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. 2016 Nov 29;2016(11):CD012436. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012436
Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (Cochrane Register of Studies)
Part I: Obesity
1. MESH DESCRIPTOR Obesity
2. MESH DESCRIPTOR Obesity, Morbid
3. MESH DESCRIPTOR Obesity, Abdominal
4. MESH DESCRIPTOR Pediatric Obesity
5. MESH DESCRIPTOR Overweight
6. MESH DESCRIPTOR Weight Loss
7. (adipos* or obes*):TI,AB,KY
8. (overweight* or over weight*):TI,AB,KY
9. (weight adj2 (reduc* or los* or control* or gain*)):TI,AB,KY
10. #1 or #2 or #3 or #4 or #5 or #6 or #7 or #8 or #9
Part II: Anti‐obesity drugs
11. MESH DESCRIPTOR Anti‐Obesity Agents
12. MESH DESCRIPTOR Appetite Depressants
13. ((anti obes* or antiobes* or weight loss) adj3 (agent* or drug* or medicine* or pharmac*)):TI,AB,KY
14. (appetite adj3 (suppress* or depress*)):TI,AB,KY
15. ((anorexi* or anorectic*) adj3 (agent* or drug*)):TI,AB,KY
16. anorectics:TI,AB,KY
17. metformin*:TI,AB,KY
18. exenatide*:TI,AB,KY
19. liraglutid*:TI,AB,KY
20. dulaglutid*:TI,AB,KY
21. albiglutid*:TI,AB,KY
22. taspoglutid*:TI,AB,KY
23. lixisenatid*:TI,AB,KY
24. semaglutid*:TI,AB,KY
25. orlistat*:TI,AB,KY
26. cetilistat*:TI,AB,KY
27. sibutramin*:TI,AB,KY
28. fluoxetin*:TI,AB,KY
29. rimonabant*:TI,AB,KY
30. lorcaserin*:TI,AB,KY
31. benzphetamin*:TI,AB,KY
32. diethylpropion*:TI,AB,KY
33. phendimetrazin*:TI,AB,KY
34. mazindol*:TI,AB,KY
35. (phentermin* or chlorphentermin* or mephentermin*):TI,AB,KY
36. (phentermin* adj3 topiramat*):TI,AB,KY
37. (bupropion* adj3 naltrexon*):TI,AB,KY
38. (bupropion* adj3 zonisamid*):TI,AB,KY
39. beloranib*:TI,AB,KY
40. velneperit*:TI,AB,KY
41. tesofensin*:TI,AB,KY
42. #11 or #12 or #13 or #14 or #15 or#16 or #17 or #18 or #19 or #20 or #21 or #22 or #23 or #24 or #25 or #26 or #27 or #28 or #29 or #30 or #31 or #32 or #33 or #34 or #35 or #36 or #37 or #38 or #39 or #40 or #41
Part III: Part I + Part II
43. #10 and #42
44. MESH DESCRIPTOR Obesity WITH QUALIFIERS DT
45. MESH DESCRIPTOR Obesity, Morbid WITH QUALIFIERS DT
46. MESH DESCRIPTOR Weight Loss WITH QUALIFIERS DT
47. MESH DESCRIPTOR Overweight WITH QUALIFIERS DT
48. #43 or #44 or #45 or #46 or #47
Part IV: Population
49. MESH DESCRIPTOR Adolescent
50. MESH DESCRIPTOR Child
51. MESH DESCRIPTOR Pediatrics
52. minors:TI,AB,KY
53. (boy or boys or boyhood):TI,AB,KY
54. girl*:TI,AB,KY
55. (kid or kids):TI,AB,KY
56. (child* or schoolchild*):TI,AB,KY
57. adolescen*:TI,AB,KY
58. juvenil*:TI,AB,KY
59. youth*:TI,AB,KY
60. (teen* or preteen*):TI,AB,KY
61. (underage* or under age*):TI,AB,KY
62. pubescen*:TI,AB,KY
63. p?ediatric*:TI,AB,KY
64. #49 or #50 or #51 or #52 or #53 or #54 or #55 or #56 or #57 or #58 or #59 or #60 or #61 or #62 or #63
Part V: Part III AND IV
65. #48 and #64
66. MESH DESCRIPTOR Pediatric Obesity WITH QUALIFIERS DT
67. #65 or #66
MEDLINE (OvidSP)
Part I: Obesity
1 Obesity/
2 Obesity, Morbid/
3 Obesity, Abdominal/
4 Pediatric Obesity/
5 Overweight/
6 Weight Loss/
7 (adipos* or obes*).tw.
8 (overweight* or over weight*).tw.
9 (weight adj2 (reduc* or los* or control* or gain*)).tw.
10 or/1‐9
Part II: Anti‐obesity drugs
11 Anti‐Obesity Agents/
12 Appetite Depressants/
13 ((anti obes* or antiobes* or weight loss) adj3 (agent* or drug* or medicine* or pharmac*)).tw.
14 (appetite adj3 (suppress* or depress*)).mp.
15 ((anorexi* or anorectic*) adj (agent* or drug*)).tw.
16 anorectics.tw.
17 metformin*.mp.
18 exenatide*.mp.
19 liraglutid*.mp.
20 dulaglutid*.mp.
21 albiglutid*.mp.
22 taspoglutid*.mp.
23 lixisenatid*.mp.
24 semaglutid*.mp.
25 orlistat*.mp.
26 cetilistat*.mp.
27 sibutramin*.mp.
28 fluoxetin*.mp.
29 rimonabant*.mp.
30 lorcaserin*.mp.
31 benzphetamin*.mp.
32 diethylpropion*.mp.
33 phendimetrazin*.mp.
34 mazindol*.mp.
35 (phentermin* or chlorphentermin* or mephentermin*).mp.
36 ((phentermin* adj3 topiramat*) or phentermine?topiramat*).mp.
37 ((bupropion* adj3 naltrexon*) or bupropion?naltrexon*).mp.
38 ((bupropion* adj3 zonisamid*) or bupropion?zonisamid*).mp.
39 beloranib*.mp.
40 velneperit*.mp.
41 tesofensin*.mp.
42 or/11‐41
Part III: Part I + Part II and additional MeSH/subheading combination
43 10 and 42
44 Obesity/dt [drug therapy]
45 Obesity, Morbid/dt [drug therapy]
46 Weight Loss/dt [drug therapy]
47 Overweight/dt [drug therapy]
48 or/43‐47
Part IV: Population [based onLeclercq 2013]
49 Adolescent/
50 Child/
51 Pediatrics/
52 minors.tw.
53 (boy or boys or boyhood).tw.
54 girl*.tw.
55 (kid or kids).tw.
56 (child* or schoolchild*).tw.
57 adolescen*.tw.
58 juvenil*.tw.
59 youth*.tw.
60 (teen* or preteen*).tw.
61 (underage* or under age*).tw.
62 pubescen*.tw.
63 p?ediatric*.tw.
64 or/49‐63
Part V: Part III AND IV and additional MeSH/subheading combination
65 48 and 64
66 Pediatric Obesity/dt
67 65 or 66
Part VI: Study filter [Cochrane Handbook 2008 RCT filter ‐ sensitivity max. version]
68 randomized controlled trial.pt.
69 controlled clinical trial.pt.
70 randomi?ed.ab.
71 placebo.ab.
72 drug therapy.fs.
73 randomly.ab.
74 trial.ab.
75 groups.ab.
76 or/68‐75
77 exp animals/ not humans/
78 76 not 77
Part VII: Part V + Part VI
79 67 and 78
Embase (OvidSP)
Part I: Obesity
1 obesity/
2 morbid obesity/
3 abdominal obesity/
4 childhood obesity/
5 weight reduction/
6 (adipos* or obes*).tw.
7 (overweight* or over weight*).tw.
8 (weight adj2 (reduc* or los* or control* or gain*)).tw.
9 or/1‐8
Part II: Anti‐obesity drugs
10 antiobesity agent/
11 anorexigenic agent/
12 ((anti obes* or antiobes* or weight loss) adj3 (agent* or drug* or medicine* or pharmac*)).tw.
13 (appetite adj3 (suppress* or depress*)).tw.
14 ((anorexi* or anorectic*) adj (agent* or drug*)).tw.
15 anorectics.tw.
16 metformin*.mp.
17 exenatide*.mp.
18 liraglutid*.mp.
19 dulaglutid*.mp.
20 albiglutid*.mp.
21 taspoglutid*.mp.
22 lixisenatid*.mp.
23 semaglutid*.mp.
24 orlistat*.mp.
25 cetilistat*.mp.
26 sibutramin*.mp.
27 fluoxetin*.mp.
28 rimonabant*.mp.
29 lorcaserin*.mp.
30 benzphetamin*.mp.
31 diethylpropion*.mp.
32 phendimetrazin*.mp.
33 mazindol*.mp.
34 (phentermin* or chlorphentermin* or mephentermin*).mp.
35 ((phentermin* adj3 topiramat*) or phentermine?topiramat*).mp.
36 ((bupropion* adj3 naltrexon*) or bupropion?naltrexon*).mp.
37 ((bupropion* adj3 zonisamid*) or bupropion?zonisamid*).mp.
38 beloranib*.mp.
39 velneperit*.mp.
40 tesofensin*.mp.
41 or/10‐40
Part III: Part I + Part II and additional MeSH/subheading combination
42 9 and 41
43 obesity/dt [drug therapy]
44 morbid obesity/dt [drug therapy]
45 weight reduction/dt [drug therapy]
46 or/42‐45
Part IV: Population [adapted fromLeclercq 2013]
47 juvenile/
48 adolescent/
49 child/
50 preschool child/
51 schoolchild/
52 pediatrics/
53 minors.tw.
54 (boy or boys or boyhood).tw.
55 girl*.tw.
56 (kid or kids).tw.
57 (child* or schoolchild*).tw.
58 adolescen*.tw.
59 juvenil*.tw.
60 youth*.tw.
61 (teen* or preteen*).tw.
62 (underage* or under age*).tw.
63 pubescen*.tw.
64 p?ediatric*.tw.
65 or/47‐64
Part V: Part III AND IV and additional MeSH/subheading combination
66 46 and 65
67 childhood obesity/dt
68 66 or 67
Part VI: Study filter [Wong 2006afilter – BS version]
69 random*.tw. or clinical trial*.mp. or exp health care quality/
Part VII: Part V + Part VI
70 68 and 69
71 limit 70 to embase
LILACS (IAHx)
((MH:"Obesity" OR MH:"Obesity, Morbid" OR MH:"Obesity, Abdominal" OR MH:"Pediatric Obesity" OR MH:"Overweight" OR MH:"Weight Loss" OR adipos$ OR obes$ OR overweight$ OR "over weight" OR sobrepes$ OR "exceso de peso" OR "excesso de peso" OR "weight reduction" OR "weight loss" OR "weight control") AND (MH:"Obesity/drug therapy" OR MH:"Obesity, Morbid/drug therapy" OR MH:"Overweight/drug therapy" OR MH:"Weight Loss/drug therapy" OR MH:"Anti‐Obesity Agents" OR MH:"Appetite Depressants" OR "farmacos antiobesidad" OR "farmacos antiobesidade" OR "depresores del apetito" OR "depressores do apetite" OR metformin$ OR exenatide$ OR liraglutid$ OR dulaglutid$ OR albiglutid$ OR taspoglutid$ OR lixisenatid$ OR semaglutid$ OR orlistat$ OR cetilistat$ OR sibutramin$ OR fluoxetin$ OR rimonabant$ OR lorcaserin$ OR benzphetamin$ OR diethylpropion$ OR phendimetrazin$ OR mazindol$ OR phentermin$ or chlorphentermin$ or mephentermin$ OR (phentermin$ AND topiramat$) OR (bupropion$ AND (naltrexon$ OR zonisamid$)) OR beloranib$ OR velneperit$ OR tesofensin$) AND (MH:"Adolescent" OR MH:"Child" OR MH:"Pediatrics" OR minors OR boy OR boys OR girl$ OR kid OR kids OR child$ OR schoolchild$ OR escolar$ OR adolescen$ OR preadolescen$ OR juvenil$ OR juventud$ OR youth$ OR teen$ OR preteen$ OR underage$ OR pubescen$ OR paediatri$ OR pediatri$ OR joven$ OR jovem$ OR niños OR niñas OR crianca$ OR menin$ OR "menor de edad" OR "menores de edad" OR "menor de idade" OR "menores de idade") OR MH:"Pediatric Obesity/drug therapy")
+ Controlled Clinical Trial
PubMed (only subsets not available on Ovid)
#1 Part I: Obesity
adipos*[tw] OR obes*[tw] OR overweight*[tw] OR over weight*[tw] OR weight reduc*[tw] OR weight los*[tw] OR weight control*[tw] OR weight gain*[tw]
#2 Part II: Antiobesity drugs
anti obesity agent*[tw] OR antiobesity agent*[tw] OR anti obesity drug*[tw] OR antiobesity drug*[tw] OR weight loss agent[tw] OR weight loss drug[tw] OR appetite suppress*[tw] OR appetite depress*[tw] OR anorexigenic agent*[tw] OR anorexigenic drug*[tw] OR anorectics[tw] OR metformin*[tw] OR exenatide*[tw] OR liraglutid*[tw] OR dulaglutid*[tw] OR albiglutid*[tw] OR taspoglutid*[tw] OR lixisenatid*[tw] OR semaglutid*[tw] OR orlistat*[tw] OR cetilistat*[tw] OR sibutramin*[tw] OR fluoxetin*[tw] OR rimonabant*[tw] OR lorcaserin*[tw] OR benzphetamin*[tw] OR diethylpropion*[tw] OR phendimetrazin*[tw] OR mazindol*[tw] OR phentermin*[tw] OR chlorphentermin*[tw] OR mephentermin*[tw] OR topiramat*[tw] OR bupropion*[tw] OR naltrexon*[tw] OR zonisamid*[tw] OR beloranib*[tw] OR velneperit*[tw] OR tesofensin*[tw]
#3 Part III: Part I + Part II
#1 AND #2
#4 Part IV: Population
minors[tw] OR boy[tw] OR boys[tw] OR boyhood[tw] OR girl*[tw] OR kid[tw] OR kids[tw] OR child*[tw] OR schoolchild*[tw] OR adolescen*[tw] OR juvenil*[tw] OR youth*[tw] OR teen*[tw] OR preteen*[tw] OR underage*[tw] OR under age*[tw] OR pubescen*[tw] OR paediatric*[tw] OR pediatric*[tw]
#5 Part V: Part III AND IV
#3 AND #4
#6 Part VI: Limiting to subsets not available on Ovid
#5 not medline[sb] not pmcbook
ICTRP Search Portal (Standard search)
obes* AND child* OR
obes* AND schoolchild* OR
obes* AND adolesc* OR
obes* AND young* OR
obes* AND pediatric* OR
obes* AND teen* OR
obes* AND preteen* OR
obes* AND juvenil* OR
obes* AND minors OR
obes* AND boy* OR
obes* AND girl* OR
obes* AND kids OR
obes* AND youth* OR
obes* AND underage* OR
obes* AND pube* OR
overweight* AND child* OR
overweight* AND schoolchild* OR
overweight* AND adolesc* OR
overweight* AND young* OR
overweight* AND pediatric* OR
overweight* AND teen* OR
overweight* AND preteen* OR
overweight* AND juvenil* OR
overweight* AND minors OR
overweight* AND boy* OR
overweight* AND girl* OR
overweight* AND kids OR
overweight* AND youth* OR
overweight* AND underage* OR
overweight* AND pube*
ClinicalTrials.gov (Expert search)
( obese OR overweight OR obesity ) [DISEASE] AND ( drug or drugs OR agent OR agents OR appetite OR metformin OR exenatide OR liraglutide OR dulaglutide OR albiglutide OR taspoglutide OR lixisenatide OR semaglutide OR orlistat OR cetilistat OR sibutramine OR fluoxetine OR rimonabant OR lorcaserin OR benzphetamine OR diethylpropion OR phendimetrazine OR mazindol OR phentermine OR chlorphentermine OR mephentermine OR topiramate OR bupropion OR naltrexone OR zonisamide OR beloranib OR velneperit OR tesofensine ) [TREATMENT] AND INFLECT EXACT "Child" [AGE‐GROUP]