Clinical trials: Genetic Obesity
Genetic Obesity, Obesity
Setmelanotide Phase 2 Treatment Trial in Participants With Rare Genetic Disorders of Obesity
The purpose of the study was to determine the effect of setmelanotide (RM-493) on weight, hunger assessments, and other factors in participants with rare genetic disorders of obesity.
- Conditions
- Genetic Obesity, Obesity, Obesity Due to Melanocortin 4 Receptor Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT03013543
- Testing
- Setmelanotide
- Where
- 58 sites in United States, Canada and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) Deficiency Obesity
Setmelanotide for the Treatment of Early-Onset Pro-Opiomelanocortin (POMC) Deficiency Obesity
To demonstrate statistically significant and clinically meaningful effects of setmelanotide on percent body weight change in participants with pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) deficiency or proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type…
- Trial name
- NCT02896192
- Testing
- Setmelanotide
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Belgium and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Prader-Willi Syndrome
A Phase 2 Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Pitolisant in Patients With Prader-Willi Syndrome, Followed by an Open Label Extension
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of pitolisant compared with placebo in treating excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) in patients with Prader Willi syndrome (PWS) ages 6 to 65 years.
- Trial name
- NCT04257929
- Testing
- Pitolisant oral tablets
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Harmony Biosciences Management, Inc.
Cystic Fibrosis-related Diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis
SGLT2 Inhibitor Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis-related Diabetes
This will be a placebo-controlled, randomized, double blind, crossover study with a 4 week wash out period. Collect pilot data on the safety, tolerability, and feasibility of empagliflozin therapy in overweight/obese patients…
- Trial name
- NCT06149793
- Testing
- Empagliflozin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Hyperhomocysteinemia, Obesity
Effect of Folic Acid Supplementation on Plasma Homocysteine Level in Obese Children
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether folic acid supplementation could reduce plasma homocysteine in obese children and to determine the association between dietary folate, serum folate and homocysteine level…
- Trial name
- NCT01766310
- Testing
- Folic Acid
- Where
- 2 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Intranasal Oxytocin for Infants With Prader-Willi Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to compare the change in suck and swallow competency from baseline to morning of day 6 with intranasal oxytocin spray vs placebo in infants/children with Prader-Willi Syndrome who are in nutritional…
- Trial name
- NCT03245762
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Cannabidiol Oral Solution for the Treatment of Patients With Prader-Willi Syndrome
The primary objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of cannabidiol oral solution on hyperphagia-related behavior in patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS).
- Trial name
- NCT02844933
- Testing
- Cannabidiol
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Radius Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Obesity, Short Stature
Free Fatty Acids, Body Weight, and Growth Hormones Secretion in Children
Background: Overweight and obese children and adults often have lower levels of growth hormone in the blood. Regulation of growth hormone may be tied to weight and free fatty acids in the blood.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Short Stature, Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT01237041
- Testing
- Niacin First, Dose-Establishing Study 1 Niacin 250mg, Dose-Establishing Study 1 Niacin 500mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, POMC Deficiency Obesity
Setmelanotide in Pediatric Participants With Rare Genetic Diseases of Obesity
This is a phase 3 open-label, clinical study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of setmelanotide over 1 year of treatment, in pediatric participants aged 2 to <6 years with obesity due to either biallelic variants…
- Conditions
- Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, POMC Deficiency Obesity, PCSK1 Deficiency Obesity, LEPR Deficiency Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04966741
- Testing
- Setmelanotide
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Australia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Prader Willi Syndrome
Evaluation of Tolerance, Suckling and Food Intake After Repeated Nasals Administrations of Oxytocin in PWS Infants
The Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) includes severe neonatal hypotonia with impaired suckling leading to failure to thrive in the most severe cases, subsequently followed by an early onset of morbid obesity with hyperphagia and…
- Trial name
- OTBB2 (NCT02205034)
- Testing
- oxytocin
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant
Daily Caloric Restriction and Intermittent Fasting in Overweight and Obese Adults With Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
The proposed research will determine the feasibility of delivering two behavioral weight loss interventions for 1 year in adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) who are overweight or obese.
- Trial name
- NCT03342742
- Testing
- Weight Loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Prader-Willi Syndrome
CBDV vs Placebo in Children and Adults up to Age 30 With Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
This study aims to examine the feasibility and safety of cannabidivarin (CBDV) as a treatment for children and young adults with PWS.
- Trial name
- NCT03848481
- Testing
- CBDV Compound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eric Hollander
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Somatropin in Japanese Participants With PWS
This is a multicenter, open label, multi cohort study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of somatropin in a cohort of Japanese participants with PWS.
- Trial name
- NCT04697381
- Testing
- somatropin - GH naïve pediatric cohort, somatropin - GH treated cohort, somatropin - adult cohort
- Where
- 5 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Bardet Biedl Syndrome (BBS), Alström Syndrome (AS)
Setmelanotide (RM-493), Melanocortin-4 Receptor (MC4R) Agonist, in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) and Alström Syndrome (AS) Participants With Moderate to Severe Obesity
This pivotal, phase 3 study is designed to confirm the efficacy and safety of setmelanotide, a potent melanocortin receptor type 4 (MC4R) agonist, for the treatment of obesity and hyperphagia in participants with Bardet Biedl…
- Trial name
- NCT03746522
- Testing
- Setmelanotide
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Canada and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Prader-Willi Syndrome
A Study to Assess the Long-Term Safety of Pharmaceutical Grade Synthetic Cannabidiol Oral Solution in Participants With Prader-Willi Syndrome
The objective of this study is to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of Cannabidiol Oral Solution (CBD) in participants with Prader-Willi Syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT03458416
- Testing
- Cannabidiol Oral Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Radius Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy
Early-onset Obesity and Cognitive Impairment in Children With Pseudohypoparathyroidism
Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a (PHP1a) is a rare disease that causes childhood obesity and learning difficulties. This study will investigate eating behaviors and perform cognitive testing on children with PHP1a.
- Trial name
- NCT02411461
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, POMC Deficiency
Phase 3 Crossover Trial of Two Formulations of Setmelanotide in Participants With Specific Gene Defects in the MC4R Pathway
A trial to compare the weekly and daily formulations of setmelanotide in participants with genetic defects in the melanocortin-4 receptor pathway.
- Trial name
- NCT05194124
- Testing
- Setmelanotide 2 mg, Setmelanotide 2.5 mg, Setmelanotide 3 mg
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Canada and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Overweight, Obese
Inflammation, Polyphenols, and Genetics
Pilot study to determine whether daily consumption of blackraspberry powder (high in polyphenols) can reduce markers of inflammation and to determine whether genetics influence baseline levels of inflammatory markers as well as…
- Trial name
- NCT01568827
- Testing
- Blackraspberry Slurry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Genetic Obesity
DAYBREAK: A Study of Setmelanotide in Participants With Specific Gene Variants in the Melanocortin-4 Receptor (MC4R) Pathway
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of once daily subcutaneous (SC) administration of setmelanotide in participants with obesity and specific gene variants in the MC4R pathway.
- Trial name
- NCT04963231
- Testing
- Setmelanotide
- Where
- 36 sites in United States, Canada and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Octreotide Therapy in Children and Young Adults With Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
The purpose of this study is to investigate over a 6 month period the effect of octreotide therapy on food intake, sense of hunger, body weight, body composition, efficiency of burning calories, biomarkers of weight regulation…
- Trial name
- NCT00399893
- Testing
- Octreotide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University