A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Liraglutide for Adolescents with Obesity

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BACKGROUND: Obesity is a chronic disease with limited treatment options in pediatric patients. Liraglutide may be useful for weight management in adolescents with obesity.

METHODS: In this randomized, double-blind trial, which consisted of a 56-week treatment period and a 26-week follow-up period, we enrolled adolescents (12 to <18 years of age) with obesity and a poor response to lifestyle therapy alone. Participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive either liraglutide (3.0 mg) or placebo subcutaneously once daily, in addition to lifestyle therapy. The primary end point was the change from baseline in the body-mass index (BMI; the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters) standard-deviation score at week 56.

RESULTS: A total of 125 participants were assigned to the liraglutide group and 126 to the placebo group. Liraglutide was superior to placebo with regard to the change from baseline in the BMI standard-deviation score at week 56 (estimated difference, -0.22; 95% confidence interval [CI], -0.37 to -0.08; P = 0.002). A reduction in BMI of at least 5% was observed in 51 of 113 participants in the liraglutide group and in 20 of 105 participants in the placebo group (estimated percentage, 43.3% vs. 18.7%), and a reduction in BMI of at least 10% was observed in 33 and 9, respectively (estimated percentage, 26.1% vs. 8.1%). A greater reduction was observed with liraglutide than with placebo for BMI (estimated difference, -4.64 percentage points) and for body weight (estimated difference, -4.50 kg [for absolute change] and -5.01 percentage points [for relative change]). After discontinuation, a greater increase in the BMI standard-deviation score was observed with liraglutide than with placebo (estimated difference, 0.15; 95% CI, 0.07 to 0.23). More participants in the liraglutide group than in the placebo group had gastrointestinal adverse events (81 of 125 [64.8%] vs. 46 of 126 [36.5%]) and adverse events that led to discontinuation of the trial treatment (13 [10.4%] vs. 0). Few participants in either group had serious adverse events (3 [2.4%] vs. 5 [4.0%]). One suicide, which occurred in the liraglutide group, was assessed by the investigator as unlikely to be related to the trial treatment.

CONCLUSIONS: In adolescents with obesity, the use of liraglutide (3.0 mg) plus lifestyle therapy led to a significantly greater reduction in the BMI standard-deviation score than placebo plus lifestyle therapy. (Funded by Novo Nordisk; NN8022-4180 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02918279.).

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CommentIn: Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2020 Aug;16(8):405-406. - PMID 32514092

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:382

Enthalten in:

The New England journal of medicine - 382(2020), 22 vom: 28. Mai, Seite 2117-2128

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kelly, Aaron S [VerfasserIn]
Auerbach, Pernille [VerfasserIn]
Barrientos-Perez, Margarita [VerfasserIn]
Gies, Inge [VerfasserIn]
Hale, Paula M [VerfasserIn]
Marcus, Claude [VerfasserIn]
Mastrandrea, Lucy D [VerfasserIn]
Prabhu, Nandana [VerfasserIn]
Arslanian, Silva [VerfasserIn]
NN8022-4180 Trial Investigators [VerfasserIn]
Gies, Inge [Sonstige Person]
Vanbesien, Jesse [Sonstige Person]
Lysy, Philippe [Sonstige Person]
Beauloye, Véronique [Sonstige Person]
Opréa, Alina [Sonstige Person]
Bonnet, Nicolas [Sonstige Person]
Beckers, Dominique [Sonstige Person]
Sevrin, Violaine [Sonstige Person]
Casteels, Kristina [Sonstige Person]
Vinckx, Joseph [Sonstige Person]
Massa, Guy [Sonstige Person]
Zeevaert, Renate [Sonstige Person]
Hoorenbeeck, Kim Van [Sonstige Person]
Slaats, Monique [Sonstige Person]
Ysebaert, Marijke [Sonstige Person]
Vermeiren, Eline [Sonstige Person]
Violante-Ortiz, Rafael Margarito [Sonstige Person]
Castillo Reveles, Denisse [Sonstige Person]
Chong-Garcia Torres, Sara [Sonstige Person]
Chávez Torres, Juana [Sonstige Person]
Amaya Morante, Luis Angel [Sonstige Person]
Reynaga, Luz [Sonstige Person]
Barrientos Pérez, Margarita [Sonstige Person]
Vazquez de la Garza, Juan Jose [Sonstige Person]
Samsonova, Lubov [Sonstige Person]
Kiseleva, Elena [Sonstige Person]
Latyshev, Oleg [Sonstige Person]
Okminyan, Goar [Sonstige Person]
Bashnina, Elena [Sonstige Person]
Zagarskikh, Elena [Sonstige Person]
Turkunova, Maria [Sonstige Person]
Berseneva, Olga [Sonstige Person]
Malievskiy, Oleg [Sonstige Person]
Nurmukhametova, Dilara [Sonstige Person]
Malievskaya, Ramziya [Sonstige Person]
Malievskiy, Viktor [Sonstige Person]
Krasilnikova, Elena [Sonstige Person]
Atanesyan, Roza [Sonstige Person]
Daychenko, Valeria [Sonstige Person]
Nikitina, Olga [Sonstige Person]
Mikhailova, Evgeniia [Sonstige Person]
Rakcheeva Murzanova, Daria [Sonstige Person]
Sabirova, Guzel [Sonstige Person]
Shevkulenko, Irina [Sonstige Person]
Galkina, Galina [Sonstige Person]
Mikhaylichenko, Liliya [Sonstige Person]
Morozova, Natalia [Sonstige Person]
Kovarenko, Margarita [Sonstige Person]
Pilipenko, Oxana [Sonstige Person]
Gushchina, Ekaterina [Sonstige Person]
Samoilova, Yulia [Sonstige Person]
Sivolobova, Tatiana [Sonstige Person]
Rotkank, Maria [Sonstige Person]
Oleynik, Oxana [Sonstige Person]
Kindblom, Jenny [Sonstige Person]
Mårild, Staffan [Sonstige Person]
Dahlgren, Jovanna [Sonstige Person]
Marcus, Claude [Sonstige Person]
Bergqvist, Lena [Sonstige Person]
Forslund, Anders [Sonstige Person]
Ciba, Iris [Sonstige Person]
Kritikos, Dimitrios [Sonstige Person]
Önnerfält, Jenny [Sonstige Person]
Andersson, Elisabeth [Sonstige Person]
O'Neil, Patrick [Sonstige Person]
Holes-Lewis, Kelly [Sonstige Person]
Key, Janice [Sonstige Person]
Malcolm, Robert [Sonstige Person]
Harley, Mary [Sonstige Person]
Ascanio, Rhoda [Sonstige Person]
Kuker, Suzanne [Sonstige Person]
Butuk, David [Sonstige Person]
Brennan, Erin [Sonstige Person]
Moser, Leanna [Sonstige Person]
Stephenson, Mandi [Sonstige Person]
Conrad, Melissa [Sonstige Person]
Mangum, Meredith [Sonstige Person]
Fox, Claudia [Sonstige Person]
Kelly, Aaron [Sonstige Person]
Johnson, Allison [Sonstige Person]
Naughton, Cameron [Sonstige Person]
Graumann, Jessica [Sonstige Person]
Velasquez-Mieyer, Pedro [Sonstige Person]
Velasquez, Andres [Sonstige Person]
Neira, Claudia [Sonstige Person]
Haynes, Glenda [Sonstige Person]
Reiner, Barry [Sonstige Person]
Amisola, Rogelio [Sonstige Person]
Moell, Ann [Sonstige Person]
Templeton, Gilbert [Sonstige Person]
Hollon, Gretel [Sonstige Person]
Goins, Heather [Sonstige Person]
Beaver, Karli [Sonstige Person]
Botts, Melissa [Sonstige Person]
Jenkins, Shaleema [Sonstige Person]
Hurley, Donald Patrick [Sonstige Person]
Minson, George [Sonstige Person]
Traynham, John [Sonstige Person]
Kornegay, Matthew [Sonstige Person]
McGaha, Phillip [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

839I73S42A
Blood Glucose
Clinical Trial, Phase III
Glycated Hemoglobin A
Incretins
Journal Article
Liraglutide
Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 03.06.2020

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02918279

CommentIn: Nat Rev Endocrinol. 2020 Aug;16(8):405-406. - PMID 32514092

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1056/NEJMoa1916038

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM308189280