Effects of Exenatide on Overweight Adolescents With Prader-Willi Syndrome

September 27, 2016 updated by: Mitchell E. Geffner, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Effects of Exenatide on Obesity and Appetite in Overweight Patients With Prader-Willi Syndrome

Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is one of the most common genetic causes of obesity. Obesity is a major source of morbidity and mortality in this population. It can lead to sleep apnea, cor pulmonale, diabetes mellitus, and atherosclerosis. PWS has distinct characteristics that set it apart from other forms of obesity including insatiable appetite and food-seeking behavior which can be disruptive to home and school activities, and can cause severe social and psychological turmoil within families. PWS is also associated with unique hormonal abnormalities, most notably hyperghrelinemia. Ghrelin is a gut hormone produced in the stomach that stimulates food intake during a fast. It is hypothesized that the extremely high ghrelin levels in patients with PWS may cause or contribute to their insatiable appetite. Exenatide, a medication used in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults, appears to suppress ghrelin levels and cause weight loss. It was designed to mimic glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), an incretin hormone that stimulates insulin secretion and delays gastric emptying, among other effects. In the present study, the investigators will investigate the effects of a 6 month trial of exenatide in overweight adolescents with PWS. The investigators will quantify the changes in weight and body composition, as well as subjective measures of appetite, and concentrations of appetite-associated hormones. The investigators hypothesize that exenatide will improve weight, body composition, appetite, and plasma ghrelin levels during the treatment period.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

BACKGROUND:

Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is associated with hyperphagia and hyperghrelinemia with major morbidity because of obesity without effective medical treatment targeting hyperphagia. Exenatide (Byetta [synthetic Exendin-4]; AstraZeneca, Wilmington DE) is a GLP-1 receptor agonist which reduces appetite and weight and may be an effective treatment in PWS.

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study is to determine the effect of a 6-month trial of exenatide on appetite, weight and gut hormones in youth with PWS.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

10

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • California
      • Los Angeles, California, United States, 90027
        • Children's Hospital of Los Angeles

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

13 years to 20 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of Prader Willi Syndrome confirmed by genetic testing (DNA methylation or FISH)
  • Ages 13-20 years
  • body mass index (BMI) > 85th percentile for age and gender

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Is currently using or has previously used a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist
  • History of pancreatitis, or renal failure
  • History of familial pancreatitis
  • Amylase, or lipase levels > 2.5 times the upper limit of normal any time in the previous 2 years
  • Creatinine clearance < 30 mL/min
  • Other syndromic diagnoses
  • gastrointestinal (GI) or renal illness in the 1 month prior to entering study
  • Inability to take study drug
  • Pregnancy
  • Initiation of growth hormone (GH), estrogen, or testosterone or change > 25% of dose/kg/day during the 6 months prior to starting study
  • Non-English speaking

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Exenatide
All subjects enrolled in this study will be given Exenatide for 6 months. Exenatide: The investigators will give patients naive to GLP-1 agonists exenatide per manufacturer dosing recommendations for 6 months. The investigators will begin by giving 5 mcg subcutaneously twice a day for 1 month and then increase the dose to 10 mcg subcutaneously twice a day for the remainder of the study (5 months).
Drug: Exenatide
The investigators will give patients naive to GLP-1 agonists exenatide per manufacturer dosing recommendations for 6 months. The investigators will begin by giving 5 mcg subcutaneously twice a day for 1 month and then increase the dose to 10 mcg subcutaneously twice a day for the remainder of the study (5 months).
Other Names:
  • Byetta

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Weight
Time Frame: 6 months
Change in weight (kg) after 6 months of treatment with study drug. Described as mean +/- SD
6 months
% Change in Body Mass Index (BMI)
Time Frame: 6 months
Prior to analysis, distributions were evaluated for normality and natural log transformation was performed to analyse data not normally distributed. Data are presented as mean ±SD unless not normally distributed, in which case they are presented as median with intra-quartile ranges (25th and 75th percentiles). Within-subject changes between visits were analysed by mixed model repeated measures. When the overall F-test for difference among visits was significant, Dunnett-adjusted pairwise comparisons were made between baseline and each subsequent visit.
6 months
Change in BMI Z-Score
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Change in HbA1c (%)
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Change in Insulin Levels
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Change in Leptin
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Change in Acy Ghr
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Change in Pancreatic Peptide (PP)
Time Frame: 6 months
6 months
Appetite Scores
Time Frame: 6 months

Appetite scores using a syndrome-validated hyperphagia questionnaire

11 item questionnaire divided into subcategories of behavior (5 questions), drive (4 questions), severity (2 questions). Tallied and analyzed as total and subcategory scores. Each question scored 1-5 with higher scores correlating with worse hyperphagia.

Possible ranges: Total 11-55, behavior 5-25, drive 4-20, severity 2-10
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Debra Jeandron, MD, Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2013

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 27, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 30, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

October 3, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 29, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 27, 2016

Last Verified

September 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CCI 11-00227

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

Undecided

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