Sarcopenia and lean-mass preservation during weight reduction — indication assessment
Loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, considered here principally as a consequence of rapid weight reduction under incretin therapy.
§1Assessment
§1.1Definition
Loss of skeletal muscle mass and function, considered here principally as a consequence of rapid weight reduction under incretin therapy.
§1.2Anchor and additional outcomes
The Institute designates one anchor outcome per indication so that estimates for different compounds are reported on a common measure. The anchor for this indication is the first outcome below.
- Change in appendicular lean mass by DXA
- Change in fat-free mass by MRI
- Grip strength
- Physical performance battery
§1.3State of the evidence
The Institute assesses 6 compounds in this indication, drawing on 6 trial records and 3 evidence syntheses. No compound is graded above low certainty in this indication, which the Institute records as the principal finding for it.[1,2]
References cited on this page
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- Wilding JPH, Batterham RL, Calanna S, Davies M, Van Gaal LF, Lingvay I, McGowan BM, Rosenstock J, Tran MTD, Wadden TA, Wharton S, Yokote K, Zeuthen N, Kushner RF. Once-weekly semaglutide in adults with overweight or obesity. New England Journal of Medicine 2021;384(11):989–1002. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2032183 · PMID 33567185
- Davies M, Færch L, Jeppesen OK, Pakseresht A, Pedersen SD, Perreault L, Rosenstock J, Shimomura I, Viljoen A, Wadden TA, Lingvay I. Semaglutide 2·4 mg once a week in adults with overweight or obesity, and type 2 diabetes (STEP 2): a randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial. The Lancet 2021;397(10278):971–984. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(21)00213-0 · PMID 33667417
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