Rimonabant in Obesity Over a 2-Year Duration (RIO-Europe)
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel-Group, Fixed-Dose, Multicenter Study of Weight-Reducing Effect and Safety of SR141716 in Obese Patients With or Without Comorbidities (RIO-Europe)
1 other identifier
interventional
1,507
7 countries
7
Brief Summary
The primary objective was to assess the effect of SR141716 on weight loss and weight maintenance over a period of one year when prescribed with a hypocaloric diet in obese patients with or without comorbidities. The main secondary objectives were to assess the effect of SR141716 on lipid parameters (HDL-C, TG), glucose tolerance status, the rate of patients with metabolic syndrome, waist circumference, glycemic parameters.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_3 obesity
Started Oct 2001
Typical duration for phase_3 obesity
7 active sites
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
October 1, 2001
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2004
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 1, 2004
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 10, 2006
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 11, 2006
CompletedApril 20, 2009
April 1, 2009
2.7 years
October 10, 2006
April 17, 2009
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
change in body weight from baseline to 1 year.
Secondary Outcomes (1)
HDL-C and TG from baseline to 1 year; ·patients (%) with improvement of glucose tolerance, patients (%) with NCEP-ATPIII metabolic syndrome at 1 year.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- body mass index (BMI) e30 kg/m2 in patients with or without comorbidities, or BMI \>27 kg/m2 in patients with treated or untreated hypertension and/or treated or untreated dyslipidemia.
- stable body weight (variation \<5 kg within 3 months prior to screening visit);
You may not qualify if:
- History of very low-calorie diet within 6 months prior to screening visit; or history of surgical procedures for body weight loss (eg, stomach stapling, bypass);
- Presence of any clinically significant psychiatric , neurological or endocrine disease
- Presence of treated or untreated type 1 or type 2 diabetes);
- History of myocardial infarction or unstable angina pectoris within 6 months prior to screening visit; and history of stroke within 6 months prior to screening visit;
- Administration of anti-obesity drugs or other drugs for body weight reduction within 3 months prior to screening visit;
- The investigator will evaluate whether there are other reasons why a patient may not participate.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Sanofilead
Study Sites (7)
Sanofi-Aventis
Bridgewater, New Jersey, 08807, United States
Sanofi-Aventis
Brussels, Belgium
Sanofi-Aventis
Helsinki, Finland
Sanofi-Aventis
Paris, France
Sanofi-Aventis
Berlin, Germany
Sanofi-Aventis
Gouda, Netherlands
Sanofi-Aventis
Bromma, Sweden
Related Publications (2)
Van Gaal LF, Rissanen AM, Scheen AJ, Ziegler O, Rossner S; RIO-Europe Study Group. Effects of the cannabinoid-1 receptor blocker rimonabant on weight reduction and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight patients: 1-year experience from the RIO-Europe study. Lancet. 2005 Apr 16-22;365(9468):1389-97. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(05)66374-X.
PMID: 15836887RESULTVan Gaal LF, Scheen AJ, Rissanen AM, Rossner S, Hanotin C, Ziegler O; RIO-Europe Study Group. Long-term effect of CB1 blockade with rimonabant on cardiometabolic risk factors: two year results from the RIO-Europe Study. Eur Heart J. 2008 Jul;29(14):1761-71. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehn076. Epub 2008 Apr 15.
PMID: 18417461DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY DIRECTOR
ICD CSD
Sanofi
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 3
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- INDUSTRY
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 10, 2006
First Posted
October 11, 2006
Study Start
October 1, 2001
Primary Completion
June 1, 2004
Study Completion
June 1, 2004
Last Updated
April 20, 2009
Record last verified: 2009-04