A Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Topiramate in the Treatment of Obese, Type 2 Diabetes Patients on a Controlled Diet

Obesity Clinical Trial

Official title: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Topiramate in the Treatment of Obese, Type 2 Diabetic Patients on a Controlled Diet

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of topiramate compared with placebo in obese, Type 2 diabetic patients on a controlled diet.

Clinical Trial Description

Topiramate is not approved for the treatment of obesity. This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of topiramate in obese, diet-controlled, type 2 diabetic patients. Patients are randomized to receive either topiramate or placebo. After a 5 week pre-enrollment phase followed by a 6 week run-in phase, patients in the topiramate group start an 8-week titration phase to reach the assigned dose of topiramate, either 96 or 192 mg daily. Treatment continues for 1 year. Assessments of effectiveness include percent change in body weight, hemoglobin type A1c [HbA1c] levels, Body Mass Index [BMI], the numbers and proportion of 5% and 10% weight loss responders, glucose tolerance, waist and hip circumferences, changes in the mass of left ventricle of the heart, blood pressures, and fasting lipid profiles. Safety evaluations, including incidence of adverse events, vital signs, clinical laboratory values, and electrocardiograms [ECGs], are monitored throughout the study. The study hypothesis is that topiramate, combined with controlled diet, will be effective in weight reduction and controlling blood sugar level and is well tolerated. During the initial 8 weeks, the oral doses of either a matching placebo or topiramate will be gradually increased to the target doses (96 milligrams[mg] or 192mg daily); the dose will be maintained for 1 year. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Diabetes Mellitus
• Diabetes Mellitus, Adult-Onset
• Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
• Obesity

• NCT number: NCT00231530
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 3
• Start date: January 2001
• Completion date: May 2002