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Registration number
ACTRN12612000069853
Ethics application status
Approved
Date submitted
30/09/2011
Date registered
13/01/2012
Date last updated
2/05/2018
Type of registration
Retrospectively registered
Titles & IDs
Public title
Does Cabergoline prevent weight regain in people with obesity?
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Scientific title
Does Cabergoline prevent weight regain in people with obesity?
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Secondary ID [1]
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Nil
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Universal Trial Number (UTN)
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Trial acronym
Power study
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Linked study record
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Health condition
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied:
Obesity
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Condition category
Condition code
Metabolic and Endocrine
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Metabolic disorders
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Diet and Nutrition
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Obesity
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Intervention/exposure
Study type
Interventional
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Description of intervention(s) / exposure
Cabergoline 0.5mg once weekly taken orally for two years
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Intervention code [1]
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Treatment: Drugs
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Intervention code [2]
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Prevention
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Comparator / control treatment
matching capsule with Placebo powder
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Control group
Placebo
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Outcomes
Primary outcome [1]
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Prevention of weight regain after initial weight loss.
Serum prolactin concentration measurements will be measured as well as compliance.
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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6, 12, 18 and 24 months
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Secondary outcome [1]
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Change in body weight, BMI, waist circumference & blood pressure. BMI - measuring weight and height and calculating waist circumference - measuring at each visit
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Assessment method [1]
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Timepoint [1]
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3-12 monthly over 2 years.
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Secondary outcome [2]
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Changes in body composition as measured by DEXA
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Assessment method [2]
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Timepoint [2]
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start of study and at 2 year end
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Secondary outcome [3]
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Changes in lipid profile, fasting glucose, insulin sensitivity as measured by HOMA, Leptin, Prolactin
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Assessment method [3]
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Timepoint [3]
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6 monthly over 2 years ,
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Secondary outcome [4]
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Weight maintenance according to dopamine receptor allele staus
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Assessment method [4]
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Timepoint [4]
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one off blood test at randomisation
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Secondary outcome [5]
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changes in resting energy expenditure, measured with cosmed pulmonary function equipment
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Assessment method [5]
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Timepoint [5]
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at screening, randomisation and then 6 monthly for rest of study timeframe
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Secondary outcome [6]
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changes in quality of life measured by questionnaire
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Assessment method [6]
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Timepoint [6]
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6 monthly
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Secondary outcome [7]
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Adverse events
e.g. dizziness, headache, nausea
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Assessment method [7]
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Timepoint [7]
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recorded at each study visit
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Secondary outcome [8]
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Changes in brain activity via EEG
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Assessment method [8]
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Timepoint [8]
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at screening, randomisation and 3 months after starting study medication
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Eligibility
Key inclusion criteria
BMI>30 (lean participants for substudy - BMI <25)
Male or female
20-65 years
pre-menopausal women must be using apropriate contraception
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Minimum age
20
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Maximum age
65
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Sex
Both males and females
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Can healthy volunteers participate?
No
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Key exclusion criteria
BMI <30 (lean participants for substudy - BMI >25)
Diabetes
Malignance
Cardiac disease
vascular disease
uncontrolled hypertension
psychiatric disease
other significant medical condition
women with child-bearing potential (not on appropriate contraception)
Participants using medication that could interact with cabergoline
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Study design
Purpose of the study
Treatment
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Allocation to intervention
Randomised controlled trial
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Procedure for enrolling a subject and allocating the treatment (allocation concealment procedures)
Allocation concealment
numbered containers
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Methods used to generate the sequence in which subjects will be randomised (sequence generation)
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Masking / blinding
Blinded (masking used)
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Who is / are masked / blinded?
The people receiving the treatment/s
The people administering the treatment/s
The people assessing the outcomes
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Intervention assignment
Parallel
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Other design features
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Phase
Phase 4
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Type of endpoint/s
Safety/efficacy
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Statistical methods / analysis
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Recruitment
Recruitment status
Completed
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Date of first participant enrolment
Anticipated
1/11/2011
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Actual
21/12/2011
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Date of last participant enrolment
Anticipated
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Actual
17/09/2014
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Date of last data collection
Anticipated
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Actual
14/10/2016
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Sample size
Target
200
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Accrual to date
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Final
221
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Recruitment outside Australia
Country [1]
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New Zealand
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State/province [1]
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Otago
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Funding & Sponsors
Funding source category [1]
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Government body
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Name [1]
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Health Research Council
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Address [1]
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PO Box 5541, Wellesley Street, Auckland 1141
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Country [1]
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New Zealand
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Primary sponsor type
Government body
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Name
Health Research Council
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Address
PO Box 5541, Wellesley Street, Auckland 1141
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Country
New Zealand
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Secondary sponsor category [1]
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None
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Name [1]
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Address [1]
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Country [1]
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Ethics approval
Ethics application status
Approved
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Ethics committee name [1]
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Lower South regional ethics committee
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Ethics committee address [1]
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Postal address: PO Box 5849 Dunedin 9016 Courier address: c/- Ministry of Health 229 Moray Place Dunedin 9016
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Ethics committee country [1]
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New Zealand
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Date submitted for ethics approval [1]
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Approval date [1]
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29/11/2011
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Ethics approval number [1]
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LRS/11/09/041
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Summary
Brief summary
Obesity is a major public and personal global health issue. A major clinical issue in managing the obese individual is the prevention of weight regain following successful weight loss initiatives. There has been recent interest in the role of the central neurotransmitter dopamine on appetite control and energy balance, and several small studies have suggested that dopamine agonist medication could be a novel way to treat obesity. This randomised controlled trial will identify if the dopamine agonist drug Cabergoline is effective at preventing weight regain. 200 obese people will be included in the trial and followed for 2 years. A subset of these participants will complete additional procedures to measure brain activity changes alongside weight loss and study medication. If Cabergoline is successful at preventing weight regain it could have a major impact on how obesity is managed and could open up an new area of future research for this class of medication
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Public notes
The substudy was added after 195 participants had been recruited for the main study to measure the effects of weight loss and Cabergoline on brain activity with EEG in approximately 35-40 participants in the Cabergoline trial. Matched lean participants under the same inclusion and exclusion criteria with the exception of different BMI criteria were also added as controls for cross-sectional analysis.
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Contacts
Principal investigator
Name
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A/Prof Patrick Manning
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Address
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Endocrinology Research Unit P.O. Box 913 Dunedin 9054 New Zealand
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Country
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New Zealand
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Phone
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+64 (03) 474 0999
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Fax
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+64 (03) 470 9926
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for public queries
Name
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Anne Ryalls
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Address
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Endocrinology Research Unit
P.O. Box 913
Dunedin 9054
New Zealand
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Country
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New Zealand
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Phone
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64 (03) 474 7733
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Fax
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64 (03) 470 9926
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Email
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[email protected]
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Contact person for scientific queries
Name
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Patrick Manning
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Address
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Endocrinology Research Unit
P.O. Box 913
Dunedin 9054
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Country
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New Zealand
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64 (03) 474 0999
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64 (03) 470 9926
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Email
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What supporting documents are/will be available?
No Supporting Document Provided
Results publications and other study-related documents
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No documents have been uploaded by study researchers.
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Year of Publication
DOI
Embase
Pharmaceutical interventions for weight-loss maintenance: no effect from cabergoline.
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https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-018-0165-3
Embase
Upregulated miR-200c is associated with downregulation of the functional receptor for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 ACE2 in individuals with obesity.
2022
https://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-00984-2
N.B. These documents automatically identified may not have been verified by the study sponsor.
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