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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02507492
Other study ID # RM-493-011
Secondary ID 2014-002392-28
Status Recruiting
Phase Phase 2
First received May 29, 2015
Last updated February 19, 2016
Start date January 2015
Est. completion date July 2018

Study information

Verified date February 2016
Source Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Contact Susanna Wiegand, PD Dr.
Phone +49 30 450 566887
Email susanna.wiegand@charite.de
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority Germany: Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a once daily subcutaneous (SC) injection of RM-493, in subjects with POMC (propiomelanocortin) or other related rare genetic mutations, on body weight, metabolic function and blood pressure. Patients who respond during the initial 84 days of treatment can enter into long-term (2-year) extensions. The study drug (RM-493) will be administered in an unblinded fashion.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 10
Est. completion date July 2018
Est. primary completion date January 2018
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender Both
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Written informed consent

- Homozygous or compound heterozygous (different gene mutation on both alleles) POMC, LEPR or PCSK1 gene mutation

- Obesity (BMI > 30 kg/m2; + 2 BMI SDS)

- No other therapeutic option, which might cure the patient (e.g. bariatric surgery (see chapter 8))

- Negative Pregnancy test

- Highly effective contraception in women (defined as pearl index < 1), if necessary also for partners of test persons)

- No participation in other clinical trials according to AMG (Arzneimittelgesetz) (2 months before and after) at the time of this trial

- Normal or minimally elevated blood pressure (measured in 24RR monitoring or similar methods) according the guidelines of the ESH (European Society of Hypertension) and Deutsche Hochdruckliga: systolic > 159 mmHg/diastolic 99 mmHg

- sufficient kidney and liver function (Creatinine, ALT, AST)

- normal values Alanine-Aminotransferase (ALT) (female): < 31 U/l

- normal values Alanine-Aminotransferase (ALT) (male): < 41 U/l

- normal values Aspartate-Aminotransferase (AST) (female > 17 years): < 35 U/l; (female < 17 years): 16- 46 U/l

- normal values Aspartate-Aminotransferase (AST) (male > 17 years): < 50 U/l; (male < 17 years): 16-46 U/l

- normal values bilirubins (male and female) up to 1,2 mg/dl

- normal values Creatinine (female > 15 years): 0,51-0,95 mg/dl) ; (female < 15 years): 0,46-0,77 mg/dl

- normal values Creatinine (male > 15 years): 0,67 - 1,17 mg/dl) ; (male < 15 years): 0,46-0,77 mg/dl

Exclusion Criteria:

- Pregnancy or Breastfeeding

- All contraindications against study medication (including auxiliary substances)

- Interactions with study medication

- Participation of the patient in a clinical study within the last 2 months

- Intolerance against albumin

- Concomitant diseases, impaired organ functions, except for known, concurrent GI disorders or other clinical findings expected in PCSK1 or LEPR gene disorders

- Renal insufficiency (Creatinine > 0,95 mg/dl (female), > 1,17 mg/dl (male))

- Impaired liver function (Bilirubins > 1.2 mg/dl)

- Neurological / psychiatric diseases

- HIV Infection

- Active Hepatitis B or C

- Melanoma or Melanoma occurrence in the family history

- Non-compliance

- Subjects who are legally detained in an official institution

Study Design

Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment


Related Conditions & MeSH terms

  • Homozygous or Compound Heterozygous POMC, LEPR or PCSK1 Gene Mutation

Intervention

Drug:
RM-493


Locations

Country Name City State
Germany Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Berlin

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Charite University, Berlin, Germany

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Effect of RM-493 on Body weight Change of body weight after Treatment with RM-493. Day 1 through Day 84 No
Secondary Effect of RM-493 on metabolic serum parameters Measurement of the effect of RM-493 on metabolic serum parameters as measured by blood test. Day 1 through Day 84 Yes
Secondary Effect of RM-493 on blood pressure Measurement of the effect of RM-493 on blood pressure by daily blood pressure measurements. Day 1 through Day 84 Yes
Secondary Effect of RM-493 on hunger Measurement of the effect of RM-493 on hunger as measured by the Global Hunger Scale Day 1 through Day 84 No
Secondary Effect of RM-493 on body composition/Energy expenditure Measurement of the effect of RM-493 on body composition/Energy expenditure Day 1 through Day 84 No
Secondary Effect of RM-493 on weight loss after treatment continuation of 2 years Measurement of the effect of RM-493 on weight loss after treatment continuation of 2 years Day 1 through Day 730 No