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NCT Number: NCT07245771

Phase 1/2a Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Effect on Body Weight of RN3161 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Tirzepatide in Adults With Overweight and Obesity

Study to assess the safety, pharmacokinetics (the amount of study drug or any of its breakdown products in your body) and pharmacodynamics (how the study drug affects your body) of RN3161 alone (healthy volunteers) and RN3161 with tirzepatide (overweight and obese subjects)

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Key information

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 1 / Phase 2

Primary location

Nucleus Network Pty Ltd

Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia

Location status: Recruiting

Location contact

Philip Ryan, MD

CONTACT

[email protected]

03 85939801

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • BMI:

Obesity: BMI ≥ 30 kg/m² for participants with no Asian ancestry and ≥ 27.5 kg/m² for participants with Asian ancestry that has been stable (± 5%) for the previous 3 months (based on participant self-report or available medical records), with or without a weight-related comorbidity (excluding diabetes)

Overweight: BMI 27 to <30 kg/m² for participants with no Asian ancestry and 23.0 to <27.5 kg/m² for participants with Asian ancestry that has been stable (± 5%) for the previous 3 months (based on participant self-report or available medical records), with at least 1 weight-related comorbidity (excluding diabetes)

Weight-related comorbidities include a diagnosis of the following:

  • Hypertension: seated BP ≤ 140/90 mm Hg; receiving ≤ 2 stable (≥ 4 weeks) agents limited to ACE inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blockers, calcium channel blockers, or thiazide ≤ 25 mg, or untreated
  • Dyslipidemia: stable use of lipid-lowering agents for dyslipidemia (LDL-C < 150 mg/dL, triglycerides < 300 mg/dL)
  • Osteoarthritis

Exclusion criteria

  • self-reported or documented weight gain or loss >5% within 3 months prior to screening
  • use of GLP1R agonists within 6 months of screening
  • intolerance to GLP-1 medications in the past
  • use of non-GLP1R medications for weight loss within 3 months of screening
  • HbA1c >6.5%
  • diagnosis of significant liver disease
  • history of malignancy or anaphylaxis
  • use of any siRNA agent in the prior 12 months

Treatment and study plan

RN3161

Drug

Investigational Product

Placebo Control

Drug

0.9% normal saline SC injection

Tirzepatide

Drug

In Part 3; randomized to either RN3161 + tirzepatide or placebo + tirzepatide

Primary outcomes

  1. Blood Pressure

    Time frame: 180 Days

    Number of participants with blood pressure changes measured in mmHg

  2. ECG PR interval

    Time frame: 180 days

    Number of participants with change in PR interval measured as milliseconds

  3. Physical Examination

    Time frame: 180 days

    Number of participants with changes seen by physical examination of skin, lymph nodes, eyes, ears, throat, chest, abdomen, musculoskeletal system and nervous system

  4. Blood Chemistry Laboratory

    Time frame: 180 days

    Number of participants with changes in blood levels of sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium magnesium, creatinine, bilirubin, phosphate, AST, ALT, alkaline phosphatase, glucose, albumin, urea in standard units

  5. Adverse Events

    Time frame: 180 days

    Incidence of adverse events reported

  6. Heart Rate

    Time frame: 180 days

    Number of participants with change in heart rate measured in beats per minute

  7. ECG QRS Complex

    Time frame: 180 days

    Number of participants with changes in QRS complex measured in milliseconds

  8. ECG QT interval

    Time frame: 180 days

    Number of participants with change in QT interval measured by Frederica method in milliseconds

  9. Blood Hematology Laboratory

    Time frame: 180 days

    Number of participants with changes in blood hemoglobin, hematocrit, platelets, neutrophils and leukocytes measured in standard units

  10. Blood Coagulation Laboratory

    Time frame: 180 days

    Number of participants with changes in plasma prothrombin time, activated partial thromboplastin time, and international normalized ratio measured in standard units

Secondary outcomes

  1. Plasma and Urine Pharmacokinetics

    Time frame: 180 Days

    plasma and urine levels of RN3161

  2. Presence of ADA

    Time frame: 180 days

    incidence of anti-drug antibodies in the plasma

Other outcomes

  1. Effect of RN3161 on plasma insulin

    Time frame: 180 days

    assess plasma insulin uU/mL

  2. Assess RN3161 effect on plasma LDL

    Time frame: 180 days

    LDL-C in mg/dL

  3. Effect of RN3161 on plasma HDL

    Time frame: 180 days

    HDL in mg/dL

  4. Effect of RN3161 on plasma total cholesterol

    Time frame: 180 days

    total cholesterol in mg/dL

  5. Effect of RN3161 on plasma triglycerides

    Time frame: 180 days

    triglycerides in mg/dL

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Ikaria Bioscience Pty Ltd

Industry

Collaborators

  • Shanghai Rona Therapeutics Co., Ltd.

Registry information

Official study title

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase 1/2a Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Effect on Body Weight of RN3161 as Monotherapy and in Combination With Tirzepatide in Adults With Overweight and Obesity

Important dates

Study start
2025
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Nov 24, 2025
Registry last updated
Nov 24, 2025

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