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NCT06046443CompletedPhase 2

A Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of LB54640 in Patients With Hypothalamic Obesity

A Randomized, Placebo-controlled, Double-Blind Phase 2 Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of LB54640 in Patients With Hypothalamic Obesity, With an Open-Label Extension

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 30 Oct 2026

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The goal of this study was to determine how well LB54640 (also known as bivamelagon) worked and how safe it was in participants with Hypothalamic Obesity (HO). The study evaluated the effect of bivamelagon on safety, weight reduction, hunger, and quality of life in participants 12 years of age and older with HO. Participants took an oral daily dose of either bivamelagon (low, middle, or high dose) or placebo through Week 14. Eligible participants who consented to continue in the study after Week 14 took an oral daily dose of bivamelagon through Week 52.

Status (registry)
Completed
Phase (registry)
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
28 (actual)
First submitted
14 Sept 2023
Start date
11 Jul 2024
Primary completion date
9 Feb 2026
Lead sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Diseases
Obesity
NCT number
NCT06046443

What you commit to

  • Study type: Interventional · Phase 2
  • Participants enrolled: 28
  • From 11 Jul 2024 to the primary completion date, 9 Feb 2026
  • 10 sites in 2 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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Prior treatment

  • Weight loss \>2% in the previous 3 months for participants ≥18 years of age or \>2% reduction in BMI for participants \<18 years of age
  • Previous use of MC4R agonists

Other illness

  • History of major surgical procedure within 30 days
  • Diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) or Rapid-onset obesity with hypoventilation, hypothalamic, autonomic dysregulation, neuroendocrine tumor syndrome (ROHHADNET)
  • Diagnosis of severe psychiatric disorders; any suicidal ideation, attempt or behavior
  • History or close family history of skin cancer or melanoma
  • Clinically significant pulmonary, cardiac, or oncologic disease considered severe enough to interfere with the study and/or confound the results
    • Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Lab values

  • HbA1c \>10.9%
  • Fasting glucose level \>270 mg/dL

Who the study is looking for

  • Documented evidence of acquired hypothalamic obesity (HO)
  • Age 12 years and older
  • Weight gain associated with the hypothalamic injury and a body mass index (BMI) of ≥30 kg/m\^2 for participants ≥18 years of age or BMI ≥95th percentile for age and sex for participants \<18 years of age
  • Male and female participants agreed to follow study contraception requirements and use a highly effective form of contraception throughout the study and for 90 days after the study

Age in the registry: 12 years to - · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers

Full criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov

Sites (10)

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SiteCityCountrySite status
Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
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BirminghamUnited KingdomUnknown status
University of Cambridge
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CambridgeUnited KingdomUnknown status
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children
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LondonUnited KingdomUnknown status
Children's Hospital Colorado
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AuroraUnited StatesUnknown status
Tufts Medical Center
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BostonUnited StatesUnknown status
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
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Chapel HillUnited StatesUnknown status
University of Iowa Children's Hospital
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Iowa CityUnited StatesUnknown status
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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MemphisUnited StatesUnknown status
Columbia University
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New YorkUnited StatesUnknown status
Lynn Health Science Institute
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Oklahoma CityUnited StatesUnknown status

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