E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Cardiovascular Diseases [C14] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 15.0 |
E.1.2 | Level | PT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10029883 |
E.1.2 | Term | Obesity |
E.1.2 | System Organ Class | 10027433 - Metabolism and nutrition disorders |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
To investigate whether obesity is associated with a reduced response to low-dose aspirin and to characterize the determinants of this abnormal response. |
Studiare se l’obesità è associata ad una ridotta risposta al trattamento con basse dosi di aspirina e studiarne i possibili meccanismi. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
willingness to participate expressed through an informed consent
- obesity defined as BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2
- age: 18-60 yrs
- blood pressure within the normal limits, with or without pharmacological control
- blood cholesterol within the normal limits with or without pharmacological control. Permitted medications will be: oral contraceptives, statins, anti-hypertensive drugs, paracetamol as antipyretic/analgesic drug. |
1. disponibilità a partecipare e firma del consenso informato
2. obesità definita come BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2
3. età compresa tra 18 e 60 anni
4. normotesi con o senza trattamento farmacologico
5. valori di colesterolemia entro i limiti normali con o senza trattamento farmacologico
Farmaci permessi: contraccettivi orali, statine, anti-ipertensivi, paracetamolo. |
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Previous major thrombotic events (both arterial and venous)
- Smoking habits (>3 cigarettes/day)
- overt diabetes
- un-controlled hypertension
- severe liver or kidney impairment
- need for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), antiplatelet or anticoagulant treatments
- Pregnancy or lactation |
1. tabagismo
2. diabete conclamato
3. ipertensione non controllata
4. disfunzione epatica e renale
5. trattamento con FANS, antipiastrinici o anticoagulanti
6. gravidanza o allattamento |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
To investigate the kinetics of aspirin responsiveness in otherwise healthy obese subjects, measured as serum TXB2. |
Studiare la cinetica della risposta all’aspirina in soggetti obesi, misurata come TXB2 sierico, in funzione della durata del trattamento e della sua sospensione |
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E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) |
To evaluate the effect of successful weight loss on aspirin responsiveness |
Valutare l’effetto della riduzione ponderale sulla cinetica della risposta |
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E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | Yes |
E.6.3 | Therapy | No |
E.6.4 | Safety | No |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | No |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | No |
E.8.2.3 | Other | Yes |
E.8.2.3.1 | Comparator description |
STESSO FARMACO DIVERSA DURATA DI TRATTAMENTO |
DIFFERENT TREATMENT DURATION |
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E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 4 |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 1 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | No |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 24 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 24 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |