ARD-101 for Treatment of PWS: The Hunger Elimination or Reduction Objective Trial

Last updated: March 17, 2026
Sponsor: Aardvark Therapeutics, Inc.
Overall Status: Suspended

Phase

3

Condition

Hypogonadism

Bulimia

Severe Short Stature

Treatment

ARD-101

Placebo

Clinical Study ID

NCT06828861
AVK-101-301
  • Ages > 7
  • All Genders

Study Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if ARD-101 works to treat hyperphagia-related behavior in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). It will also teach us about the safety of ARD-101.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

  • Does ARD-101 improve the total score of the HQCT-9 (hyperphagia questionnaire for clinical trials, 9 questions)?

  • What medical problems do participants have when taking ARD-101?

Researchers will compare ARD-101 to a placebo (a look-alike substance that contains no drug) to see if ARD-101 works to treat hyperphagia in PWS subjects.

Eligible participants will:

  • Take ARD-101 or a placebo every day for 12 weeks.

  • Visit the clinic or have a tele-visit once every 2 to 4 weeks during dosing and then have a tele-visit 4 weeks after stopping the ARD-101 or placebo.

  • Patients/Caregivers will keep a daily diary.

Participants who complete the study may be eligible to enter an open-label extension study where everyone will receive ARD-101.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Documented confirmation of Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)

  • Stable care setting with same, single designated caregiver for at least 6 monthsprior to Visit 1

  • At least 7 years of age or older in the US at the time of consent

  • At least 10 years of age or older in Australia

  • At least 13 years of age or older in countries outside of the US and Australia

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality disorder or other severemood, anxiety or eating disorder (other than hyperphagia).

  • Presence of any malignancy within 5 years with the exception of basal or squamouscell carcinoma of the skin, in situ carcinoma of the service, or in situationsprostate cancer.

  • Presence of clinically relevant renal, hepatic, pancreatic, cardiovascular,neurological, psychiatric, hematological, pulmonary, or GI abnormality that, in theopinion of the investigator, may preclude the patient from safe completion of thestudy

  • Adults: systolic blood pressure >=160 mmHg and/or diastolic blood pressure >=100mmHg

  • Children and Adolescents: systolic blood pressure >=140 mmHg and/or diastolic bloodpressure >=90 mmHg.

  • Type 1 diabetes mellitus; HbA1c >8.5%

  • Use of agents to promote weight gain or loss, alter hunger or appetite within 30days of Visit 1 and throughout the study.

  • Use of any commercially available medication for the treatment of hyperphagia (i.e.,Vykat) within 60 days of randomization and throughout the study.

  • Very high doses of glucocorticoids in the previous 3 months of Visit 1 andthroughout the study.

Study Design

Total Participants: 90
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: ARD-101
Phase: 3
Study Start date:
December 20, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
April 30, 2026

Connect with a study center

  • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

    Camperdown, New South Wales 2050
    Australia

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  • John Hunter Children's Hospital

    New Lambton, New South Wales 2305
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • The Children's Hospital at Westmead

    Westmead, New South Wales 2145
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Royal Prince Alfred Hospital

    Camperdown 2172563, New South Wales 2155400 2050
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • The Children's Hospital at Westmead

    Westmead 2143973, New South Wales 2155400 2145
    Australia

    Site Not Available

  • Queensland Children's Hospital

    South Brisbane, Queensland 4101
    Australia

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  • Queensland Children's Hospital

    South Brisbane 2207259, Queensland 2152274 4101
    Australia

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  • Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute

    Calgary, Alberta T3B 6A8
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation

    Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Stollery Children's Hospital

    Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2B7
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute

    Calgary 5913490, Alberta 5883102 T3B 6A8
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Li Ka Shing Centre for Health Research Innovation

    Edmonton 5946768, Alberta 5883102 T6G 2B7
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Stollery Children's Hospital

    Edmonton 5946768, Alberta 5883102 T6G 2B7
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre

    London, Ontario N6A 5W9
    Canada

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  • Children's Hospital at London Health Sciences Centre

    London 6058560, Ontario 6093943 N6A 5W9
    Canada

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  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine

    Montreal, Quebec H3T 1C5
    Canada

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  • Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine

    Montreal 6077243, Quebec 6115047 H3T 1C5
    Canada

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  • CHU de Toulouse-Hôpital Des Enfants

    Toulouse, Haute-Garonne 31300
    France

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  • CHU de Toulouse-Hôpital Des Enfants

    Toulouse 2972315, Haute-Garonne 31300
    France

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  • CHU d'Angers

    Angers, Maine-et-Loire 49933
    France

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  • CHU d'Angers

    Angers 3037656, Maine-et-Loire 49933
    France

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  • AP-HP - Hôpital de la Pitié Salpétrière

    Paris 2988507, Paris 75013
    France

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  • AP-HP - Hôpital de la Pitié Salpétrière

    Paris, 75013
    France

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  • AP-HP - Hôpital universitaire Necker-Enfants malades

    Paris, 75015
    France

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  • AP-HP - Hôpital universitaire Necker-Enfants malades

    Paris 2988507, 75015
    France

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  • CHU de Toulouse- Hôpital de Rangueil

    Toulouse, 31059
    France

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  • CHU de Toulouse- Hôpital de Rangueil

    Toulouse 2972315, 31059
    France

    Site Not Available

  • Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù IRCCS

    Roma, Lazio 50
    Italy

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  • Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù IRCCS

    Rome 3169070, Lazio 3174976 50
    Italy

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  • Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l. - PPDS

    Milano, Lombardia 20132
    Italy

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  • Ospedale San Raffaele S.r.l. - PPDS

    Milan 3173435, Lombardy 3174618 20132
    Italy

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  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria A Meyer - INCIPIT - PIN

    Firenze, Toscana 50139
    Italy

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  • Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria A Meyer - INCIPIT - PIN

    Florence 3176959, Tuscany 3165361 50139
    Italy

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  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, South Korea 06351
    Korea, Republic of

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  • Inha University Hospital

    Incheon, 22332
    Korea, Republic of

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  • Ajou University Hospital

    Suwon-si, 16499
    Korea, Republic of

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  • National University Hospital for Children's Neurorehabilitation "Dr. Nicolae Robanescu"

    Bucharest, Bucuresti 41408
    Romania

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  • Institutul National de Endocrinologie C. I. Parhon

    Bucharest 683506, București 683504 11852
    Romania

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  • National University Hospital for Children's Neurorehabilitation "Dr. Nicolae Robanescu"

    Bucharest 683506, București 683504 41408
    Romania

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  • Institutul National de Endocrinologie C. I. Parhon

    Bucuresti, 11852
    Romania

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  • Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta Sfantul Spiridon

    Iaşi, 700125
    Romania

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  • Spitalul Clinic de Urgenta Sfantul Spiridon

    Iași 675810, 700125
    Romania

    Site Not Available

  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, South Korea 06351
    South Korea

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  • Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul 1835848, South Korea 06351
    South Korea

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  • Inha University Hospital

    Incheon, 22332
    South Korea

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  • Inha University Hospital

    Incheon 1843564, 22332
    South Korea

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  • Ajou University Hospital

    Suwon, 16499
    South Korea

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  • Ajou University Hospital

    Suwon 1835553, 16499
    South Korea

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  • Corporacio Sanitaria Parc Tauli

    Sabadell, Barcelona 8208
    Spain

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  • Corporacio Sanitaria Parc Tauli

    Sabadell 3111199, Barcelona 8208
    Spain

    Site Not Available

  • Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron - PPDS

    Barcelona, 8035
    Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron - PPDS

    Barcelona 3128760, 8035
    Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

    Madrid, 28041
    Spain

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  • Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre

    Madrid 3117735, 28041
    Spain

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  • Leicester Royal Infirmary

    Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 5WW
    United Kingdom

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  • Leicester Royal Infirmary

    Leicester 2644668, Leicestershire LE1 5WW
    United Kingdom

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  • Fulborn Hospital

    Cambridge, CB21 5EF
    United Kingdom

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  • Fulborn Hospital

    Cambridge 2653941, CB21 5EF
    United Kingdom

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  • Royal Hospital for Children (Glasgow) - PPDS - PIN

    Glasgow, G51 4TF
    United Kingdom

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  • Royal Hospital for Children (Glasgow) - PPDS - PIN

    Glasgow 2648579, G51 4TF
    United Kingdom

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  • The Royal London Hospital

    London, E1 4NS
    United Kingdom

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  • The Royal London Hospital

    London 2643743, E1 4NS
    United Kingdom

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  • Children's of Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama 35233-1711
    United States

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  • Children's of Alabama

    Birmingham 4049979, Alabama 4829764 35233-1711
    United States

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  • Rady Children's Hospital

    Encinitas, California 92123
    United States

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  • Children's Hospital of Orange Country

    Orange, California 92868
    United States

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  • Stanford Children's Health Specialty Services

    Palo Alto, California 94304
    United States

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  • Stanford Childrens Health Specialty Services

    Palo Alto, California 94304
    United States

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  • Rady Children's Hospital

    Encinitas 5346646, California 5332921 92123
    United States

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  • Children's Hospital of Orange Country

    Orange 5379513, California 5332921 92868
    United States

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  • Stanford Children's Health Specialty Services

    Palo Alto 5380748, California 5332921 94304
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Stanford Childrens Health Specialty Services

    Palo Alto 5380748, California 5332921 94304
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Denver, Colorado 80045-7106
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Childrens Hospital Colorado

    Denver, Colorado 80045-7106
    United States

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  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Denver 5419384, Colorado 5417618 80045-7106
    United States

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  • Childrens Hospital Colorado

    Denver 5419384, Colorado 5417618 80045-7106
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Nemours Children Clinic Wilmington

    Wilmington, Delaware 19803-3607
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Nemours Children Clinic Wilmington

    Wilmington 4145381, Delaware 4142224 19803-3607
    United States

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  • UF Shands Children's Hospital

    Gainesville, Florida 32610-3008
    United States

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  • UF Shands Childrens Hospital

    Gainesville, Florida 32610-3008
    United States

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  • UF Shands Children's Hospital

    Gainesville 4156404, Florida 4155751 32610-3008
    United States

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  • UF Shands Childrens Hospital

    Gainesville 4156404, Florida 4155751 32610-3008
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Emory University School of Medicine

    Atlanta, Georgia 30322-1047
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Emory University School of Medicine

    Atlanta 4180439, Georgia 4197000 30322-1047
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois 60611-2991
    United States

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  • Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    Chicago 4887398, Illinois 4896861 60611-2991
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore, Maryland 21287-0005
    United States

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  • The Johns Hopkins Hospital

    Baltimore 4347778, Maryland 4361885 21287-0005
    United States

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  • Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926 02115
    United States

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  • University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital

    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55102
    United States

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  • University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital

    Minneapolis 5037649, Minnesota 5037779 55102
    United States

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  • Maimonides Medical Center

    Brooklyn, New York 11219-2918
    United States

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  • NYU Langone Children's Ambulatory Care Center

    Mineola, New York 11501-4077
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Maimonides Medical Center

    Brooklyn 5110302, New York 5128638 11219-2918
    United States

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  • NYU Langone Children's Ambulatory Care Center

    Mineola 5127134, New York 5128638 11501-4077
    United States

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  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee 37232-0005
    United States

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  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville 4644585, Tennessee 4662168 37232-0005
    United States

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  • Cook Children's Medical Center

    Fort Worth, Texas 76104
    United States

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  • Texas Valley Clinical Research, LLC

    Weslaco, Texas 78596-7288
    United States

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  • Cook Children's Medical Center

    Fort Worth 4691930, Texas 4736286 76104
    United States

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  • Texas Valley Clinical Research, LLC

    Weslaco 4740629, Texas 4736286 78596-7288
    United States

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  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle, Washington 98105
    United States

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  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle 5809844, Washington 5815135 98105
    United States

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