Clinical trial NCT02638129
Conditions: Obesity Cardiovascular Diseases
Keywords: Drug therapy
Sponsor: Orexigen Therapeutics, Inc
Start date: 2016-01-01; Completion date: 2016-06-01
Enrollment: 67 participants; Allocation: RANDOMIZED; Intervention model: PARALLEL

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate cardiovascular (CV) safety of naltrexone hydrochloride (HCl) and bupropion HCl extended release combination (NB) compared with placebo and rule out excess risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) when given in combination with standard of care in overweight and obese participants with documented history of CV disease.

Detailed description:
The drug being evaluated in this study is naltrexone hydrochloride (HCl) and bupropion HCl extended release combination (NB). NB is being evaluated in this study to rule out excess cardiovascular risk. This study will evaluate the occurrence of major adverse CV events in participants who take NB compared with placebo given in combination with standard of care in overweight and obese participants with documented history of CV disease.

The study will enroll approximately 8800 patients. After a 2-week lead-in period evaluating tolerance to NB (participants were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio to 1 week of NB \[1 tablet per day\] followed by 1 week of placebo \[1 tablet per day\] or 1 week of placebo followed by 1 week of NB), participants will be randomly assigned to one of two treatment groups in a 1:1 ratio, which will remain undisclosed to the patient, study site personnel, and investigator/study physician during the study (unless there is an urgent medical need):

* Naltrexone HCl 8 mg/bupropion 90 mg extended release combination tablets
* Placebo (dummy inactive pill) - this is a tablet that looks like the study drug but has no active ingredient

All participants will be asked to take tablet(s) in the AM and PM at the same time each day throughout the study.

This multi-center trial will be conducted in the United States. The overall time to participate in this study is up to 6 years. Participants will make multiple visits to the clinic, and will be contacted by telephone 30 days after last dose of study drug for a follow-up assessment.

Arms: arm 1: Naltrexone hydrochloride (HCl) 8 mg/bupropion HCl 90 mg extended release (ER) combination tablets, orally, once daily for 1 week, followed by naltrexone/bupropion placebo-matching tablets, orally, once daily for 1 week. Participants who tolerate the naltrexone/bupropion treatment and comply with taking the study medication during the Lead-In Period will be randomized to the Double-Blind Treatment Period. arm 2: Naltrexone/bupropion placebo-matching tablets, orally, once daily, for 1 week, followed by naltrexone HCl 8 mg/bupropion HCl 90 mg ER combination tablets, orally, once daily, for 1 week. Participants who tolerate the naltrexone/bupropion treatment and comply with taking the study medication during the Lead-In Period will be randomized to the Double-Blind Treatment Period. arm 3: Naltrexone HCl 8 mg/bupropion HCl 90 mg ER combination tablets, orally, one tablet, in the morning (AM), daily, for 1 week, followed by naltrexone HCl 8 mg/bupropion HCl 90 mg ER combination tablets, orally, one tablet in the AM and one in the evening (PM), daily, for 1 week, followed by naltrexone HCl 8 mg/bupropion HCl 90 mg ER combination tablets, orally, two tablets in the AM and one in the PM, daily, for 1 week, followed by naltrexone HCl 8 mg/bupropion HCl 90 mg ER combination tablets, orally, two tablets in the AM and two in the PM, daily, for up to 6 years. arm 4: Naltrexone/bupropion placebo-matching tablets, orally, one tablet in the AM, daily, for 1 week, followed by naltrexone/bupropion placebo-matching tablets, orally, one tablet in the AM and one in the PM, daily, for 1 week, followed by naltrexone/bupropion placebo-matching tablets, orally, two tablets in the AM and one in the PM, daily, for 1 week, followed by naltrexone/bupropion placebo-matching tablets, orally, two tablets in the AM and two in the PM, daily, for up to 6 years.
Interventions: intervention 1: Naltrexone HCl/Bupropion HCl ER intervention 2: Placebo
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Naltrexone HCl 8 mg/bupropion HCl 90 mg ER combination tablets intervention 2: Naltrexone HCl/bupropion HCl placebo-matching tablets

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