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A Study to Assess Efficacy and Safety of LB54640 in Patients With Hypothalamic Obesity

Phase 2
Active, not recruiting
Conditions
Hypothalamic Obesity
Interventions
Drug: Placebo
Registration Number
NCT06046443
Lead Sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to determine how well LB54640 works and how safe it is in patients with Hypothalamic Obesity (HO). The study will evaluate the effect of LB54640 on safety, weight reduction, hunger, and quality of life in patients 12 years of age and older with HO. Patients will take an oral daily dose of either LB54640 (low, middle, or high dose) or placebo through Week 14. Eligible patients who consent to continue in the study after Week 14 will take an oral daily dose of LB54640 through Week 56.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
28
Inclusion Criteria
  • Documented evidence of acquired hypothalamic obesity (HO)
  • Age 12 years and older
  • Weight gain associated with the hypothalamic injury and a BMI of ≥30 kg/m2 for patients ≥18 years of age or BMI ≥95th percentile for age and sex for patients <18 years of age
  • Male and female participants agree to follow study contraception requirements and use a highly effective form of contraception throughout the study and for 90 days after the study

Key

Exclusion Criteria
  • Weight loss >2% in the previous 3 months for patients ≥18 years of age or >2% reduction in BMI for patients <18 years of age
  • History of major surgical procedure within 30 days
  • HbA1c >10.9%
  • Fasting glucose level >270 mg/dL
  • Previous use of MC4R agonists
  • Diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) or Rapid-onset obesity with hypoventilation, hypothalamic, autonomic dysregulation, neuroendocrine tumor syndrome (ROHHADNET).
  • Diagnosis of severe psychiatric disorders; any suicidal ideation, attempt or behavior
  • History or close family history of skin cancer or melanoma
  • Current clinically significant pulmonary, cardiac, or oncologic disease considered severe enough to interfere with the study and/or confound the results

Other protocol defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
PlaceboPlaceboParticipants will be randomized to receive LB54640 low dose, middle dose, or high dose, or placebo by oral administration in a 1:1:1:1 ratio.
LB54640 High doseLB54640Participants will be randomized to receive LB54640 low dose, middle dose, or high dose, or placebo by oral administration in a 1:1:1:1 ratio.
LB54640 Middle doseLB54640Participants will be randomized to receive LB54640 low dose, middle dose, or high dose, or placebo by oral administration in a 1:1:1:1 ratio.
Open-label LB54640LB54640Eligible participants who provide consent to continue into the open-label portion of the study will receive open-label LB54640.
LB54640 Low doseLB54640Participants will be randomized to receive LB54640 low dose, middle dose, or high dose, or placebo by oral administration in a 1:1:1:1 ratio.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Mean percentage change in BMIFrom Baseline to Week 14
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Frequency and severity of adverse events (AEs)From Baseline to Week 52
Mean change in BMIBaseline to Weeks 6, 10, 14
Proportion of patients who achieve ≥5% reduction in body weightBaseline to Week 14
Mean change in the weekly average of the daily most hunger scoreBaseline to Week 14
Mean change and mean percentage change from baseline in body weightFrom Baseline to Week 52
Mean change and mean percentage change from baseline in waist circumference.From Baseline to Week 52
Mean change and mean percentage change from baseline in body composition assessed by dual energy x-ray absorptiometryFrom Baseline to Week 52

Fat mass and lean mass will be measured through dual energy x-ray absorptiometry

Trial Locations

Locations (10)

Children's Hospital Colorado

🇺🇸

Aurora, Colorado, United States

University of Iowa Children's Hospital

🇺🇸

Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Tufts Medical Center

🇺🇸

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Columbia University

🇺🇸

New York, New York, United States

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

🇺🇸

Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States

Lynn Health Science Institute

🇺🇸

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

🇺🇸

Memphis, Tennessee, United States

Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust

🇬🇧

Birmingham, United Kingdom

University of Cambridge

🇬🇧

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

🇬🇧

London, United Kingdom

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