A Pilot Study of Effects of Exenatide on Body Weight in Non-Diabetic, Obese Patients

A Pilot Study of Effects of Exenatide on Body Weight in Non-Diabetic, Obese Patients

This is a multicenter study designed to compare the effect of exenatide plus a lifestyle modification plan versus placebo plus a lifestyle modification plan on weight loss in non-diabetic, obese subjects.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Have a Body Mass Index (BMI) >= 30kg/m^2

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have ever participated in this study previously, or any other study using exenatide (AC2993/LY2148568) or GLP-1 analogs
• Have participated in an interventional medical, surgical, or pharmaceutical study (a study in which an experimental, drug, medical, or surgical treatment was given) within 30 days of study start (this criterion includes drugs that have not received regulatory approval for any indication at the time of study entry)
• Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus (other than gestational diabetes), or previous use of anti-diabetic medications for > 3 months
• Have had a change in prescribed lipid-lowering or blood pressure agents within 4 weeks of screening
• Used drugs for weight loss (e.g., Xenical [orlistat], Meridia [sibutramine], Acutrim [phenylpropanolamine], Accomplia [rimonabant], Alli [low-dose orlistat], or other similar over-the-counter weight loss remedies or medications) within 3 months of screening
• Are actively participating in, or have participated in a formal weight loss program within the last 3 months
• Have a history of chronic use of drugs that directly affect gastrointestinal motility, including, but not limited to Reglan (metoclopramide) and chronic macrolide antibiotics
• Have been treated with any anti-diabetic medications within 3 months of screening
• Are receiving chronic (lasting longer than 2 weeks) systemic glucocorticoid therapy or have received such therapy within the 4 weeks immediately prior to study start
• Have had bariatric surgery
• Have had an organ transplant