NCT00263042

Brief Summary

The primary objective is to show whether rimonabant reduces the risk of a heart attack (MI), stroke, or death from an MI or stroke in patients with abdominal obesity with other cardiovascular (CV) risk factors. The secondary objective is to show whether rimonabant reduces the risk of MI, stroke, CV death, or CV hospitalization in these patients.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
18,695

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_3

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2005

Typical duration for phase_3

Geographic Reach
41 countries

41 active sites

Status
terminated

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2005

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

December 6, 2005

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

December 7, 2005

Completed
3.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

April 1, 2009

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 1, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

May 20, 2016

Status Verified

April 1, 2016

Enrollment Period

3.3 years

First QC Date

December 6, 2005

Last Update Submit

April 21, 2016

Conditions

Keywords

Myocardial infarctioncerebrovascular accidentobesity

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • First occurrence of any of myocardial infarction, stroke or cardiovascular (CV) death

    From randomization up to common study end date (33-50 months)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • First occurrence of any of myocardial infarction, stroke, CV death, and CV hospitalization

    From randomization up to common study end date (33-50 months)

  • All-cause mortality

    From randomization up to common study end date (33-50 months)

Study Arms (2)

Rimonabant

EXPERIMENTAL

Rimonabant 20 mg once daily

Drug: Rimonabant

Placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Placebo (for Rimonabant) once daily.

Drug: Placebo (for Rimonabant)

Interventions

Tablet, oral administration

Also known as: SR141716, Acomplia
Rimonabant

Tablet, oral administration

Placebo

Eligibility Criteria

Age55 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Waist circumference \>102 cm (40 inches) males, \>88 cm (35 inches) females, with one coronary heart disease (CHD) equivalent or two major risk factors for cardiovascular disease.
  • CHD equivalents:
  • Recent (within 3 years)documented heart attack
  • Documented symptomatic coronary artery disease
  • Recent (within 3 years) ischemic cerebrovascular episode (stroke or TIA)
  • Documented symptomatic peripheral arterial disease
  • Major risk factors:
  • Documented type 2 diabetes mellitus
  • Metabolic syndrome (NCEP criteria)
  • Asymptomatic cerebrovascular, renal, or peripheral arterial disease, or past abdominal aortic aneurysm repair
  • Elevated high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
  • Age \> or = 65 years for males, age \> or = 70 years for females

You may not qualify if:

  • Obesity of known endocrine origin
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding women
  • Very low calorie diet or weight loss surgery within past 6 months
  • Presence of any severe medical or psychological condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise the patient's safe participation, including uncontrolled serious psychiatric illness
  • Likely cardiovascular intervention within next 1 month
  • Allergy to rimonabant or excipients, or prior participation in a rimonabant trial
  • Receipt of investigational product within past 30 days

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (43)

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Bridgewater, New Jersey, 08807, United States

Location

Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Location

sanofi-aventis Australia & New Zealand administrative office

Macquarie Park, New South Wales, Australia

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Vienna, Austria

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Diegem, Belgium

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

São Paulo, Brazil

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Laval, Quebec, Canada

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Santiago, Chile

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Shangaï, China

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Bogotá, Colombia

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Prague, Czechia

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Hørsholm, Denmark

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Helsinki, Finland

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Paris, France

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Berlin, Germany

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Athens, Greece

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Budapest, Hungary

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Mumbai, India

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Dublin, Ireland

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Netanya, Israel

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Milan, Italy

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

México, Mexico

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Gouda, Netherlands

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Lysaker, Norway

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Lima, Peru

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Makati City, Philippines

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Warsaw, Poland

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Porto Salvo, Portugal

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Bucharest, Romania

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Moscow, Russia

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Singapore, Singapore

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Midrand, South Africa

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Seoul, South Korea

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Madrid, Spain

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Bromma, Sweden

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Geneva, Switzerland

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Taipei, Taiwan

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Bangkok, Thailand

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Mégrine, Tunisia

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

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Sanofi-Aventis Administrative Office

Guildford, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Topol EJ, Bousser MG, Fox KA, Creager MA, Despres JP, Easton JD, Hamm CW, Montalescot G, Steg PG, Pearson TA, Cohen E, Gaudin C, Job B, Murphy JH, Bhatt DL; CRESCENDO Investigators. Rimonabant for prevention of cardiovascular events (CRESCENDO): a randomised, multicentre, placebo-controlled trial. Lancet. 2010 Aug 14;376(9740):517-23. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(10)60935-X.

  • Bhatia G, Bansal V, Harismendy O, Schork NJ, Topol EJ, Frazer K, Bafna V. A covering method for detecting genetic associations between rare variants and common phenotypes. PLoS Comput Biol. 2010 Oct 14;6(10):e1000954. doi: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000954.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Cardiovascular DiseasesMyocardial InfarctionStrokeObesity

Interventions

Rimonabant

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Myocardial IschemiaHeart DiseasesVascular DiseasesInfarctionIschemiaPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and SymptomsNecrosisCerebrovascular DisordersBrain DiseasesCentral Nervous System DiseasesNervous System DiseasesOverweightOvernutritionNutrition DisordersNutritional and Metabolic DiseasesBody WeightSigns and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

PyrazolesAzolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsPiperidines

Study Officials

  • Eric Topol, MD

    Scripps Clinic

    STUDY CHAIR
  • Deepak L. Bhatt, MD

    The Cleveland Clinic

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 3
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
INDUSTRY
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

December 6, 2005

First Posted

December 7, 2005

Study Start

December 1, 2005

Primary Completion

April 1, 2009

Study Completion

April 1, 2009

Last Updated

May 20, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-04

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