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Last refreshed on: 27 March 2023
Main ID:  NCT00603109
Date of registration: 15/01/2008
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Public title: Effect of Rimonabant on Weight Gain and Body Composition in Adults With Prader Willi Syndrome PWS
Scientific title: Effect of Rimonabant, a Cannabinoid Receptor 1 Antagonist on Weight Gain and Body Composition in Adults With Prader Willi Syndrome.
Date of first enrolment: August 2007
Target sample size: 10
Recruitment status: Terminated
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00603109
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Treatment. Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor).  
Phase:  Phase 3
Countries of recruitment
United States
Contacts
Name:     Moris Angulo, MD
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Affiliation:  Winthrop University Hospital
Name:     Roja Motaghedi, MD
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Affiliation:  NYPH-Weill Cornell Medical College
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects will be selected if they have Prader Willi Syndrome previously confirmed by
standard genetic testing (the DNA methylation test) or meet the clinical diagnostic
criteria as follows :the presence of at least four of the six principal
characteristics of PWS syndrome including 1) infantile hypotonia, 2) abnormal pubertal
development, 3) obesity after early infancy, 4) dysfunctional central nervous system
performance, 5) dysmorphic facial features, and 6) short stature. In addition, they
must have one or more of the following characteristics commonly associated with PWS:
1) small hands and feet, 2) skin problems, 3) behavioral problems related to food, and
4) decreased pain sensitivity.

2. Subjects must be 18 to 35 years of age and fairly cooperative with the study protocol.

3. Subjects must have a BMI of at least 30 or more.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Presence of pulmonary disease.

2. Presence of any other abnormal endocrine findings, including abnormal thyroid
function.

3. Presence of significant behavioral problems or psychiatric illness including anxiety
disorder and depression, interfering with the follow up of protocol. Any degree of
depression and moderate to severe anxiety will be exclusion criteria for this study.

4. Subjects with Prader Willi Syndrome who are on other medications including growth
hormone therapy, anti epileptic medications, or antipsychotic medications.

5. The presence of moderate to severe renal or liver disease. Mild elevations of liver
enzymes are not exclusive.

6. Subjects who are on any other research or weight loss medication



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: 35 Years
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Prader-willi Syndrome
Intervention(s)
Drug: placebo
Drug: rimonabant
Primary Outcome(s)
Body Weight and Body fat mass [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
IGF-1, Leptin, Ghrelin, Serum Lipids and insulin sensitivity [Time Frame: 6 months]
Secondary ID(s)
0611008841
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
PWSAUSA
Ethics review
Results
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