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IMPROVEMENTS IN HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE WITH LIRAGLUTIDE 3.0 MG COMPARED WITH PLACEBO FOR WEIGHT MANAGEMENT
AACE ePoster Library. Kolotkin R. 05/13/15; 97767; 610
Ronette Kolotkin
Ronette Kolotkin
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Objective: Obesity has a negative impact on health-related quality of life
(HRQoL), the degree of which is dependent upon the severity of obesity.
The Satiety and Clinical Adiposity - Liraglutide Evidence (SCALE) Obesity
and Prediabetes study aimed to investigate the effect of liraglutide 3.0 mg,
as adjunct to diet and exercise, on HRQoL in non-diabetic obese or
overweight subjects, with or without pre-diabetes.

Methods: Individuals (BMI ≥27 kg/m with ≥1 comorbidity or ≥30 kg/m )
were advised on a 500 kcal/day deficit diet and a 150 min/week exercise
program, and randomized 2:1 to once-daily s.c. liraglutide 3.0 mg (n=2487)
or placebo (n=1244). HRQoL outcomes, assessed in subjects from
countries with validated translations (82% of randomized) at baseline, 6
months and 1 year (end of trial), utilized Impact of Weight on Quality of
Life-Lite (IWQOL-Lite) and Short-Form 36 v2 (SF-36) questionnaires. The
Treatment-Related Impact Measure-Weight (TRIM-Weight) was completed
at 6 months and end of trial. Data were reported as observed means±SD
and estimated treatment differences (ED), derived using ANCOVA with
LOCF.

Results or Case Presentation: Baseline characteristics: 78.5% female,
age 45.1 years, weight 106.2 kg, BMI 38.3 kg/m (all means). Individuals on
liraglutide 3.0 mg had significantly greater improvements in IWQOL-Lite total
score [(10.6±13.3) vs. placebo (7.6±12.8; ED 3.1 [95%CI: 2.2;4.0];
p<0.0001)] and SF-36 physical (PCS) and mental component (MCS)
summary scores (PCS, 3.6±6.8; MCS, 0.2±8.1) vs. placebo (PCS, 2.2±7.7;
MCS, -0.9±9.1) (ED PCS 1.7 [95%CI: 1.2;2.2], p<0.0001; and MCS 0.9
[95%CI: 0.3;1.5, p=0.003]), which accompanied greater weight loss from
baseline (-8.0±6.7%) compared with placebo (-2.6±5.7%; ED -5.4%
[95%CI: -5.8;-5.0]; p<0.0001)). All sub-domain scores of the IWQOL-Lite
and SF-36 were significantly improved with liraglutide 3.0 mg vs. placebo.
Odds of achieving a minimally clinically important improvement were higher
with liraglutide 3.0 mg vs. placebo for IWQOL-Lite total score (1.59
[1.35;1.88], p<0.001) and SF-36 PCS (1.69 [1.43; 2.00] p<0.0001). The
TRIM-Weight total score was also higher at end of trial with liraglutide 3.0
mg (83.1±10.7) vs. placebo (81.0±9.4; ED 2.1 [95%CI: 1.3;3.0], p<0.0001).

Discussion: Use of liraglutide 3.0 mg, in addition to diet and exercise, was
associated with clinically meaningful improvements in physical domains of
HRQoL vs. placebo.

Conclusion: Treatment with liraglutide 3.0 mg significantly improves
HRQoL, including physical function and mental health, in patients who are
overweight or have obesity, compared with placebo.
Objective: Obesity has a negative impact on health-related quality of life
(HRQoL), the degree of which is dependent upon the severity of obesity.
The Satiety and Clinical Adiposity - Liraglutide Evidence (SCALE) Obesity
and Prediabetes study aimed to investigate the effect of liraglutide 3.0 mg,
as adjunct to diet and exercise, on HRQoL in non-diabetic obese or
overweight subjects, with or without pre-diabetes.

Methods: Individuals (BMI ≥27 kg/m with ≥1 comorbidity or ≥30 kg/m )
were advised on a 500 kcal/day deficit diet and a 150 min/week exercise
program, and randomized 2:1 to once-daily s.c. liraglutide 3.0 mg (n=2487)
or placebo (n=1244). HRQoL outcomes, assessed in subjects from
countries with validated translations (82% of randomized) at baseline, 6
months and 1 year (end of trial), utilized Impact of Weight on Quality of
Life-Lite (IWQOL-Lite) and Short-Form 36 v2 (SF-36) questionnaires. The
Treatment-Related Impact Measure-Weight (TRIM-Weight) was completed
at 6 months and end of trial. Data were reported as observed means±SD
and estimated treatment differences (ED), derived using ANCOVA with
LOCF.

Results or Case Presentation: Baseline characteristics: 78.5% female,
age 45.1 years, weight 106.2 kg, BMI 38.3 kg/m (all means). Individuals on
liraglutide 3.0 mg had significantly greater improvements in IWQOL-Lite total
score [(10.6±13.3) vs. placebo (7.6±12.8; ED 3.1 [95%CI: 2.2;4.0];
p<0.0001)] and SF-36 physical (PCS) and mental component (MCS)
summary scores (PCS, 3.6±6.8; MCS, 0.2±8.1) vs. placebo (PCS, 2.2±7.7;
MCS, -0.9±9.1) (ED PCS 1.7 [95%CI: 1.2;2.2], p<0.0001; and MCS 0.9
[95%CI: 0.3;1.5, p=0.003]), which accompanied greater weight loss from
baseline (-8.0±6.7%) compared with placebo (-2.6±5.7%; ED -5.4%
[95%CI: -5.8;-5.0]; p<0.0001)). All sub-domain scores of the IWQOL-Lite
and SF-36 were significantly improved with liraglutide 3.0 mg vs. placebo.
Odds of achieving a minimally clinically important improvement were higher
with liraglutide 3.0 mg vs. placebo for IWQOL-Lite total score (1.59
[1.35;1.88], p<0.001) and SF-36 PCS (1.69 [1.43; 2.00] p<0.0001). The
TRIM-Weight total score was also higher at end of trial with liraglutide 3.0
mg (83.1±10.7) vs. placebo (81.0±9.4; ED 2.1 [95%CI: 1.3;3.0], p<0.0001).

Discussion: Use of liraglutide 3.0 mg, in addition to diet and exercise, was
associated with clinically meaningful improvements in physical domains of
HRQoL vs. placebo.

Conclusion: Treatment with liraglutide 3.0 mg significantly improves
HRQoL, including physical function and mental health, in patients who are
overweight or have obesity, compared with placebo.

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