A comparative study of five centrally acting drugs on the pharmacological treatment of obesity.
Int J Obes (Lond)
; 38(8): 1097-103, 2014 Aug.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-24287940
ABSTRACT
CONTEXT No long-term studies have compared centrally acting drugs for treating obesity. OBJECTIVE:
To compare the efficacy and safety of diethylpropion (DEP), fenproporex (FEN), mazindol (MZD), fluoxetine (FXT) and sibutramine (SIB) in promoting weight loss. DESIGN ANDSETTING:
A prospective, randomized, placebo (PCB)-controlled study conducted at a single academic institution. PATIENTS A total of 174 obese premenopausal women. INTERVENTION Participants randomly received DEP 75 mg (n=28), FEN 25 mg (n=29), MZD 2 mg (n=29), SIB 15 mg (n=30), FXT 20 mg (n=29) or PCB (n=29) daily over 52 weeks. Diet and physical activity were encouraged. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
The primary endpoints were changes in body weight and the proportion of women who achieved at least 5% weight loss by week 52 in the intent-to-treat population. Other measurements included anthropometry, safety, metabolic and cardiovascular parameters.RESULTS:
Weight loss was greater than PCB (-3.1±4.3 kg) with DEP (-10.0±6.4 kg; P<0.001), SIB (-9.5±5.9 kg; P<0.001), FEN (-7.8±6.9 kg; P<0.01) and MZD (-7.4±4.9 kg; P<0.01) but not with FXT (-2.5±4.1 kg). Ten (33.3%) women lost⩾5% of their initial weight with PCB, compared with 20 (71.4%; P<0.001) with DEP, 20 (69%; P<0.02) with FEN, 21 (72.4%; P<0.01) with MZD, 22 (73.3%; P<0.001) with SIB and 10 (35.5%) with FXT. Each medically treated group experienced more adverse events compared with PCB (P<0.001). Compared with PCB, constipation was more prevalent with DEP, SIB and MZD (P<0.01); anxiety was more prevalent with DEP (P=0.01); and irritability occurred more frequently with DEP and FEN (P=0.02). Significant improvements in the depression and anxiety scores, binge-eating episodes and quality of life correlated with weight loss.CONCLUSION:
The centrally acting drugs DEP, FEN, MZD and SIB were more effective than PCB in promoting weight loss in obese premenopausal women, with a satisfactory benefit-risk profile.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Redução de Peso
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Fluoxetina
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Fármacos Antiobesidade
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Ciclobutanos
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Dietilpropiona
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Anfetaminas
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Mazindol
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Obesidade
Tipo de estudo:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Patient_preference
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Obes (Lond)
Assunto da revista:
METABOLISMO
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil