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Conditions
Hypothalamic Obesity
Interventions
Setmelanotide
Drug
Lead sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
6 Years to 40 Years
Enrollment
18 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2022
U.S. locations
5
States / cities
San Diego, California • Gainesville, Florida • Saint Paul, Minnesota + 2 more
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Sandostatin LAR
Drug
Lead sponsor
Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Industry
Eligibility
6 Years to 18 Years
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
Started 2004
U.S. locations
15
States / cities
Phoenix, Arizona • Orange, California • San Francisco, California + 12 more
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
DBS of the LHA
Device
Lead sponsor
donald whiting
Other
Eligibility
22 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, POMC Deficiency
Interventions
Setmelanotide 2 mg, Setmelanotide 2.5 mg, Setmelanotide 3 mg, Setmelanotide 20 mg, Setmelanotide 25 mg, Setmelanotide 30 mg
Drug
Lead sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
6 Years and older
Enrollment
19 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2023
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Scottsdale, Arizona • Marshfield, Wisconsin
Conditions
Obesity, Over-weight, Hypothalamic Injury, Craniopharyngioma
Interventions
ZGN-440 sterile diluent, ZGN-440 for injectable suspension
Drug
Lead sponsor
Zafgen, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
14 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2014
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Saint Paul, Minnesota • Nashville, Tennessee
Conditions
Bardet Biedl Syndrome (BBS), Alström Syndrome (AS)
Interventions
Setmelanotide, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
6 Years and older
Enrollment
52 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2021
U.S. locations
6
States / cities
San Diego, California • Springfield, Massachusetts • New York, New York + 3 more
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
glucose, fructose, saline
Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
Oregon Health and Science University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 45 Years
Enrollment
56 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2006 – 2015
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Portland, Oregon
Terminated Phase 4 Interventional Results available

Body Composition and Adipose Tissue in HIV

NCT03226821
Conditions
HIV Lipodystrophy Syndrome, Growth Hormone Deficiency, Body Composition
Interventions
Tesamorelin
Drug
Lead sponsor
Columbia University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 68 Years
Enrollment
6 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Genetic Forms of Extreme Obesity
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
2 Years and older
Enrollment
303 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Columbus, Ohio
Terminated Phase 1Phase 2 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Free Fatty Acids, Body Weight, and Growth Hormones Secretion in Children

NCT01237041
Conditions
Obesity, Short Stature, Growth Hormone Deficiency
Interventions
Niacin First, Placebo First, Dose-Establishing Study 1 Niacin 250mg, Dose-Establishing Study 1 Niacin 500mg, Dose-Establishing Study 2 Niacin 500mg
Drug
Lead sponsor
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
NIH
Eligibility
7 Years to 14 Years
Enrollment
37 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2011 – 2017
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Bethesda, Maryland
Conditions
Obesity
Interventions
Deep Brain Stimulation of the Lateral Hypothalamic Area
Device
Lead sponsor
Allegheny Singer Research Institute (also known as Allegheny Health Network Research Institute)
Other
Eligibility
Not listed
Enrollment
3 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2013 – 2015
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Conditions
Obesity, Overweight, Craniopharyngioma
Interventions
Exenatide
Drug
Lead sponsor
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 40 Years
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2012 – 2015
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Nashville, Tennessee
Conditions
Childhood Obesity, Morbid Obesity
Interventions
Transcriptome profiling
Diagnostic Test
Lead sponsor
Columbia University
Other
Eligibility
2 Years to 20 Years
Enrollment
12 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2015 – 2026
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Boston, New York • New York, New York
Conditions
Hypothalamic Obesity, Multiple Pituitary Hormone Deficiency Genetic Form, Septo-Optic Dysplasia, Optic Nerve Hypoplasia, Childhood-onset Combined Pituitary Hormone Deficiency, Pituitary Stalk Interruption Syndrome
Interventions
Setmelanotide, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
4 Years and older
Enrollment
39 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2028
U.S. locations
8
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama • Aurora, Colorado • Chicago, Illinois + 5 more
Conditions
Hypothalamic Obesity
Interventions
Bivamelagon
Drug
Lead sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
12 Years and older
Enrollment
25 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2028
U.S. locations
6
States / cities
Aurora, Colorado • Iowa City, Iowa • Boston, Massachusetts + 3 more
Completed No phase listed Observational Accepts healthy volunteers

Neural Functioning of Feeding Centers in Obese Youth

NCT01808846
Conditions
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Interventions
Not listed
Lead sponsor
Yale University
Other
Eligibility
12 Years to 17 Years
Enrollment
51 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2010 – 2017
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New Haven, Connecticut
Recruiting Phase 2 Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Convergent Mechanisms Underlying Reprometabolic Syndrome in Women

NCT06686537
Conditions
Infertility, Female, Obesity
Interventions
Estradiol Patches
Drug
Lead sponsor
University of Colorado, Denver
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 38 Years · Female only
Enrollment
20 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Aurora, Colorado
Conditions
Obesity Associated With Defects in Leptin-melanocortin Pathway
Interventions
Setmelanotide
Drug
Lead sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
2 Years and older
Enrollment
28 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2026
U.S. locations
13
States / cities
Scottsdale, Arizona • San Diego, California • Gainesville, Florida + 10 more
Conditions
Obesity, Addison's Disease
Interventions
Hydrocortisone, Isocaloric Diet
Drug · Dietary Supplement
Lead sponsor
Oregon Health and Science University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
24 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2000 – 2004
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Portland, Oregon
Conditions
Hypothalamic Obesity, Hypothalamic Tumor, Craniopharyngioma
Interventions
Phentermine / Topiramate Extended Release Oral Capsule [Qsymia], Placebo
Drug · Other
Lead sponsor
Seattle Children's Hospital
Other
Eligibility
6 Years to 28 Years
Enrollment
24 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2026
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania • Seattle, Washington
Conditions
Abdominal Obesity, Growth Hormone Deficiency
Interventions
Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) 1-44, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
Massachusetts General Hospital
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 55 Years
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2008 – 2012
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Boston, Massachusetts
Active, not recruiting Phase 3 Interventional Results available

A Trial of Setmelanotide in Acquired Hypothalamic Obesity

NCT05774756
Conditions
Hypothalamic Obesity
Interventions
Setmelanotide, Placebo
Drug
Lead sponsor
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Industry
Eligibility
4 Years and older
Enrollment
143 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2027
U.S. locations
16
States / cities
Birmingham, Alabama • San Diego, California • Aurora, Colorado + 11 more
Conditions
Obesity, Prader Willi Syndrome
Interventions
High carbohydrate meal, High fat meal
Other
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Eligibility
5 Years to 17 Years
Enrollment
28 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2004 – 2005
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Durham, North Carolina
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Does What You Eat Affect Your Brain

NCT05626907
Conditions
Gliosis, Obesity, Eating
Interventions
Diet modification #1, Diet modification #2, Diet modification #3
Other
Lead sponsor
University of Washington
Other
Eligibility
20 Years to 40 Years
Enrollment
36 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2023 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Seattle, Washington