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15 September 1994 | Volume 121 Issue 6 | Pages 393-399
Objectives: To compare the effects of oral suspensions of megestrol acetate, 800 mg/d, and placebo on body weight in patients with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)-related weight loss.
Design: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.
Setting: Outpatient community and university patient care setting.
Patients: Consecutive patients with AIDS who had substantial weight loss and anorexia were enrolled. Of 271 patients, 270 and 195 were evaluable for safety and efficacy, respectively.
Interventions: Patients were randomly assigned to receive placebo or megestrol acetate (100 mg, 400 mg, or 800 mg) daily for 12 weeks.
Main Outcome Measures: The primary efficacy criterion was weight gain. Patients were evaluated at 4-week intervals for changes in weight and body composition, caloric intake, sense of well-being, toxic effects, and appetite.
Results: For evaluable patients receiving 800 mg of megestrol acetate per day, 64.2% gained 2.27 kg (5 pounds) or more compared with 21.4% of patients receiving placebo (P < 0.001). An intent-to-treat analysis showed significant differences (P = 0.002) between those receiving placebo and those receiving 800 mg of megestrol acetate for the number of patients who gained 2.27 kg (5 pounds) or more (8 of 32 [25%] compared with 38 of 61 [62.3%], respectively). Compared with patients receiving placebo at the time of maximum weight change, evaluable patients receiving megestrol acetate, 800 mg/d, reported improvement in overall well-being and had an increase in mean weight gain ( –0.725 compared with 3.54 kg [ –1.6 compared with +7.8 pounds]; P < 0.001), lean body mass ( –0.772 compared with +1.14 kg [ –1.7 compared with +2.5 pounds]; P < 0.001), appetite grade (P < 0.001), and caloric intake ( –107 compared with +645.6 calories/d; P = 0.001).
Conclusions: In patients with AIDS-related weight loss, megestrol acetate can stimulate appetite, food intake, and statistically significant weight gain that is associated with a patient-reported improvement in an overall sense of well-being.
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