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Trial · Interventional

CompletedPhase 3Results postedRegistry data

Setmelanotide for the Treatment of Leptin Receptor (LEPR) Deficiency Obesity

NCTNCT03287960 (opens ClinicalTrials.gov in a new tab)Other idRM-493-015Other id2017-002005-36Other id2017

Overview

Status
Completed
Phase
Phase 3
Enrollment
15 participants (actual)
Sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Industry
Design
Allocation not applicable · Open label (no masking)
Countries
6 countries

Canada, France, Germany, Netherlands, Reunion, United Kingdom

Start
30 Jan 2018
Primary completion
25 Sept 2020
Completion
25 Sept 2020
First posted
19 Sept 2017
Last update posted
23 May 2023
Conditions
Leptin Receptor Deficiency Obesity

Timeline

1 trial · 1 completed · 1 with posted results

  • Completed
  • Ongoing
  • Not yet recruiting
  • Stopped
  • Estimated dates (est.)
  • Results posted
2018201920202021
  1. Ph 3

    Setmelanotide for the Treatment of Leptin Receptor (LEPR) Deficiency Obesity

    NCT03287960

    30 Jan 2018 to 25 Sept 2020

Registry summary

Text and fields below are the sponsor's entries at ClinicalTrials.gov, shown as posted.

To demonstrate statistically significant and clinically meaningful effects of setmelanotide on percent body weight change in participants with LEPR deficiency obesity due to rare bi-allelic or loss-of function mutations at the end of 1 year of treatment.

Interventions

  • SetmelanotideDrug
  • PlaceboDrug

Arms1

  • Experimental

    Setmelanotide

    Participants received titrated doses of setmelanotide once daily, by SC injection during titration period for 2 - 12 weeks. Thereafter, participants continued setmelanotide at their specific therapeutic dose for an additional 10 weeks during the open label treatment period. Participants who achieved at least a 5 kg weight loss (or at least 5% weight loss if baseline body weight was \<100 kg) at the end of the open label treatment period, continued into the 8-week double-blind withdrawal period and received 4 weeks setmelanotide and 4 weeks placebo. Following the withdrawal period, participants entered open label treatment period and received setmelanotide to complete approximately 52 weeks (\~1 year) of treatment at a therapeutic dose.

Primary outcomes1

Outcomes the sponsor listed as primary.

  1. Percentage of Participants Who Reached ≥10% Weight Loss Threshold After 1 Year (Pivotal Cohort)

    Time frame · Week 52

    Registry description

    The percentage of participants who met the ≥10% weight loss threshold (responders) after approximately Week 52 (\~1 year) of treatment were analyzed.

Secondary outcomes(9)
  1. Percentage of Participants Who Reached ≥10% Weight Loss Threshold After 1 Year (Pivotal + Supplemental Cohort)

    Time frame · Week 52

    Registry description

    The percentage of participants who met the ≥10% weight loss threshold (responders) after approximately Week 52 (\~1 year) of treatment were analyzed.

  2. Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Body Weight

    Time frame · Baseline and Week 52

    Registry description

    The mean percent change from baseline in body weight at 52 weeks was analyzed.

  3. Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Hunger Score ('Most Hunger')

    Time frame · Baseline and Week 52

    Registry description

    The mean percent change in hunger scores for participants ≥12 years of age with leptin receptor (LEPR) deficiency obesity in treatment with setmelanotide was evaluated. Hunger score ranged from 0 - 10 on a Likert-type scale; 0 = not hungry at all and 10 = hungriest possible. On the Daily Hunger Questionnaire, each of the 3 items (average hunger, most/worst hunger, and morning hunger) was scored separately and averaged on a weekly basis.

  4. Percentage of Participants Achieving at Least 25% Improvement in Daily Hunger From Baseline

    Time frame · Baseline and Week 52

    Registry description

    The percentage of participants (≥12 years of age) achieving a ≥25% improvement from baseline in hunger score at Week 52 (i.e., after treatment with setmelanotide for 52 weeks at the therapeutic dose) was assessed. Hunger ranged from 0 - 10 on a Likert-type scale; 0 = not hungry at all and 10 = hungriest possible. On the Daily Hunger Questionnaire, each of the 3 items (average hunger, most/worst hunger, and morning hunger) was scored separately and averaged on a weekly basis.

  5. Absolute Change From Baseline in Waist Circumference

    Time frame · Baseline and Week 52

    Registry description

    Waist circumference (cm) was measured according to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) criteria. Waist circumference was measured when participants were fasting at approximately the same time at each visit. The absolute change from baseline in waist circumference was assessed.

  6. Absolute Change in Body Weight (Reversal of Weight Loss) During Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Withdrawal Period

    Time frame · Baseline and Week 8 of withdrawal period

    Registry description

    A comparison of weight change was evaluated during the 8 week placebo-controlled withdrawal period for each participant, during which each participant received 4 weeks of placebo and 4 weeks active therapy in a blinded fashion.

  7. Absolute Daily Hunger Reduction Score During the Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Withdrawal Period

    Time frame · Week 8 of withdrawal period

    Registry description

    The absolute score in daily hunger reduction during the double-blind placebo-controlled withdrawal period (≥12 Years of Age) was assessed. Hunger ranged from 0 - 10 on a Likert-type scale; 0 = not hungry at all and 10 = hungriest possible. On the Daily Hunger Questionnaire, each of the 3 items (average hunger, most/worst hunger, and morning hunger) was scored separately and averaged on a weekly basis. The weekly average hunger score of the daily worst (most) hunger score in 24 hours is the hunger score used to assess this study endpoint. Lower scores represent lower hunger, higher scores represent greater hunger.

  8. Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Body Mass Index

    Time frame · Baseline and Week 52

    Registry description

    The mean percent change from baseline in body mass index (BMI) was assessed.

  9. Change From Baseline in Glucose Parameters

    Time frame · Baseline and Week 52

    Registry description

    Glucose parameters included glucose, glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT). Data is planned to be reported only for change from baseline in glucose levels.

Posted results

Values are shown as posted at ClinicalTrials.gov, with their units. PepBank has not converted, pooled or compared them.

Primary outcome results

Primary outcomeNumber· Week 52

Percentage of Participants Who Reached ≥10% Weight Loss Threshold After 1 Year (Pivotal Cohort)

GroupValue (percentage of participants)
Setmelanotide (Entire Study)45.5
Secondary and other outcome results(7)
Secondary outcomeNumber· Week 52

Percentage of Participants Who Reached ≥10% Weight Loss Threshold After 1 Year (Pivotal + Supplemental Cohort)

GroupValue (percentage of participants)
Setmelanotide (Entire Study)53.3
Secondary outcomeMean· Baseline and Week 52

Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Body Weight

GroupValue (Percent change)Spread
Setmelanotide (Entire Study)-12.347.534
Secondary outcomeMean· Baseline and Week 52

Mean Percent Change From Baseline in Hunger Score ('Most Hunger')

GroupValue (Percent Change)Spread
Setmelanotide (Entire Study)-42.727.49
Secondary outcomeNumber· Baseline and Week 52

Percentage of Participants Achieving at Least 25% Improvement in Daily Hunger From Baseline

GroupValue (percentage of participants)
Setmelanotide (Entire Study)71.4
Secondary outcomeMean· Baseline and Week 52

Absolute Change From Baseline in Waist Circumference

GroupValue (Centimeter)Spread
Setmelanotide (Entire Study)131.5824.047
Secondary outcomeMean· Baseline and Week 8 of withdrawal period

Absolute Change in Body Weight (Reversal of Weight Loss) During Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Withdrawal Period

GroupValue (Kilogram)Spread
Setmelanotide (Double-Blind)-1.23.04
Secondary outcomeMean· Week 8 of withdrawal period

Absolute Daily Hunger Reduction Score During the Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Withdrawal Period

GroupValue (units on a scale)Spread
Setmelanotide (Double-Blind)3.41.63

Adverse events, as posted

Adverse events as posted: participants affected out of participants at risk, by group
GroupDeathsSerious eventsOther events
SetmelanotideParticipants received titrated doses of setmelanotide once daily, by SC injection during titration period for 2 - 12 weeks. Thereafter, participants continued setmelanotide at their specific therapeutic dose for an additional 10 weeks during the open label treatment period. Participants who achieved at least a 5 kg weight loss (or at least 5% weight loss if baseline body weight was \<100 kg) at the end of the open label treatment period, continued into the 8-week double-blind withdrawal period and received 4 weeks setmelanotide and 4 weeks placebo. Following the withdrawal period, participants entered open label treatment period and received setmelanotide to complete approximately 52 weeks (\~1 year) of treatment at a therapeutic dose.1 / 153 / 1515 / 15

Each cell reads participants affected / participants at risk, as the registry posted them.

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Studies2

Studies that cite this trial.

Studies with results

1 study on this page

PubMed tag: none · 2026

Measuring Hunger Severity in Rare MC4R Pathway Diseases: Development and Psychometric Evaluation of the Most Hunger Item.

Clément et al. 2026Advances in therapy

PMID 42821228DOI 10.1007/s12325-026-03741-xPUB-42821228

Full text at the publisher
Publisher page

Indexing hint: Clinical trial · 2020

12 results

Efficacy and safety of setmelanotide, an MC4R agonist, in individuals with severe obesity due to LEPR or POMC deficiency: single-arm, open-label, multicentre, phase 3 trials.

Clément et al. 2020The lancet. Diabetes & endocrinologycited by 363

PMID 33137293DOI 10.1016/s2213-8587(20)30364-8PUB-33137293

Full text at the publisher12 results

Eligibility

Who could join, as posted.

Sex
All
Age
from 6 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Inclusion and exclusion criteria, as posted
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Bi-allelic, homozygous or compound heterozygous (a different gene mutation on each allele) genetic status for the LEPR gene, with the loss-of-function (LOF) variant for each allele conferring a severe obesity phenotype. 2. Age 6 years and above. 6+: Germany, Netherlands, UK. 12+: France 3. If adult age ≥18 years, obesity with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kilograms per meters squared (kg/m\^2); if child or adolescent (\< 18 years of age), obesity with weight \> 97th percentile for age on growth chart assessment. 4. Study participant and/or parent or guardian is able to communicate well with the investigator, to understand and comply with the requirements of the study, and is able to understand and sign the written informed consent/assent, after being informed about the study. 5. Female participants of child-bearing potential must agree to use contraception as outlined in the protocol. Female participants of non-childbearing potential, defined as surgically sterile (status post hysterectomy, bilateral oophorectomy, or bilateral tubal ligation) post-menopausal for at least 12 months (and confirmed with a screening FSH level in the post-menopausal lab range), or failure to have progressed to Tanner Stage V and/or failure to have achieved menarche, do not require contraception during the study. 6. Male participants with female partners of childbearing potential must agree to a double barrier method if they become sexually active during the study. Male participants must not donate sperm during and for 90 days following their participation in the study. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Recent intensive (within 2 months) diet and/or exercise regimen with or without the use of weight loss agents including herbal medications, that has resulted in weight loss or weight stabilization. 2. Prior gastric bypass surgery resulting in \>10% weight loss durably maintained from the baseline pre-operative weight with no evidence of weight regain. 3. Diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality disorder or other Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) disorders that the investigator believes will interfere significantly with study compliance. 4. A Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score of ≥ 15. 5. Any suicidal ideation of type 4 or 5 on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS). Any lifetime history of a suicide attempt, or any suicidal behavior in the last month. 6. Current, severe stable restrictive or obstructive lung disease arising because of extreme obesity, evidence of significant heart failure (New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] Class 3 or greater), or oncologic disease, if these were severe enough to interfere with the study and/or would confound the results. 7. History of significant liver disease or liver injury, or current liver assessment for a cause of abnormal liver tests \[as indicated by abnormal liver function tests, alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), alkaline phosphatase, or serum bilirubin (\> 2.0 x upper limit of normal (ULN) for any of these tests)\] for an etiology other than non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). 8. History or presence of impaired renal function as indicated by clinically significant abnormal creatinine, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), or urinary constituents (e.g., albuminuria) or moderate to severe renal dysfunction as defined by the Cockcroft Gault equation \< 30 milliliter/minute (mL/min). 9. History or close family history (parents or siblings) of skin cancer or melanoma, or participant history of ocular-cutaneous albinism. 10. Significant dermatologic findings relating to melanoma or pre-melanoma skin lesions, determined as part of a screening comprehensive skin evaluation performed by a qualified dermatologist. 11. Volunteer is, in the opinion of the study investigator, not suitable to participate in the study. 12. Participation in any clinical study with an investigational drug/device within 3 months prior to the first day of dosing. 13. Significant hypersensitivity to study drug. 14. Inability to comply with every day (QD) injection regimen. 15. Participants who have been placed in an institution through an official or court order, as well as those who are dependent on the sponsor, Investigator or study site.

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