The Effect of Modified Sham Feeding With Orlistat in Overweight and Obese Subjects

Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Overweight

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if the drug orlistat (Alli, Xenical) decreases the taste for fat in humans.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01719419

Run by

Pennington Biomedical Research Center

People needed

0

Starts

2012-03-01

Expected to finish

2012-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-12-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 70. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Are a healthy male or female,
• Are between 18 to 70 years of age,
• Have a body mass index between 25-35 kg/m2

You may not qualify if…

• Are a female who is pregnant or nursing,
• Are a restrained eater (determined using a questionnaire),
• Have any current illnesses such as an infection,
• Have any serious medical problems including kidney, liver, heart or lung disease,
• Use medications known to increase appetite,
• Are taking any medication that has not been on the same dose for at least 30 days,
• Dislike the test food.

Where it is running

• Pennington Biomedical Research Center — Baton Rouge, Louisiana, United States

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