TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of Liraglutide Treatment on Prediabetes and Overweight or Obesity in Clozapine- or Olanzapine-Treated Patients With Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder
T2 - A Randomized Clinical Trial
AU - Larsen, Julie R
AU - Vedtofte, Louise
AU - Jakobsen, Mathilde S L
AU - Jespersen, Hans R
AU - Jakobsen, Michelle I
AU - Svensson, Camilla K
AU - Koyuncu, Kamuran
AU - Schjerning, Ole
AU - Oturai, Peter S
AU - Kjaer, Andreas
AU - Nielsen, Jimmi
AU - Holst, Jens J
AU - Ekstrøm, Claus T
AU - Correll, Christoph U
AU - Vilsbøll, Tina
AU - Fink-Jensen, Anders
PY - 2017/7/1
Y1 - 2017/7/1
N2 - IMPORTANCE Compared with the general population, patients with schizophrenia have a 2- to 3-fold higher mortality rate primarily caused by cardiovascular disease. Previous interventions designed to counteract antipsychotic-induced weight gain and cardiometabolic disturbances reported limited effects. OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist liraglutide added to clozapine or olanzapine treatment of schizophrenia spectrum disorders. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This randomized clinical double-blind trial enrolled participants at 2 clinical sites in Denmark. Of 214 eligible participants with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, 103 were randomized to liraglutide or placebo. Participants received stable treatment with clozapine or olanzapine, were overweight or obese, and had prediabetes. Data were collected from May 1, 2013, through February 25, 2016. INTERVENTIONS Treatment for 16 weeks with once-daily subcutaneous injection of liraglutide or placebo. Trial drug therapy was titrated during the first 2 weeks of the study. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary end pointwas change in glucose tolerance estimated by a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test result. Secondary end points included change in body weight and cardiometabolic parameters. RESULTS Ofthe103patientsundergoingrandomization(60men[58.3%]and43women[41.7%]), 97were included in the efficacy analysis, with amean(SD) age of42.5 (10.5) years andmean(SD) bodymassindex(calculatedasweightinkilogramsdividedbyheightinmeterssquared)of33.8(5.9). The liraglutide and placebo groups had comparable characteristics (mean [SD] age, 42.1 [10.7] vs 43.0[10.5] years; 30 men in each group; mean [SD] body mass index, 33.7 [5.1] vs 33.9 [6.6]). Atotal of96randomized participants (93.2%) completed the trial. Glucose tolerance improvedin the liraglutidegroupcomparedwith theplacebogroup(P< .001). Altogether, 30liraglutide-treated participants (63.8%) developed normal glucose tolerance compared with 8 placebo-treated participants (16.0%)(P < .001;numberneededto treat, 2).Bodyweight decreased with liraglutide compared with placebo (-5.3 kg; 95%CI, -7.0to -3.7 kg). Reductions inwaist circumference (-4.1 cm; 95%CI, -6.0to -2.3 cm), systolic blood pressure (-4.9mmHg; 95%CI, -9.5 to -0.3mmHg), visceral fat (-250.19 g; 95%CI, -459.9 to -40.5 g), and low-density lipoprotein levels (-15.4mg/dL;95%CI, -23.2to-7.7mg/dL) occurred with liraglutidecomparedwith placebo. Adverse events with liraglutide affected mainly the gastrointestinal tract. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Liraglutide significantly improved glucose tolerance, body weight, and cardiometabolic disturbances in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders treated with clozapine or olanzapine.
AB - IMPORTANCE Compared with the general population, patients with schizophrenia have a 2- to 3-fold higher mortality rate primarily caused by cardiovascular disease. Previous interventions designed to counteract antipsychotic-induced weight gain and cardiometabolic disturbances reported limited effects. OBJECTIVES To determine the effects of the glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist liraglutide added to clozapine or olanzapine treatment of schizophrenia spectrum disorders. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS This randomized clinical double-blind trial enrolled participants at 2 clinical sites in Denmark. Of 214 eligible participants with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder, 103 were randomized to liraglutide or placebo. Participants received stable treatment with clozapine or olanzapine, were overweight or obese, and had prediabetes. Data were collected from May 1, 2013, through February 25, 2016. INTERVENTIONS Treatment for 16 weeks with once-daily subcutaneous injection of liraglutide or placebo. Trial drug therapy was titrated during the first 2 weeks of the study. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The primary end pointwas change in glucose tolerance estimated by a 75-g oral glucose tolerance test result. Secondary end points included change in body weight and cardiometabolic parameters. RESULTS Ofthe103patientsundergoingrandomization(60men[58.3%]and43women[41.7%]), 97were included in the efficacy analysis, with amean(SD) age of42.5 (10.5) years andmean(SD) bodymassindex(calculatedasweightinkilogramsdividedbyheightinmeterssquared)of33.8(5.9). The liraglutide and placebo groups had comparable characteristics (mean [SD] age, 42.1 [10.7] vs 43.0[10.5] years; 30 men in each group; mean [SD] body mass index, 33.7 [5.1] vs 33.9 [6.6]). Atotal of96randomized participants (93.2%) completed the trial. Glucose tolerance improvedin the liraglutidegroupcomparedwith theplacebogroup(P< .001). Altogether, 30liraglutide-treated participants (63.8%) developed normal glucose tolerance compared with 8 placebo-treated participants (16.0%)(P < .001;numberneededto treat, 2).Bodyweight decreased with liraglutide compared with placebo (-5.3 kg; 95%CI, -7.0to -3.7 kg). Reductions inwaist circumference (-4.1 cm; 95%CI, -6.0to -2.3 cm), systolic blood pressure (-4.9mmHg; 95%CI, -9.5 to -0.3mmHg), visceral fat (-250.19 g; 95%CI, -459.9 to -40.5 g), and low-density lipoprotein levels (-15.4mg/dL;95%CI, -23.2to-7.7mg/dL) occurred with liraglutidecomparedwith placebo. Adverse events with liraglutide affected mainly the gastrointestinal tract. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Liraglutide significantly improved glucose tolerance, body weight, and cardiometabolic disturbances in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders treated with clozapine or olanzapine.
KW - Adult
KW - Antipsychotic Agents
KW - Benzodiazepines
KW - Clozapine
KW - Double-Blind Method
KW - Female
KW - Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor
KW - Humans
KW - Hypoglycemic Agents
KW - Liraglutide
KW - Male
KW - Middle Aged
KW - Obesity
KW - Outcome Assessment (Health Care)
KW - Overweight
KW - Prediabetic State
KW - Schizophrenia
KW - Journal Article
KW - Multicenter Study
KW - Randomized Controlled Trial
U2 - 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.1220
DO - 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2017.1220
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 28601891
SN - 2168-622X
VL - 74
SP - 719
EP - 728
JO - J A M A Psychiatry
JF - J A M A Psychiatry
IS - 7
ER -