A Trial of Setmelanotide in Acquired Hypothalamic Obesity

Last updated: July 1, 2025
Sponsor: Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

3

Condition

Diabetes Prevention

Obesity

Treatment

Setmelanotide

Placebo

Clinical Study ID

NCT05774756
RM-493-040
  • Ages > 4
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The goal of this trial is to learn how well Setmelanotide works to improve weight reduction, hunger, and quality of life in patients 4 years of age and older with acquired Hypothalamic Obesity (HO). To determine how well setmelanotide works and how safe it is, patients with HO will take a daily injection of either setmelanotide or placebo and complete trial assessments for 52 weeks on a therapeutic regimen.

A separate sub-study in patients with congenital HO is detailed under NCT06760546.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Documented evidence of acquired hypothalamic obesity (HO)

  2. Age 4 years and older

  3. Weight gain associated with the hypothalamic injury and a BMI of ≥30 kg/m2 forpatients ≥18 years of age or BMI ≥95th percentile for age and sex for patients 4 to <18 years of age

  4. Agree to use a highly effective form of contraception throughout the study and for 90 days after the study

Exclusion

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) or Rapid-onset obesity withhypoventilation, hypothalamic, autonomic dysregulation, neuroendocrine tumorsyndrome (ROHHADNET)

  2. Weight loss >2% in the previous 3 months for patients aged ≥18 years or >2%reduction in BMI for patients aged 4 to <18 years

  3. Bariatric surgery or procedure within last 2 years

  4. Diagnosis of severe psychiatric disorders; any suicidal ideation, attempt orbehavior

  5. Current, clinically significant pulmonary, cardiac, metabolic, or oncologic disease

  6. Significant dermatologic findings relating to melanoma or pre-melanoma skin lesions (excluding non-invasive basal or squamous cell lesion)

  7. History or close family history of skin cancer or melanoma

  8. Participation in any clinical trial with an investigational drug/device within 3months prior to the first trial dose

  9. Previously enrolled in a clinical trial involving setmelanotide or any previousexposure to setmelanotide

  10. Inability to comply with once daily (QD) injection regimen

  11. If female, pregnant and/or breastfeeding

  12. Patients with obesity attributable to other genetic or syndromic conditions (eg, PPL [POMC, PCSK1, LEPR, collectively], BBS) prior to the hypothalamic injury.

  13. If receiving hormone replacement therapy, dose has remained stable for at least 2months before Screening

Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Study Design

Total Participants: 120
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Setmelanotide
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
April 26, 2023
Estimated Completion Date:
April 16, 2027

Connect with a study center

  • BC Children's Hospital

    Vancouver, British Columbia V6H 3V4
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital for Sick Children

    Toronto, Ontario M5G 1X8
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • CIUSSS de l'Estrie-CHUS Endocrinology

    Sherbrooke, Quebec J1H5N4
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE) - Ambulanzzentrum des UKE GmbH

    Hamburg, 20246
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Medicover Neuroendokrinologie

    München, 81667
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • University Children's Hospital, Klinikum Oldenburg

    Oldenburg, 26133
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • Universitaetsklinikum Ulm - Klinik fuer Kinder- und Jugendmedizin

    Ulm, 89075
    Germany

    Site Not Available

  • University Hospital Ulm

    Ulm, 89075
    Germany

    Active - Recruiting

  • Nagoya City University Hospital

    Nagoya, Aichi 467-8602
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Chiba University Hospital

    Chiba-shi, Chiba 260-8677
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Nagano Children's Hospital

    Azumino City, Nagano 399-8288
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Toranomon Hospital

    Minato City, Tokyo 105-8470
    Japan

    Site Not Available

  • Prinses Maxima Center for Pediatric Oncology

    Utrecht, 3584CS
    Netherlands

    Site Not Available

  • University Medical Center Utrecht

    Utrecht, 3584 CX
    Netherlands

    Active - Recruiting

  • Birmingham Women and Children's Hospital NHS Trust

    Birmingham, B46NH
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Hull University Teaching Hospital

    Hull, HU32RW
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

    London, WC1N 1EH
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health

    London, WC1N 1EH
    United Kingdom

    Site Not Available

  • UAN Pediatric Endocrinology

    Birmingham, Alabama 35233
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Rady Children's Hospital

    San Diego, California 92123
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado 80045
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Florida

    Gainesville, Florida 32610-0296
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital

    Chicago, Illinois 60611
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Iowa Stead Family Department of Pediatrics

    Iowa City, Iowa 52242
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts 02115
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Brigham and Women's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts 02115
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Minnesota

    Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Columbia University Irving Medical Center

    New York, New York 10032
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    New York, New York 100029
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ohio State Wexner Medical Center

    Columbus, Ohio 43203
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Lynn Health Science Institute

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73122
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

    Nashville, Tennessee 37232
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Seattle Children's Hospital, Research and Foundation - Center for Integrative Brain Research

    Seattle, Washington 98101
    United States

    Site Not Available

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