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Once-Weekly Semaglutide in Adults with Overweight or Obesity.

The New England journal of medicine ·

Human

Abstract summarized · Quality not appraised
Studied
Randomized trial testing semaglutide versus placebo, both alongside lifestyle intervention, over 68 weeks.
Who / model
1961 adults with overweight or obesity and no diabetes.
Studied dose & schedule
Dose and schedule have not yet been extracted for this summary.
Found
The two main outcomes favored semaglutide: average weight fell 14.9% versus 2.4%, and 86.4% versus 31.5% lost at least 5%. Nausea and diarrhea were common. Digestive side effects caused treatment withdrawal in 4.5% versus 0.8%.
Limits
Study limitations were not stated in the abstract. Methodological quality has not been appraised.

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Research findings apply to the population and conditions studied. This educational summary is not a treatment recommendation or a formal assessment of study quality.

Original publication ↗ · DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2032183

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