Liraglutide 3.0 mg once daily for the treatment of overweight and obesity in patients hospitalised at a forensic psychiatric department: A 26-week open-label feasibility study.

Autor: Sass MR; Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services in the Capitol Region of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark., Christensen AMB; Psychiatric Centre Sct. Hans, Forensic Mental Health Services in the Capitol Region of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark., Christensen ML; Psychiatric Centre Sct. Hans, Forensic Mental Health Services in the Capitol Region of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark., Gruber E; Psychiatric Centre Sct. Hans, Forensic Mental Health Services in the Capitol Region of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark., Nerdrum H; Psychiatric Centre Sct. Hans, Forensic Mental Health Services in the Capitol Region of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark., Pedersen LM; Psychiatric Centre Sct. Hans, Forensic Mental Health Services in the Capitol Region of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark., Resch M; Psychiatric Centre Glostrup, Mental Health Services in the Capitol Region of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark., Jørgensen TH; Department of Cardiology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark., Ekstrøm CT; Department of Biostatistics, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.; Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark., Nielsen J; Psychiatric Centre Glostrup, Mental Health Services in the Capitol Region of Denmark, Roskilde, Denmark.; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark., Vilsbøll T; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.; Clinical Research, Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark., Fink-Jensen A; Psychiatric Centre Copenhagen, Mental Health Services in the Capitol Region of Denmark, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica [Acta Psychiatr Scand] 2024 Jul; Vol. 150 (1), pp. 35-47. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Apr 17.
DOI: 10.1111/acps.13690
Abstrakt: Introduction: Overweight and obesity constitute a major concern among patients treated at forensic psychiatric departments. The present clinical feasibility study aimed at investigating the extent to which glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) treatment with once-daily liraglutide 3.0 mg could be a feasible pharmacological treatment of these conditions in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders hospitalised in forensic psychiatry.
Methods: The 26-week, open-label feasibility study included participants aged 18-65 years diagnosed with a severe mental illness and hospitalised at a forensic psychiatric department. At the time of inclusion, all participants fulfilled the indication for using liraglutide as a treatment for overweight and obesity. Participants' baseline examinations were followed by a 26-week treatment period with liraglutide injection once daily according to a fixed uptitration schedule of liraglutide, with a target dose of 3.0 mg. Each participant attended seven visits to evaluate the efficacy and adverse events. The primary endpoint was the number of "completers", with adherence defined as >80% injections obtained in the period, weeks 12-26. Determining whether liraglutide is a feasible treatment was pre-defined to a minimum of 75% completers.
Results: Twenty-four participants were included in the study. Sex, male = 19 (79.2%). Mean age: 42.3 [25th and 75th percentiles: 39.1; 48.4] years; body mass index (BMI): 35.7 [31.7; 37.5] kg/m 2 ; glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c): 37 [35; 39] mmol/mol. Eleven out of 24 participants (46%) completed the study. For the completers, the median net body weight loss after 26 weeks of participation was -11.4 kg [-15.4; -5.9]. The net difference in HbA1C and BMI was -2.0 mmol/mol [-4; -1] and -3.6 kg/m 2 [-4.7; -1.8], respectively. The weight change and reduction in HbA1c and BMI were all statistically significant from baseline.
Conclusion: The study did not confirm our hypothesis that liraglutide is a feasible treatment for a minimum of 75% of the patients initiating treatment with liraglutide while hospitalised in a forensic psychiatric department. The high dropout rate may be due to the non-naturalistic setting of the clinical trial. For the proportion of patients compliant with the medication, liraglutide 3.0 mg was an efficient treatment for overweight.
(© 2024 The Authors. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.)
Databáze: MEDLINE