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
Sites (27)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alberta Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Edmonton | Canada | Unknown status |
| Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Berlin | Germany | Unknown status |
| University of Leipzig Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Leipzig | Germany | Unknown status |
| University of Ulm Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ulm | Germany | Unknown status |
| Universidad Autónoma de Madrid Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Madrid | Spain | Unknown status |
| Hôpital de la Pitié-Salpêtrière Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Paris | France | Unknown status |
| Hôpital Trousseau Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Paris | France | Unknown status |
| University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Birmingham | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
| Wellcome Trust-MRC Institute of Metabolic Science Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cambridge | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
| Hammersmith Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | London | United Kingdom | Unknown status |
| University General Hospital of Patras Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rio | Greece | Unknown status |
| Erasmus MC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rotterdam | Netherlands | Unknown status |
| Synexus Clinical Research US, Inc.- Primary Care Associates, PC Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Anderson | United States | Unknown status |
| University at Buffalo Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Buffalo | United States | Unknown status |
| Synexus Clinical Research US, Inc. - Phoenix Southeast Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chandler | United States | Unknown status |
| Wake Research TN Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chattanooga | United States | Unknown status |
| Obesity Institute, Geisinger Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Danville | United States | Unknown status |
| Duke University Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Durham | United States | Unknown status |
| University of Florida College of Medicine Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gainesville | United States | Unknown status |
| Marshfield Clinic Research Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Marshfield | United States | Unknown status |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nashville | United States | Unknown status |
| Childrens Hospital of Philadephia Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Philadelphia | United States | Unknown status |
| Wake Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Raleigh | United States | Unknown status |
| San Diego Wake Research Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Diego | United States | Unknown status |
| Honor Health Research Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Scottsdale | United States | Unknown status |
| Seattle Children's Research Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seattle | United States | Unknown status |
| Baystate Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Springfield | United States | Unknown status |
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