Comparing a Virtual vs. Face to Face Weight Management Program Using Phentermine for Patients With Overweight or Obesity

Summary

This study will study the effects associated with the prescription of phentermine in a virtual setting, comparing with prescription of phentermine via a standard face-to-face visit for patients with obesity or overweight.

Timeline

Start

2021-01-01

Primary completion

2021-08-27

Completion

2022-09-29

Publications

• Background Flegal KM, Kruszon-Moran D, Carroll MD, Fryar CD, Ogden CL. Trends in Obesity Among Adults in the United States, 2005 to 2014. JAMA. 2016 Jun 7;315(21):2284-91. doi: 10.1001/jama.2016.6458.
• Background Jensen MD, Ryan DH, Apovian CM, Ard JD, Comuzzie AG, Donato KA, Hu FB, Hubbard VS, Jakicic JM, Kushner RF, Loria CM, Millen BE, Nonas CA, Pi-Sunyer FX, Stevens J, Stevens VJ, Wadden TA, Wolfe BM, Yanovski SZ, Jordan HS, Kendall KA, Lux LJ, Mentor-Marcel R, Morgan LC, Trisolini MG, Wnek J, Anderson JL, Halperin JL, Albert NM, Bozkurt B, Brindis RG, Curtis LH, DeMets D, Hochman JS, Kovacs RJ, Ohman EM, Pressler SJ, Sellke FW, Shen WK, Smith SC Jr, Tomaselli GF; American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines; Obesity Society. 2013 AHA/ACC/TOS guideline for the management of overweight and obesity in adults: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesity Society. Circulation. 2014 Jun 24;129(25 Suppl 2):S102-38. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.0000437739.71477.ee. Epub 2013 Nov 12. No abstract available.
• Background Bersoux S, Byun TH, Chaliki SS, Poole KG. Pharmacotherapy for obesity: What you need to know. Cleve Clin J Med. 2017 Dec;84(12):951-958. doi: 10.3949/ccjm.84a.16094.
• Background Moroshko I, Brennan L, O'Brien P. Predictors of dropout in weight loss interventions: a systematic review of the literature. Obes Rev. 2011 Nov;12(11):912-34. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-789X.2011.00915.x. Epub 2011 Aug 5.
• Background Wadden TA, Neiberg RH, Wing RR, Clark JM, Delahanty LM, Hill JO, Krakoff J, Otto A, Ryan DH, Vitolins MZ; Look AHEAD Research Group. Four-year weight losses in the Look AHEAD study: factors associated with long-term success. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2011 Oct;19(10):1987-98. doi: 10.1038/oby.2011.230. Epub 2011 Jul 21.
• Background Hendricks EJ, Srisurapanont M, Schmidt SL, Haggard M, Souter S, Mitchell CL, De Marco DG, Hendricks MJ, Istratiy Y, Greenway FL. Addiction potential of phentermine prescribed during long-term treatment of obesity. Int J Obes (Lond). 2014 Feb;38(2):292-8. doi: 10.1038/ijo.2013.74. Epub 2013 May 17.
• Results Wing RR, Lang W, Wadden TA, Safford M, Knowler WC, Bertoni AG, Hill JO, Brancati FL, Peters A, Wagenknecht L; Look AHEAD Research Group. Benefits of modest weight loss in improving cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese individuals with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2011 Jul;34(7):1481-6. doi: 10.2337/dc10-2415. Epub 2011 May 18.
• Results Apovian CM, Aronne LJ, Bessesen DH, McDonnell ME, Murad MH, Pagotto U, Ryan DH, Still CD; Endocrine Society. Pharmacological management of obesity: an endocrine Society clinical practice guideline. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2015 Feb;100(2):342-62. doi: 10.1210/jc.2014-3415. Epub 2015 Jan 15.
• Results Shibuya K, Ali KF, Ji X, Milinoivh A, Bauman J, Kattan MW, Pantalone KM, Burguera B. THE BENEFIT OF SHORT-TERM WEIGHT LOSS WITH ANTI-OBESITY MEDICATIONS IN REAL-WORLD CLINICAL PRACTICE. Endocr Pract. 2019 Oct;25(10):1022-1028. doi: 10.4158/EP-2019-0081. Epub 2019 Jun 26.
• Results Lee M, Lauren BN, Zhan T, Choi J, Klebanoff M, Abu Dayyeh B, Taveras EM, Corey K, Kaplan L, Hur C. The cost-effectiveness of pharmacotherapy and lifestyle intervention in the treatment of obesity. Obes Sci Pract. 2019 Dec 10;6(2):162-170. doi: 10.1002/osp4.390. eCollection 2020 Apr.
• Griebeler ML, Butsch WS, Rodriguez P, Lomeli L, Kampert M, Makin V, Alwahab UA, Borukh E, Daigle E, Bena J, Pantalone KM, Burguera B. The use of virtual visits for obesity pharmacotherapy in patients with overweight or obesity compared with in-person encounters. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2022 Nov;30(11):2194-2203. doi: 10.1002/oby.23548. Epub 2022 Sep 25.

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