Table 1.
Key eligibility criteria.
Key inclusion criteria | |
• Adult males or females aged ≥18 years • Body mass index ≥30 kg/m2 |
• Apnea-hypopnea index ≥15 events/hour • History of ≥1 self-reported unsuccessful dietary effort to lose body weight |
Key exclusion criteria | |
Diabetes related | |
• HbA1c ≥6.5% at V1, and history of type 1 or 2 diabetes mellitus, ketoacidosis, or hyperosmolar state/coma | |
OSA related | |
• Any previous or planned surgery for sleep apnea or major ear, nose, or throat surgery • Significant craniofacial abnormalities that may affect breathing • Diagnosis of central or mixed sleep apnea, or diagnosis of Cheyne-Stokes respiration |
• Active device treatment of OSA other than positive airway pressure therapy • Respiratory and neuromuscular diseases that could interfere with the trial results |
Obesity related | |
• Have a self-reported change in body weight >5 kg within 3 months prior to screening |
• Have a prior or planned surgical or endoscopic treatment for obesity |
Medical | |
• History of disorder, other than OSA, associated with insomnia or excessive daytime sleepiness • Impaired renal function, defined as eGFR <30 mL/min/1.73 m2 • Known clinically significant gastric emptying abnormality or use of drugs affecting gastrointestinal motility • History of chronic or acute pancreatitis • Thyroid-stimulating hormone outside the range of 0.4–6.0 mIU/L • Obesity induced by other endocrinologic disorders, or monogenetic or syndromic forms of obesity • Deemed to be at significant risk for suicide per C-SSRS or investigator’s judgment • Patient Health Questionnaire-9 score of ≥15 at V1 or V2, prior to randomization • Uncontrolled hypertension (SBP ≥160 mmHg and/or DBP ≥100 mmHg) • Acute MI, cerebrovascular accident (stroke), unstable angina, or hospitalization due to CHF within 3 months prior to randomization • History of (<3 months prior to V1) or planned cardiovascular procedure • NYHA functional class IV CHF • Calcitonin level ≥20 ng/L at screening, if eGFR ≥60 mL/min/1.73 m2, or ≥35 ng/L, if eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2 • Acute or chronic hepatitis or other liver disease (excluding nonalcoholic fatty liver disease) • ALT >3 × ULN for the reference range or ALP >1.5 × ULN or total bilirubin >1.2 × ULN (except for Gilbert syndrome) |
• History of or in remission from malignancy (other than basal or squamous cell skin cancer, in situ carcinomas of the cervix, or in situ prostate cancer) for <5 years • Family or personal history of MTC or MEN2 • History of marijuana use within <3 months of V1 and unwillingness to abstain from it during the trial • Have had a transplanted organ (corneal transplants [keratoplasty] allowed) or awaiting an organ transplant • Requires the use of supplemental oxygen • Concomitant therapy (current or within 3 months prior to screening) • Use of a GLP-1 RA <3 months prior to V1 • Use of metformin or any other glucose-lowering medication (whether prescribed for PCOS or diabetes prevention) • Use of systemic glucocorticoid therapy • Use of medications that may cause weight gain such as tricyclic antidepressants, atypical antipsychotics, and mood stabilizers • Use of medication or alternative therapies that promote weight loss • Use of stimulants <3 months prior to V1 • Use of hypnotics, mirtazapine, opioids, or trazodone <3 months prior to V1 • Use of any over-the-counter or prescription medications that could affect the evaluation of excessive sleepiness |
Abbreviations: ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; DBF, diastolic blood pressures; CHF, congestive heart failure; C-SSRS, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; GLP-1 RA, glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist; MEN2 multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2; MI, myocardial infarction; MTC, medullary thyroid cancer; NYHA, New York Heart Association; OSA, obstructive sleep apnea; PCOS, polycystic ovary syndrome; SBP, systolic blood pressure; ULN, upper limit of normal; V1, Visit 1; V2, Visit 2.