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This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled trial. The goal is to show whether the administration of daily oral Phentermine will augment patient weight loss and resolve obesity associated comorbidities following gastric band operation.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Placebo | Placebo Comparator | Subjects will be randomized to the daily dosing of either oral Phentermine 37.5mg or placebo to commence at their 2 week follow-up appointment following their gastric band procedure |
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| Phentermine | Experimental | Subjects will be randomized to the daily dosing of either oral Phentermine 37.5mg or placebo to commence at their 2 week follow-up appointment following their gastric band procedure |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Phentermine | Drug | Subjects will receive Phentermine 37.5mg everyday for one year |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Primary outcomes are total weight loss and excess weight | one year |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Secondary outcomes is resolution of preoperative comorbidities | one year |
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Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Keith Gersin, MD | Wake Forest University Health Sciences | Principal Investigator |
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| ID | Term |
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| D009765 | Obesity |
| ID | Term |
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| D050177 | Overweight |
| D044343 | Overnutrition |
| D009748 | Nutrition Disorders |
| D009750 | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D010645 | Phentermine |
| ID | Term |
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| D000662 | Amphetamines |
| D010627 | Phenethylamines |
| D005021 | Ethylamines |
| D000588 | Amines |
| D009930 |
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| Placebo | Other | daily for one year |
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| D001835 |
| Body Weight |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| Organic Chemicals |