The Effect of Rimonabant on Energy Expenditure, Fat Metabolism and Body Composition

Summary

This study will determine in obese subjects the direct effects of the weight loss drug rimonabant (ie independent of weight loss) on energy expenditure, fat metabolism and and body fat distribution. We hypothesise that rimonabant will increase energy expenditure. The fuel for the increased energy expenditure will come from fat. As a result of burning more fat there will be a decrease in fat in blood and an improvement in the body's response to insulin.

Timeline

Start

2007-07

Primary completion

2009-04

Completion

2010-05

Publications

• Background Despres JP, Golay A, Sjostrom L; Rimonabant in Obesity-Lipids Study Group. Effects of rimonabant on metabolic risk factors in overweight patients with dyslipidemia. N Engl J Med. 2005 Nov 17;353(20):2121-34. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa044537.
• Background Van Gaal LF, Rissanen AM, Scheen AJ, Ziegler O, Rossner S; RIO-Europe Study Group. Effects of the cannabinoid-1 receptor blocker rimonabant on weight reduction and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight patients: 1-year experience from the RIO-Europe study. Lancet. 2005 Apr 16-22;365(9468):1389-97. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66374-X.
• Background Pi-Sunyer FX, Aronne LJ, Heshmati HM, Devin J, Rosenstock J; RIO-North America Study Group. Effect of rimonabant, a cannabinoid-1 receptor blocker, on weight and cardiometabolic risk factors in overweight or obese patients: RIO-North America: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2006 Feb 15;295(7):761-75. doi: 10.1001/jama.295.7.761.
• Backhouse K, Sarac I, Shojaee-Moradie F, Stolinski M, Robertson MD, Frost GS, Bell JD, Thomas EL, Wright J, Russell-Jones D, Umpleby AM. Fatty acid flux and oxidation are increased by rimonabant in obese women. Metabolism. 2012 Sep;61(9):1220-3. doi: 10.1016/j.metabol.2012.02.012. Epub 2012 Mar 24.

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