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NCT03651765CompletedPhase 2/3

Long Term Extension Trial of Setmelanotide

Long Term Extension Trial of Setmelanotide (RM-493) for Patients Who Have Completed a Trial of Setmelanotide for the Treatment of Obesity Associated With Genetic Defects Upstream of the MC4 Receptor in the Leptin-melanocortin Pathway

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 31 May 2025

Brief summary (registry, in English)

This was a long-term extension trial to study the safety and tolerability of continued setmelanotide treatment in participants who had completed a previous clinical trial on treatment with setmelanotide for obesity associated with genetic defects upstream of the Melanocortin-4 (MC4) receptor in the leptin-melanocortin pathway.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
205 (actual)
First submitted
18 Jan 2018
Start date
15 Jul 2018
Primary completion date
9 Jan 2025
Lead sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Diseases
Obesity
NCT number
NCT03651765
EudraCT number
2017-005006-35

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2/3
  • Participants enrolled: 205
  • From 15 Jul 2018 to the primary completion date, 9 Jan 2025
  • 27 sites in 8 countries
  • Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who cannot take part

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Other illness

  • Current, clinically significant disease
  • Documented diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality disorder, major depressive disorder, or other psychiatric disorder(s)
  • History of significant liver disease
  • History or close family history of melanoma or participant history of oculocutaneous albinism
    • Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Lab values

  • Moderate to severe renal dysfunction as defined by a glomerular filtration rate (GFR)\<30 milliliters per minute (mL/min).

Other

  • Pregnant and/or breastfeeding women
  • Significant dermatologic findings relating to melanoma or pre-melanoma skin lesions (excluding non-invasive basal or squamous cell lesion)
  • Suicidal ideation, attempt or behavior

Who the study is looking for

  • Participants aged 2 or older (or aged \>2 years as per local regulations) who had completed participation in a previous setmelanotide trial and demonstrated adequate safety and meaningful clinical benefit (efficacy)
  • Participant and/or parent or guardian was able to communicate with the investigator, understand and sign the written informed consent/assent, and comply with the trial requirements
  • Agree to use a highly effective form of contraception throughout the trial

Age in the registry: 2 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (27)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
University of Alberta
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EdmontonCanadaUnknown status
Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
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BerlinGermanyUnknown status
University of Leipzig
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LeipzigGermanyUnknown status
University of Ulm
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UlmGermanyUnknown status
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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MadridSpainUnknown status
Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière
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ParisFranceUnknown status
Hôpital Trousseau
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ParisFranceUnknown status
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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BirminghamUnited KingdomUnknown status
Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science
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CambridgeUnited KingdomUnknown status
Hammersmith Hospital
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
University General Hospital of Patras
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RioGreeceUnknown status
Erasmus MC
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RotterdamNetherlandsUnknown status
Synexus Clinical Research US, Inc.- Primary Care Associates, PC
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AndersonUnited StatesUnknown status
University at Buffalo
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BuffaloUnited StatesUnknown status
Synexus Clinical Research US, Inc. - Phoenix Southeast
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ChandlerUnited StatesUnknown status
Wake Research TN
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ChattanoogaUnited StatesUnknown status
Obesity Institute, Geisinger Clinic
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DanvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Duke University Medical Center
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DurhamUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Florida College of Medicine
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GainesvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Marshfield Clinic Research Institute
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MarshfieldUnited StatesUnknown status
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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NashvilleUnited StatesUnknown status
Childrens Hospital of Philadephia
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PhiladelphiaUnited StatesUnknown status
Wake Research
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RaleighUnited StatesUnknown status
San Diego Wake Research
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San DiegoUnited StatesUnknown status
Honor Health Research Institute
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ScottsdaleUnited StatesUnknown status
Seattle Children's Research Institute
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SeattleUnited StatesUnknown status
Baystate Medical Center
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SpringfieldUnited StatesUnknown status

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