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NCT Number: NCT03651765

Long Term Extension Trial of Setmelanotide

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.

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Key information

Age range

2 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2 / Phase 3

Primary location

University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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About this study

The primary objectives of this extension trial were to explore the long-term safety and tolerability of setmelanotide for up to 7 years or until drug was otherwise available through authorized use. Participants entered this protocol immediately upon completion of their index protocol such that dosing of setmelanotide continued without gaps in therapy.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Key Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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

Key Exclusion Criteria:

  • Pregnant and/or breastfeeding women
  • Significant dermatologic findings relating to melanoma or pre-melanoma skin lesions (excluding non-invasive basal or squamous cell lesion)
  • Current, clinically significant disease
  • Documented diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, personality disorder, major depressive disorder, or other psychiatric disorder(s)
  • Suicidal ideation, attempt or behavior
  • History of significant liver disease
  • Moderate to severe renal dysfunction as defined by a glomerular filtration rate (GFR)<30 milliliters per minute (mL/min).
  • History or close family history of melanoma or participant history of oculocutaneous albinism

Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Treatment and study plan

Setmelanotide

Drug

Once daily subcutaneous injection

Other names: RM-493

Primary outcomes

  1. Number of Participants With Treatment-Emergent Adverse Events (TEAEs)

    Time frame: From first dose up to 5.6 years

    An adverse event (AE) was any untoward medical occurrence in a clinical study participant, temporally associated with the use of a study intervention, whether or not considered related to the study intervention. A TEAE was defined as any AE that began or worsened in intensity on or after the date of the first administration of study drug.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2025
First posted
Aug 29, 2018
Registry last updated
May 31, 2025

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