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Efficacy and safety of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for antipsychotic-induced weight gain in individuals with schizophrenia: A systematic review and network meta-analysis of 55 clinical trials.

Mansour MEM, Alsaadany KR, Mustafa MMM, Ahmed MAE, Beddor A, Helal MM, Elgahamy AS, Kassar O, Abdelsalam F, Elmetwalli AE, Sabé M

Journal of psychopharmacology (Oxford, England)24 Dec 2025

Summary

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Results from this study1

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  1. 01HumanSystematic reviewEfficacy outcome

    In people with schizophrenia and antipsychotic-induced weight gain, semaglutide had the highest probability of being most effective for the primary outcome of weight change versus usual care (MD -13.5) in the network meta-analysis.

    In plain wordsIn people with schizophrenia and antipsychotic-related weight gain, semaglutide reduced the primary weight-change outcome more than usual care.

    Outcome
    DecreaseWeight change
    Study

    n: not reported in source

    Comparator
    Usual care
    Analysis
    Primary
    Outcome group
    Body weight · Metabolic and weight
    Studied dose
    Dose not stated

    Measurements

    Mean difference
    −13.5
    Semaglutide versus Usual care

    Source sentences

    Summary
    Regarding the weight change, the highest three interventions hold the highest probability of being the most effective therapy in weight loss compared to the Usual care group were Semagultide (MD: -13.5 [-17.3, -9.57], followed by Metformin + NutriEx (MD: -6.34, [-9.85, -2.9]), then Nizatidine (MD: -…
    1 context sentence
    Summary · context
    Only randomized placebo-controlled trials were included. We focused on anthropometric measurements and safety profiles. The primary outcome was weight change, while the secondary outcomes included waist-hip ratio, waist circumference, and hip circumference.ResultFifty-five studies were incl…

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  1. Version 3Current

    12 Oct 2026, 11:11 UTC

    Study results updated

  2. Version 2

    9 Oct 2026, 03:06 UTC

    Study data updated · source update from Europe PMC

  3. Version 1

    9 Oct 2026, 03:05 UTC

    First added · source update from Europe PMC

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