Effect of tesofensine on bodyweight loss, body composition, and quality of life in obese patients: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Effect of tesofensine on bodyweight loss, body composition, and quality of life in obese patients: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
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DOI:
10.1016/s0140-6736(08)61525-1
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发表时间:
2008-11-01
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影响因子:
168.9
通讯作者:
Larsen, Thomas Meinert
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作者:
Astrup, Arne;Madsbad, Sten;Larsen, Thomas Meinert
Background Weight-loss drugs produce an additional mean weight loss of only 3-5 kg above that of diet arid placebo over 6 months, and more effective pharmacotherapy of obesity is needed. We assessed the efficacy and safety of tesofensine-an inhibitor of the presynaptic uptake of noradrenaline, dopamine, and serotonin-in patients with obesity.Methods We undertook a phase II, randomised, double-blind, placebo-co n trolled trial in five Danish obesity management centres. After a 2 week run-in phase, 203 obese patients (body-mass index 30-