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Setmelanotide
- Company
- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Mechanism
- Mechanism not yet reported
- Route
- Route not yet reported
- Recruiting trials
- 2 recruiting
Efficacy results: Not yet reported
2 recruiting studies currently listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Data source: ClinicalTrials.gov · trial data as of Nov 13, 2026
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Trial details
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Recruiting NCT NCT06760546
A Trial of Setmelanotide in Patients With Congenital Hypothalamic Obesity (Sub-study of NCT05774756)
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 39 participants Est. completion 2028-03-13 11 sites Stand-aloneOther conditions: Hypothalamic Obesity, Multiple Pituitary Hormone Deficiency Genetic Form, Septo-Optic Dysplasia, Optic Nerve Hypoplasia, Childhood-onset Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency, Pituitary Stalk Interruption SyndromeView official trial listing → -
Recruiting NCT NCT07674290
Real-World Effects of MC4R Agonist Therapy in BBS and Severe Genetic Obesity
Not yet reported Tom Hühne 200 participants Est. completion 2030-12-31 1 site Stand-aloneOther conditions: Bardet Biedl Syndrome (BBS), Bardet Biedl Syndrome, Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS), Alstrom SyndromeView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT01749137
Phase 2 Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of RM-493 in Obese Participants
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 74 participants Est. completion 2013-09-28 6 sites Stand-aloneOther conditions: OverweightView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT01867437
Effects of RM-493 on Energy Expenditure in Obese Individuals
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 15 participants Est. completion 2014-03 1 siteOther conditions: Obesity, Morbid ObesityView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT02041195
Phase 1b/2a Study to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Setmelanotide in Obese Patients
Not yet reported, Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 99 participants Est. completion 2014-12 2 sitesOther conditions: Overweight and ObesityView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT02311673
Phase 2 Trial to Evaluate Safety and Efficacy of Setmelanotide (RM-493) in Obese Participants With Prader-Willi Syndrome
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 40 participants Est. completion 2016-10-26 5 sites Stand-aloneOther conditions: Prader-Willi SyndromeView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT02431442
Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of RM-493 Administered to Healthy, Obese, Non-diabetic Volunteers
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 57 participants Est. completion 2014-01Other conditions: Overweight, ObeseView official trial listing → -
Status unknown NCT NCT02507492
RM-493 Treatment Trial in Proopiomelanocortin (POMC) Deficient Patients
Not yet reported Charite University, Berlin, Germany 10 participants Est. completion 2018-07 1 siteOther conditions: Homozygous or Compound Heterozygous POMC, LEPR or PCSK1 Gene MutationView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT02896192
Setmelanotide for the Treatment of Early-Onset Pro-Opiomelanocortin (POMC) Deficiency Obesity
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 15 participants Est. completion 2020-05-25 7 sites Stand-aloneOther conditions: Pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) Deficiency ObesityView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT03013543
Setmelanotide Phase 2 Treatment Trial in Participants With Rare Genetic Disorders of Obesity
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 213 participants Est. completion 2022-03-01 58 sites Stand-aloneOther conditions: Genetic Obesity, Obesity, Obesity Due to Melanocortin 4 Receptor DeficiencyView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT03262610
Setmelanotide in a Single Patient With Partial Lipodystrophy
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1 participants Est. completion 2018-01-31 1 site Stand-aloneOther conditions: Hypertriglyceridemia, ObesityView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT03287960
Setmelanotide for the Treatment of Leptin Receptor (LEPR) Deficiency Obesity
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 15 participants Est. completion 2020-09-25 6 sites Stand-aloneOther conditions: Leptin Receptor Deficiency ObesityView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT03651765
Long Term Extension Trial of Setmelanotide
Not yet reported, Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 205 participants Est. completion 2025-01-09 27 sites Stand-aloneOther conditions: Obesity Associated With Defects in Leptin-melanocortin PathwayView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT03746522
Setmelanotide (RM-493), Melanocortin-4 Receptor (MC4R) Agonist, in Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS) and Alström Syndrome (AS) Participants With Moderate to Severe Obesity
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 52 participants Est. completion 2021-03-08 12 sites Stand-aloneOther conditions: Bardet Biedl Syndrome (BBS), Alström Syndrome (AS)View official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT04348175
A Phase 1 Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics of Setmelanotide in Subjects With Varying Degrees of Renal Impairment
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 32 participants Est. completion 2021-04-17 4 sites Stand-aloneOther conditions: Renal InsufficiencyView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT04725240
Open-Label Study of Setmelanotide in Hypothalamic Obesity
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 18 participants Est. completion 2022-06-28 5 sites Stand-aloneOther conditions: Hypothalamic ObesityView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT04963231
DAYBREAK: A Study of Setmelanotide in Participants With Specific Gene Variants in the Melanocortin-4 Receptor (MC4R) Pathway
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 164 participants Est. completion 2024-09-30 36 sites Stand-aloneOther conditions: Genetic ObesityView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT04966741
Setmelanotide in Pediatric Participants With Rare Genetic Diseases of Obesity
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 12 participants Est. completion 2024-11-08 6 sites Stand-aloneOther conditions: Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, POMC Deficiency Obesity, PCSK1 Deficiency Obesity, LEPR Deficiency ObesityView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT05046132
Study of Setmelanotide Effects on QTc (Corrected QT) Interval in Healthy Participants
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 77 participants Est. completion 2022-04-07 1 site Stand-aloneOther conditions: HealthyView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT05093634
EMANATE: A Study of Setmelanotide in Patients With Specific Gene Variants in the MC4R Pathway
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 296 participants Est. completion 2026-06-30 66 sites Stand-aloneOther conditions: Obesity, Genetic ObesityView official trial listing → -
Approved For Marketing NCT NCT05183802
An Expanded Access Protocol for Setmelanotide for Treatment of Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS)
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Other conditions: Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS), ObesityView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT05194124
Phase 3 Crossover Trial of Two Formulations of Setmelanotide in Participants With Specific Gene Defects in the MC4R Pathway
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 19 participants Est. completion 2023-10-19 7 sites Stand-aloneOther conditions: Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, POMC DeficiencyView official trial listing → -
Active, not recruiting NCT NCT05774756
A Trial of Setmelanotide in Acquired Hypothalamic Obesity
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 143 participants Est. completion 2027-04-16 28 sites Stand-aloneOther conditions: Hypothalamic ObesityView official trial listing → -
Withdrawn NCT NCT05812183
Gastric Sleeve-Induced Weight Loss on Shortness of Breath in Obesity
Not yet reported University of California, Los Angeles Est. completion 2025-02-12 Stand-aloneOther conditions: Dyspnea, Quality of LifeView official trial listing → -
Completed NCT NCT06596135
Open-Label Extension Study of Setmelanotide
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 28 participants Est. completion 2026-06-24 13 sites Stand-aloneOther conditions: Obesity Associated With Defects in Leptin-melanocortin PathwayView official trial listing → -
Active, not recruiting NCT NCT06772597
A Study of Setmelanotide in Patients With Prader-Willi Syndrome
Not yet reported Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 18 participants Est. completion 2027-10-31 1 site Stand-aloneOther conditions: Prader-Willi Syndrome, Obesity, HyperphagiaView official trial listing → -
Enrolling by invitation NCT NCT07496463
Setmelanotide to Treat Obesity in a Patient With Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1a (PHP1a)
Not yet reported Massachusetts General Hospital 1 participants Est. completion 2027-04-30 1 siteOther conditions: Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1a, ObesityView official trial listing →
Efficacy history
Not yet reported.
Safety
Not yet reported.
Sources
Also known as: Setmelanotide, Imcivree
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