Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
Description Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Description Module
Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:53 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 3:53 AM
NCT ID:
NCT02243202
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of canagliflozin and phentermine to those of placebo to promote on a change in body weight over a 26 week period.
Detailed Description:
This is a randomized (the study medication is assigned by chance), double-blind (neither physician nor participant knows the identity of the assigned treatment), placebo-controlled (an inactive substance that is compared with a medication to test whether the medication has a real effect), parallel-group, multicenter study of the effects of canagliflozin and phentermine co-administration in non-diabetic overweight or obese participants. The study will be conducted for about 33 weeks, approximately 344 participants will be randomly assigned in a 1:1:1:1 ratio to one of the four treatment groups: co-administration of canagliflozin and phentermine, canagliflozin alone, phentermine alone, or placebo. All participants will be also provided with diet and exercise counseling for weight loss (standardized non-pharmacological therapy).
Study:
NCT02243202
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02243202