Clinical trial
SMART Use of Medication for the Treatment of Adolescent Severe Obesity
Name
PEDS-2019-26512
Description
This study will examine the timing and sequence of using adjunct obesity pharmacotherapy for adolescents with severe obesity who do not respond to lifestyle modification therapy alone.
Trial arms
Trial start
2019-11-21
Estimated PCD
2024-08-31
Trial end
2025-08-31
Status
Active (not recruiting)
Phase
Early phase I
Treatment
Lifestyle Modification Therapy (LSMT)
LSMT will consist of both in-person and by telephone sessions delivered throughout the entirety of the 48-week intervention phase. Each session will last 30-60 minutes. A trained study coordinator (a registered dietician or someone trained by our registered dietician) will delivery this therapy which consists of counseling using education, goal setting and barrier reduction. Topics covered will include calories, tracking, healthy food choices, reducing high fat, added sugar foods, setting goals and portions, changing the quality of your diet, volumetrics, purposeful activity, quick and easy meals, problem solving, food cues and eating patterns, emotional eating, accurate tracking, eating away from home, unhelpful thoughts, structured menus and the role of protein, social cues, managing stress, slips and relapse prevention, long-term physical activity and overcoming obstacles, high-risk situation and keys to success, motivation and looking to the future (long-term plans).
Arms:
LSMT x 12 weeks, LSMT x 24 weeks
Phentermine Pill
Phentermine will be started only if a participant does not lose 5% of BMI after 12 or 24 weeks of LSMT depending on their random assignment. Subjects will take 15 mg of phentermine every morning for 12 weeks at which time there will be an assessment of weight loss. Subjects who achieve 5% or more BMI reduction after 12 weeks of phentermine will continue 15 mg every morning for the remainder of the study (through week 48) along with their LSMT.
Arms:
LSMT x 12 weeks, LSMT x 24 weeks
Topiramate Pill
Participants who do no not achieve at least 5% BMI reduction after 12 weeks of phentermine+LSMT will be re-randomized 1:1 to either topiramate+phentermine+LSMT or topiramate+placebo+LSMT. Topiramate dosing will begin at 50 mg every morning for the first 7 days, and then increase to 100 mg every morning through week 48. At the end of week 48 the taper off will be 50 mg every morning for 7 days and then discontinue.
Arms:
LSMT x 12 weeks, LSMT x 24 weeks
Size
150
Primary endpoint
Percent change in body mass index (BMI)
Baseline, 12-, 24-, 36-, and 48 weeks
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Provision of signed and dated informed assent form;
* Provision of signed and dated informed parental consent form from at least 1 legal parent/guardian;
* Stated willingness to comply with all study procedures and availability for the duration of the study;
* BMI \>/= 1.2 times the 95th percentile or BMI \>/= 35 Kg/m2, whichever is lower;
* Tanner stage \>/= 2;
* Male or female, aged 12-17 at time of consenting;
* For females of reproductive potential: when sexually active, agreement to use highly effective contraception (oral contraceptive pill, intra-uterine device (IUD), or implant) during study participation;
* For males of reproductive potential: use of condoms or other methods to ensure effective contraception with partner.
Exclusion Criteria:
* Contraindications to phentermine or topiramate use according to package inserts, including: history of glaucoma; current or recent (\< 14 days) use of monoamine oxidase inhibitor; known hypersensitivity to sympathomimetic amines; current pregnancy, plans to become pregnant, or if sexually active refusal to use 2 forms of birth control; history of cardiac disease including coronary artery disease; clinically significant cardiac arrhythmias; heart failure or uncontrolled hypertension;
* Diabetes (type 1 or 2);
* Presence of cardiac pacemaker;
* Current or recent (\<6 months prior to enrollment) use of weight loss medication(s);
* Current use of weight-altering medication(s) (e.g., atypical antipsychotic, metformin) unless dose has been stable for past 6 months;
* Current use of other sympathomimetic amine such as attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) stimulants;
* Seizure disorder (other than infantile febrile seizure);
* Previous bariatric surgery;
* Recent initiation of change in dose (\< 3 months prior to enrollment) of anti-hypertensive or lipid medication(s);
* Tobacco use
* History of or current diagnosis of schizophrenia, psychosis, mania, chemical dependency;
* Unstable depression or anxiety that has required hospitalization in the past year;
* Any history of suicide attempt;
* Suicidal ideation or self-harm within 12 months prior to enrollment;
* Bicarbonate \< 18 mmol/L;
* Creatinine \> 1.2 mg/dL;
* History of cholelithiasis;
* History of nephrolithiasis;
* Untreated thyroid disorder;
* Hyperthyroidism;
* Breastfeeding
Protocol
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Updated at
2024-05-08
1 organization
2 products
1 indication
Organization
University of MinnesotaProduct
PhentermineIndication
ObesityProduct
Topiramate