as an active comparator to reduce bias.
Naltrexone and Bupropion (N&B)
n=7243 Participants
N\&B concomitant use, ultimately as a proxy for initiation, was defined as a record for naltrexone followed by initiation of bupropion, or bupropion followed by initiation of naltrexone, within 15 days of each other.
The Incidence of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE) Between Initiators of CONTRAVE®/MYSIMBA® or N&B and Initiators of Lorcaserin.
AMI
26 Events
36 Events
10 Events
The Incidence of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE) Between Initiators of CONTRAVE®/MYSIMBA® or N&B and Initiators of Lorcaserin.
Stroke
6 Events
5 Events
5 Events
The Incidence of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE) Between Initiators of CONTRAVE®/MYSIMBA® or N&B and Initiators of Lorcaserin.
Death
0 Events
0 Events
1 Events

Adverse Events

Contrave/Mysimba

Serious events: 63 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Lorcaserin

Serious events: 81 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Naltrexone and Bupropion (N&B)

Serious events: 31 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 1 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
Contrave/Mysimba
n=12475 participants at risk
A fixed-dose combination of 8 milligrams (mg) of naltrexone hydrochloride (HCl) (an opioid receptor antagonist), and 90 mg of bupropion HCl (a selective neuronal re-uptake inhibitor of noradrenaline and dopamine), delivered through extended-release oral tablets
Lorcaserin
n=12171 participants at risk
A total of one 10 mg tablet administered orally twice daily; or one 20 mg tablet administered orally once daily. Lorcaserin was included as an active comparator to reduce bias.
Naltrexone and Bupropion (N&B)
n=7243 participants at risk
N\&B concomitant use, ultimately as a proxy for initiation, was defined as a record for naltrexone followed by initiation of bupropion, or bupropion followed by initiation of naltrexone, within 15 days of each other.
Cardiac disorders
AMI
0.21%
26/12475 • Up to 113 months
For this study using previously collected and deidentified electronic healthcare data, the research team did not anticipate any new adverse events to be identified.
0.30%
36/12171 • Up to 113 months
For this study using previously collected and deidentified electronic healthcare data, the research team did not anticipate any new adverse events to be identified.
0.14%
10/7243 • Up to 113 months
For this study using previously collected and deidentified electronic healthcare data, the research team did not anticipate any new adverse events to be identified.
Cardiac disorders
Stroke
0.05%
6/12475 • Up to 113 months
For this study using previously collected and deidentified electronic healthcare data, the research team did not anticipate any new adverse events to be identified.
0.04%
5/12171 • Up to 113 months
For this study using previously collected and deidentified electronic healthcare data, the research team did not anticipate any new adverse events to be identified.
0.07%
5/7243 • Up to 113 months
For this study using previously collected and deidentified electronic healthcare data, the research team did not anticipate any new adverse events to be identified.
Cardiac disorders
MACE
0.25%
31/12475 • Up to 113 months
For this study using previously collected and deidentified electronic healthcare data, the research team did not anticipate any new adverse events to be identified.
0.33%
40/12171 • Up to 113 months
For this study using previously collected and deidentified electronic healthcare data, the research team did not anticipate any new adverse events to be identified.
0.22%
16/7243 • Up to 113 months
For this study using previously collected and deidentified electronic healthcare data, the research team did not anticipate any new adverse events to be identified.

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

SVP, Chief Medical Officer

Currax Pharmaceuticals LLC

Phone: 708.834.8254

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place