Obesity and Cardiovascular Risk

The OBESIAL (Obesity Structured Intervention in Algeria) study aims to evaluate the clinical, metabolic, and organisational impact of a structured multidisciplinary obesity care pathway implemented under real-world conditions.

The purpose of this study is to learn about the effects of BGE-102 on blood biomarkers including hsCRP, which is a lab value used to measure inflammation. BGE-102 decreases inflammation which may improve obesity and cardiovascular health. Participants will receive either BGE-102 or placebo. This study will be checking safety and tolerability of BGE-102.

Obesity is a chronic disease of global public health concern, contributing to cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and certain cancers. Currently approved anti-obesity drugs and surgery are expensive and not readily available in Nigeria. Metformin, approved for type 2 diabetes, has been shown to promote weight loss among obese patients in high income countries. However, metformin's effects have not yet been demonstrated in Black African populations, which may have different genetic and environmental predispositions to obesity and to the effect of metformin. This blinded, placebo-controlled, randomized trial is determining the effect of metformin on weight loss, cardiovascular disease risk and insulin resistance in Black Nigerians.