No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Prior Safety Data
This treatment has already been tested in at least one earlier human trial.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
12 – 65
Sex
Any
Trial phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Treatment
Participants needed
150 (estimated)
Sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · Industry
Who this trial is looking for
This trial is looking for healthy adults and patients aged 12 to 65 with obesity related to hypothalamic injury or Prader-Willi Syndrome. Participants will take RM-718 and help researchers find out how safe the drug is and how it works in the body.
Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?
You may be able to join if
I am between 12 and 65 years old.
My body mass index (BMI) is 30 or higher.
I can use effective birth control during the study.
I can understand and sign a consent form.
I have a diagnosis of Prader-Willi Syndrome or hypothalamic obesity.
I am medically healthy with normal screening results.
You may not be able to join if
I have significant health issues that could affect the study.
I have severe mental health disorders.
I have had recent surgery in the past 60 days.
I am pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to become pregnant.
I have had weight loss over 2% in the past 3 months.
I have participated in another clinical trial within the last 3 months.
Summarized in plain language from this trial's official eligibility criteria.
The full criteria are further down this page — only the research team can
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and PK of RM-718 in healthy subjects with obesity and in patients with MC4R Pathway Impairment
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Eligibility Criteria
Key Inclusion Criteria:
Parts A and B:
* Male and female subjects in good health aged 18-55 years of age at Screening.
* Body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2.
* Subjects who are medically healthy with normal or clinically insignificant screening results.
* Subjects must use a highly effective form of c…
Key Inclusion Criteria:
Parts A and B:
* Male and female subjects in good health aged 18-55 years of age at Screening.
* Body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2.
* Subjects who are medically healthy with normal or clinically insignificant screening results.
* Subjects must use a highly effective form of contraception and follow the study contraception requirements.
* Ability to communicate well with the Investigator, understand and comply with the requirements of the trial, and understand English and sign the written informed consent.
Part C:
* Male and female patients with HO, aged 12-65 years of age at Screening.
* Patient has documented evidence of acquired HO defined as:
* Diagnosis of craniopharyngioma or other brain lesion affecting the hypothalamic region and has undergone surgery, or chemotherapy, or radiation therapy involving the hypothalamus at least 6 months before Screening, OR
* Documented injury to the hypothalamus at least 6 months before Screening for which surgery/radiation is not indicated.
* Weight gain associated with the hypothalamic injury either before or following therapy (surgery and/or following chemotherapy or radiotherapy), and a BMI of ≥30 kg/m2 for patients ≥18 years of age or BMI ≥95th percentile for age and sex for patients 12 to \<18 years of age.
* Patients must use a highly effective form of contraception and follow the study contraception requirements.
* Ability to communicate with the Investigator, understand and comply with the requirements of the trial, and understand and sign the written informed consent and assent (for patients aged \<18 years), and informed consent for a parent or guardian of any patient \<18.
Part D:
* Confirmed diagnosis of PWS as determined by the Investigator at the time of Screening.
* Age ≥12 to 65, inclusive, at the time of signing Informed Consent and/or Assent.
* BMI ≥30 kg/m2 for patients ≥18 years of age or BMI ≥95th Percentile for age and sex for patients \<18 years of age based on the US CDC criteria.
* Able to meet contraception requirements.
Key Exclusion Criteria:
Parts A and B
* Any clinically significant abnormalities on screening laboratories or physical examination as determined by the Investigator.
* Active or history of any significant medical condition such as and including renal, hepatic, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, genitourinary, endocrine, immunologic, metabolic, neurologic or hematological disease.
* Obesity due to genetic, syndromic, or endocrine etiologies.
* History of renal transplant, end stage renal disease.
* Diagnosis of severe psychiatric disorders.
* Current, clinically significant pulmonary, cardiac, metabolic, or oncologic disease considered severe enough to interfere with the trial and/or confound the results.
* Cigarette smoking or dependence on caffeine, alcohol or drugs; unable or unwilling to abstain completely from caffeine, alcohol and related substances for 24 hours prior to and after study visits.
* History of recent surgery (within 60 days of Screening).
* Participation in any clinical trial with an investigational drug/device within 3 months or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to the first trial dose.
* Pregnant and/or breastfeeding or desiring to become pregnant during this trial.
Part C
* Diagnosis of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) or Rapid-onset obesity with hypoventilation, hypothalamic, autonomic dysregulation, neuroendocrine tumor syndrome (ROHHADNET).
* Weight loss \>2% in the previous 3 months for patients aged ≥18 years or \>2% reduction in BMI for patients aged 12 to \<18 years and/or anti-obesity medications for the treatment of obesity.
* Bariatric surgery or procedure within the last 2 years.
* Diagnosis of severe psychiatric disorders; any suicidal ideation, attempt or behavior.
* Current, clinically significant pulmonary, cardiac, metabolic, or oncologic disease considered severe enough to interfere with the trial and/or confound the results.
* History of renal transplant, end stage renal disease.
* Participation in any clinical trial with an investigational drug/device within 3 months or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, prior to the first trial dose, or previous participation in a trial with setmelanotide.
* Pregnant and/or breastfeeding or desiring to become pregnant during this trial.
* Obesity attributable to other genetic or syndromic conditions (eg, PPL \[pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC), proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 1 (PCSK1), leptin receptor (LEPR), collectively\], Bardet-Biedl syndrome \[BBS\]) prior to the hypothalamic injury.
Part D
* Weight loss \>2% in the previous 3 months for patients aged ≥18 years or \>2% reduction in BMI for patients aged 12 to \<18 years or therapies for the treatment of obesity or hyperphagia.
* Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) or procedure within last 6 months.
* Diagnosis of severe psychiatric disorders; any suicidal ideation, attempt or behavior.
* Current, clinically significant pulmonary, cardiac, metabolic, or oncologic disease considered severe enough to interfere with the trial and/or confound the results.
* Pregnant and/or breastfeeding or desiring to become pregnant during this trial.
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