Status:

COMPLETED

The Possible Effects of Roflumilast on Obesity Related Disorders

Lead Sponsor:

Tanta University

Conditions:

Obesity

PreDiabetes

Eligibility:

All Genders

25-65 years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Evaluation of the possible effects of roflumilast on weight, glucose and lipid metabolism, insulin resistance, oxidative stress and inflammatory process in prediabetic obese subjects.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Prediabetic patients (fasting blood glucose between 100 mg/dl and 125 mg/dl or HbA1C within the range 5.7% and 6.4%).
  • Obese subjects (BMI ≥30 kg/m2 and \<40 kg/m2).

Exclusion

  • Patients with morbid obesity (BMI \> 40 kg/m2).
  • Patients already on weight lowering agents or weight loss program.
  • History or current diagnosis of major depressive disorder or other psychiatric disorders that in the opinion of the investigator would make participation unsafe for the participant.
  • Moderate to severe liver disease (Child-Pugh B or C), renal disease, thyroid disease, cardiovascular disease, peripheral vascular disease or coagulopathy.
  • Women will be excluded from our study if they are pregnant, breastfeeding, currently on contraceptive pills or if they plan to become pregnant prior to the end of the study.
  • Patients on medications that can interfere with glucose or lipid metabolism (e.g. hypoglycemic agents, corticosteroids, anti-hyperlipidemics, non-selective β-blockers thiazides, etc.) and subjects with organic causes of obesity.
  • Diabetic patients and patients with any inflammatory disease.
  • Smokers.
  • Patients on cytochrome P450 inducers (e.g. rifampicin, phenobarbital, carbamazepine, phenytoin, etc.)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

March 31 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

66 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04800172

Start Date

May 1 2021

End Date

March 31 2022

Last Update

April 5 2022

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Sara Mohammad Zayed

Tanta, Egypt