- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT01047657
Effects of Weight Loss in Obese Difficult-to-treat Asthmatics
Effects of Weight Loss in Obese Difficult-to-treat Asthmatics: a Pilot Study
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
Study design: interventional, open label, randomized
Patients selection
Thirty-three difficult to control obese asthmatic patients, aged between 18 to 65 years old will be recruited from the outpatient clinics of the Pulmonary Division of the University of Sao Paulo Hospital.
Difficult to control asthma will be defined as patients who do not achieve asthma control (according to GINA) despite best treatment regimen and checked adherence after at least three months of treatment.
Intervention: Patients will be divided in two groups: asthma treatment plus weight loss program or asthma treatment alone for 6 months without drug dose changing.
Procedures (baseline and after 6 months) - quality of life questionnaire, asthma control questionnaire, lung function tests, serum and sputum inflammatory markers.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Phase 3
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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São Paulo, Brazil, 05403-904
- University of São Paulo - Heart Institute and Hospital das Clínicas
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Difficult-to-treat asthma
- Body mass index > 30kg/m2
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjets older than 65 years
- Current smoking
- Past smoking history (> 10 pack-year)
- Pregnancy
- Contraindication for Orlistat or Sibutramine
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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No Intervention: Control
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Experimental: weight loss
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All subjetcs
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Asthma control questionnaire (ACQ)
Time Frame: Baseline and six months
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Baseline and six months
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Inflammatory parameters
Time Frame: Baseline and after 6 months
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Baseline and after 6 months
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Pulmonary mechanics
Time Frame: Baseline and after 6 months
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Baseline and after 6 months
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Collaborators and Investigators
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Sérvulo A. Dias-Júnior, MD, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo
- Study Director: Alberto Cukier, PhD, Heart Institute, University of São Paulo
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Study Completion (Actual)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- OBSTRUÇÃOHC-01
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