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Obesity and OverweightOBESAR-2NCT06880432

Sarcopenic Obesity: Estimation of Prevalence and Identification of Clinical and Biological Determinants in a Cohort of Adult Obese Patients and Longitudinal Follow-up

A study testing Collection of fluid samples in people with Obesity and Overweight, run by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand at 1 site in France.

Not yet recruiting

Opening soon. The study is approved but enrolment has not started yet. Sites may already take enquiries.

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Trial summary

Context: Obesity, defined as excessive body fat, can lead to disability and loss of autonomy. If there is concomitant quantitative and qualitative muscle loss, sarcopenic obesity (SO) is suspected in this context. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 70 years
Conditions the study is for
Obesity and Overweight
What is being tested?
Collection of fluid samples
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1,200 participants
Where
1 siteFrance
Study dates
Mar 2025to Dec 2039
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 70 years
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Age: 18-70
  • Sex: men and women
  • Clinical nutrition patient receiving a metabolic assessment to optimise clinical and paraclinical management
  • Patient meeting obesity criteria defined by BMI > 30 kg/m².
  • Patient of legal age who has given free, informed and signed consent
  • Patient covered by social security
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  • Non-inclusion criteria :
  • Patients with cancer or severe chronic disease (renal failure, respiratory failure, liver failure)
  • Patients with neuromuscular disease
  • Patient with total walking disability
  • Patients who are minors
  • Patient refusing to take part in the study
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women
  • Under guardianship, curatorship, deprived of liberty or under court protection
  • Patient who has taken part in the OBESAR study

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

France1 site
  • CHU Clermont-Ferrand

    Clermont-Ferrand

    Yves BOIRIE, 0473752330, yboirie@chu-clermontferrand.fr

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About this study

Context: Obesity, defined as excessive body fat, can lead to disability and loss of autonomy. If there is concomitant quantitative and qualitative muscle loss, sarcopenic obesity (SO) is suspected in this context. Although this clinical entity was defined several years ago, it is only very recently that precise assessment criteria have been established for screening and diagnosing this pathology (Donini et al. 2022).

Defined by the ESPEN/EASO consensus, SO has various consequences for health, particularly in terms of mobility and worsening of co-morbidities. It is therefore necessary to screen for SO, to determine its prevalence in the general population and to identify the determining factors in the loss of muscle mass during obesity. Most studies on the prevalence of sarcopenic obesity focus on the elderly population, bearing in mind that the prevalence of this syndrome in the elderly will increase rapidly as a result of the shift in the incidence of obesity from adults to this population in the coming decades.

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The aim of this project is to determine the prevalence and determining or predisposing factors for sarcopenic obesity in a population of obese people in a broad age range (18-70 years).

Longitudinal follow-up of this cohort is planned in order to assess multifactorial changes (body composition, muscle function and physical performance) at 5 and 10 years after their inclusion in the OBESAR-2 study. In addition, patients who have undergone bariatric surgery will also be followed in the shorter term to analyse the phenotypic changes induced by rapid weight loss on muscle loss.

Being tested
Collection of fluid samples
Medical subject headings
Obesity, Overweight

What participants receive

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

  • Collection of fluid samplesOther

    • Blood sampling, urine sampling and tissue sampling
Study groups in NCT06880432
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
CohortOtherCollection of clinical and paraclinical data (biological and anthropometric) for evaluation of sarcopenic obesity in obese patients.
Receives: Other: Collection of fluid samples

What is being measured

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

  1. To estimate the prevalence of sarcopenia in a population of adult subjects with obesity, at baseline and at 5 and 10 years.

    The primary endpoint is the presence of sarcopenic obesity at inclusion, 5 years and 10 years post-inclusion, assessed according to the latest current recommendations, i.e. impaired muscle function and impaired body composition (Donini et al. 2022).

    A patient presents with sarcopenic obesity when there is an alteration in muscle function AND an alteration in body composition.

    For impaired muscular function, strength measured with the handgrip is considered pathological when it is less than 27kg for men and less than 16kg for women.

    Altered body composition is considered to exist when fat mass is greater than 39, 41 and 43% for women aged between 20 and 39, 40 and 59, and 60 and 79 respectively, and greater than 26, 29 and 31% for men aged between 20 and 39, 40 and 59, and 60 and 79 respectively, AND SMM/W (Skeletal Muscle Mass/Weight) is less than 37% in men and 27.6% in women.

    Measured: Day 1 / 5 years /10 years

Secondary outcomes (11)
  1. % of patients with the factors associated with sarcopenia

    Study the factors associated with sarcopenia by considering the clinical and biological characteristics of obese patients.

    Measured: Day 1 / 5 years /10 years

  2. concentration of biomarkers in a group of obese patients with sarcopenia using the biobank.

    Identify plasma, serum, genetic and urinary biomarkers in a group of obese patients with sarcopenia using the biobank.

    Measured: Day 1 / 5 years /10 years

  3. Evaluate the degree of severity of sarcopenic obesity over time using the ESPEN/EASO consensus staging system.

    Measured: Day 1 / 5 years /10 years

  4. % change of parameters measured to identify the group at risk of accelerated decline

    Evaluate 5- and 10-year trends in anthropometric measurements, muscle function, metabolic parameters and body composition to estimate the group at risk of accelerated decline

    Measured: 5 years /10 years

  5. % of evolution of biomarkers

    Evaluate changes in plasma, serum, genetic and urinary biomarkers in the same population 5 and 10 years after the inclusion visit, and assess the relationship between changes in biomarkers and changes in sarcopenia using the biobank.

    Measured: Day 1 / 5 years /10 years

  6. % of risk of various health problems (diabetes, hypertension, etc.) between sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic patients.

    Study the risk of various health problems (diabetes, hypertension, etc.) between sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic patients.

    Measured: Day 1 / 5 years /10 years

  7. % of patients with the factors associated with sarcopenia in the subgroup of patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

    Study the factors associated with sarcopenia by considering the clinical and biological characteristics of obese patients.

    Measured: Day 1 /Day of surgery/ 6 months after surgery/ 12 months after surgery/ 5 years /10 years]

  8. concentration of biomarkers in a group of obese patients with sarcopenia using the biobank in the subgroup of patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

    Identify plasma, serum, genetic and urinary biomarkers in a group of obese patients with sarcopenia using the biobank.

    Measured: Day 1 /Day of surgery/ 6 months after surgery/ 12 months after surgery/ 5 years /10 years]

  9. Evaluate the degree of severity of sarcopenic obesity over time using the ESPEN/EASO consensus staging system in the subgroup of patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

    Measured: Day 1 /Day of surgery/ 6 months after surgery/ 12 months after surgery/ 5 years /10 years]

  10. % of evolution of biomarkers in the subgroup of patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

    Evaluate changes in plasma, serum, genetic and urinary biomarkers in the same population 5 and 10 years after the inclusion visit, and assess the relationship between changes in biomarkers and changes in sarcopenia using the biobank.

    Measured: Day 1 /Day of surgery/ 6 months after surgery/ 12 months after surgery/ 5 years /10 years

  11. % of risk of various health problems (diabetes, hypertension, etc.) between sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic patients in the subgroup of patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

    Study the risk of various health problems (diabetes, hypertension, etc.) between sarcopenic and non-sarcopenic patients.

    Measured: Day 1 /Day of surgery/ 6 months after surgery/ 12 months after surgery/ 5 years /10 years]

Timeline

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

  1. First posted17 Mar 2025
  2. Study startMar 2025 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionDec 2039 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2039 (estimated)

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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 N/A
Primary purpose
Screening
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
1,200 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06880432
Sponsor's protocol ID
RBHP 2024 BOIRIE
Acronym
OBESAR-2
Status last verified
Mar 2025
First submitted
5 Mar 2025
Last updated
17 Mar 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Collection of fluid samples in people with Obesity and Overweight, run by University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand at 1 site in France.

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 15 inclusion and 0 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Mar 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in France. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

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.

Are results available for this study?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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

Contact Lise Laclautre (334.73.754.963, promo_interne_drci@chu-clermontferrand.fr), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

To estimate the prevalence of sarcopenia in a population of adult subjects with obesity, at baseline and at 5 and 10 years. (time frame: Day 1 / 5 years /10 years). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 17 Mar 2025.

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