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ObesityPhase 3NCT00092872

A 1-Year Study of an Investigational Drug in Obese Patients (0557-012)(COMPLETED)

A Phase 3 study testing MK0557 in people with Obesity, run by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

Official record
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Trial summary

This is a 1-year study to assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of an investigational drug in obese patients after a very low calorie diet. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 65 years
Conditions the study is for
Obesity
What is being tested?
MK0557
How many people
359 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Nov 2003to Feb 2005
Phase
Phase 3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 65 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Obese men and nonpregnant women between the ages of 18 and 65 years with a body mass index (height to weight ratio) as required by the study.

Who cannot join

  • Patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure and/or diabetes mellitus (high blood sugar)

About this study

Official title: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Multicenter Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of MK0557 in Obese Patients

This is a 1-year study to assess the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of an investigational drug in obese patients after a very low calorie diet.

Conditions
Obesity
Being tested
MK0557
Medical subject headings
Obesity

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • MK0557Drug

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Body weight after 1 year of treatment.

    Measured: After 1 year of treatment

  2. Safety and tolerability.

    Measured: After 1 year of treatment

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Waist circumference; Blood pressure, body fat mass, biochemical markers (fasting plasma, lipid profile, fasting plasma glucose, leptin, insulin, insulin sensitivity); body weight after 2 years

    Measured: After 2 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 Sep 2004 (estimated)
  2. Study startNov 2003
  3. Primary completionFeb 2005
  4. Study completionFeb 2005

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Investigator
Enrolment
359 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00092872
Sponsor's protocol ID
0557-012
Other IDs
MK0557-012, 2004_031
Status last verified
Jan 2015
First submitted
23 Sep 2004
Last updated
30 Jan 2015
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Erondu N, Gantz I, Musser B, Suryawanshi S, Mallick M, Addy C, Cote J, Bray G, Fujioka K, Bays H, Hollander P, Sanabria-Bohorquez SM, Eng W, Langstrom B, Hargreaves RJ, Burns HD, Kanatani A, Fukami T, MacNeil DJ, Gottesdiener KM, Amatruda JM, Kaufman KD, Heymsfield SB. Neuropeptide Y5 receptor antagonism does not induce clinically meaningful weight loss in overweight and obese adults. Cell Metab. 2006 Oct;4(4):275-82. doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2006.08.002.

    PubMed 17011500

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 3 study testing MK0557 in people with Obesity, run by Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Jan 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Body weight after 1 year of treatment. (time frame: After 1 year of treatment). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00092872, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Jan 2015.

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