Efficacy and safety of intragastric expandable oral capsules in adults with overweight or obesity : A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

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AIM: This trial assessed the efficacy and safety of 2.24 g intragastric expandable capsules twice per day versus placebo for weight management in adults with overweight or obesity.

METHODS: This double-blind, placebo-controlled study included adults with a body mass index of at least 24 kg/m2 and no more than 40 kg/m2 . In total, 280 participants were recruited from six hospitals in China and were assigned in a 1:1 ratio to receive 2.24 g oral intragastric expandable capsules or placebo for 24 weeks. Coprimary endpoints were the percentage change in body weight from baseline and the rate of weight reduction of ≥5%, assessed using both the full analysis set and per protocol set.

RESULTS: At baseline, the mean body weight was 81.8 kg, and the mean body mass index was 29.4 kg/m2 . The mean body weight change at week 24 was -4.9% with intragastric expandable capsules versus -1.9% with placebo [estimated treatment difference (ETD) -3.0%, 95% confidence interval (CI) -4.1 to -1.9; p < .001] using the full analysis set and -6.1% versus -2.5% (ETD -3.6%, 95% CI -5.0 to -2.3; p < .001), respectively, using the per protocol set. The percentage of participants who had weight loss exceeding 5% was 45.0% in the intragastric expandable capsule group versus 19.7% in the placebo group (ETD 25.3%, 95% CI 14.7-35.9; p < .001) in the full analysis set and 55.9% versus 26.2% (ETD 29.6%, 95% CI 17.1-42.2; p < .001), respectively, in the per protocol set. Waist circumference significantly decreased at week 24 (intragastric expandable capsules vs. placebo: -5.6 ± 8.3 cm vs. -2.9 ± 4.8 cm; p = .003). The most common adverse events associated with the use of intragastric expandable capsules were gastrointestinal disorders (intragastric expandable capsule vs. placebo, 25.0% vs. 21.9%), and most were mild and transient.

CONCLUSIONS: In this 24-week trial including participants with overweight or obesity, 2.24 g of intragastric expandable capsules twice daily led to a clinically meaningful reduction in body weight compared with placebo.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:26

Enthalten in:

Diabetes, obesity & metabolism - 26(2024), 4 vom: 20. März, Seite 1224-1233

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lu, Difei [VerfasserIn]
Yuan, Zhenfang [VerfasserIn]
Guo, Xiaohui [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Liyong [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Fan [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xuejun [VerfasserIn]
Wang, Wenbo [VerfasserIn]
Lin, Huandong [VerfasserIn]
Luo, Jingnan [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antiobesity drug
Clinical trial
Drug development
Effectiveness
Journal Article
Randomized Controlled Trial
Randomized trial
Weight control

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Date Completed 05.03.2024

Date Revised 05.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/dom.15418

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM367439506