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Study aim
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Determining the Effect of Co-Prescribing Orlistat and Acrobats on Weight Control in Obese People
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Design
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A randomized clinical trial, blind, double blind, controlled clinical trials, and a sample of 90 subjects who had entered the study by simple sampling after obtaining consent, using a balanced block randomization with three blocks in three groups (30 subjects ) Are placed. All three groups of multivitamin tablets (weekly one) to prevent fat-soluble vitamin deficiencies and 40 mg of dimethicone three times a day will improve the symptoms of bleeding from orlistat and daily acarbose for 6 months.
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Settings and conduct
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1- Calculation of BMI and measurement of FBS, TG, LDL, HDL, cholesterol and insulin before and after intervention.
2- Setting up a diet and training the diet appropriately by a nutrition expert
3- Distribution of drugs and body weight measurement, delivery of supplements and monitoring their use, registration of possible side effects of medication, diet and diet monitoring, and physical activity on the checklist on a monthly basis.
The design is done at the Endocrine Research Center of Kerman University of Medical Sciences.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: aged 20 to 50 years / non-underlying disease and BMI> 30. Exclusion criteria: Cases of cardiovascular / gastrointestinal / malabsorption / hyperlipidemia or hypothyroidism / Cushing's disease / Previously diagnosed diabetes by a doctor or existing documentation
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Intervention groups
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1- Orlistat drug group (3 daily food supplements, 180 mg) 2- Orlistat-Acarbose group (60 mg orlistat 3 times a day with food, 25 mg acarbose three times daily at the start of meal) 3- Control group (multivitamin, weekly 1)
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Main outcome variables
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Age, sex, height, weight, BMI, FBS, LDL, HDL, TG, insulin, waist circumference, hip circumference, WHR