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Unless otherwise stated, search terms are free text terms; MeSH = Medical subject heading (Medline medical index term); exp = exploded MeSH; the dollar sign ($) stands for any character(s); the question mark (?) = to substitute for one or no characters; tw = text word; pt = publication type; sh = MeSH; adj = adjacent. MEDLINE: Obesity 1. exp Obesity/ 2. exp Weight Gain/ 3. exp Weight Loss/ 4. body mass index/ 5. (overweight or over weight).tw. 6. fat overload syndrom$.tw. 7. (overeat or over eat).tw. 8. (overfeed or over feed).tw. 9. (adipos$ or obes$).tw. 10. (weight adj (cyc$ or reduc$ or los$ or maint$ or decreas$ or watch$ or control$ or gain or chang$)).tw. 11. body mass inde$.tw. 12. or/1‐11 Rimonabant 13. rimonabant.tw. 14. SR141716A.ti,ab. 15. acomplia.tw. 16. 13 or 14 or 15 Obesity and Rimonabant 17. 12 and 16 Controlled Clinical Trials 18. limit 17 to humans [Limit not valid in: Ovid MEDLINE(R) In‐Process & Other Non‐Indexed Citations; records were retained] 19. randomized controlled trial.pt. 20. controlled clinical trial.pt. 21. randomized controlled trials.sh. 22. random allocation.sh. 23. double‐blind method.sh. 24. single‐blind method.sh. 25. or/19‐24 26. limit 25 to animal 27. limit 25 to human [Limit not valid in: Ovid MEDLINE(R) In‐Process & Other Non‐Indexed Citations; records were retained] 28. 26 not 27 29. 25 not 28 30. clinical trial.pt. 31. exp clinical trials/ 32. (clinic$ adj25 trial$).tw. 33. ((singl$ or doubl$ or trebl$ or tripl$) adj (mask$ or blind$)).tw. 34. placebos.sh. 35. placebo$.tw. 36. random$.tw. 37. research design.sh. 38. (latin adj square).tw. 39. or/30‐38 40. limit 39 to animal 41. limit 39 to human [Limit not valid in: Ovid MEDLINE(R) In‐Process & Other Non‐Indexed Citations; records were retained] 42. 40 not 41 43. 39 not 42 44. comparative study.sh. 45. exp evaluation studies/ 46. follow‐up studies.sh. 47. prospective studies.sh. 48. (control$ or prospectiv$ or volunteer$).tw. 49. cross‐over studies.sh. 50. or/ 44‐49 51. limit 50 to animal 52. limit 50 to human [Limit not valid in: Ovid MEDLINE(R) In‐Process & Other Non‐Indexed Citations; records were retained] 53. 51 not 52 54. 50 not 53 55. 29 or 43 or 54 Obesity and Rimonabant and Controlled Clinical Trials 56.18 and 55