Weekly shot could free hypoparathyroidism patients from daily pills
NCT ID NCT07699471
First seen Jul 13, 2026 · Last updated Sep 01, 2026 · Updated 5 times
Summary
This Phase 3 trial tests whether a once-weekly injection of canvuparatide (MBX 2109) can help adults with hypoparathyroidism reduce their daily calcium and vitamin D supplements while keeping blood calcium in a healthy range. The study includes 160 participants who will receive either the drug or a placebo for 26 weeks, followed by an open-label extension. The goal is to see if more people on the drug can become independent of active vitamin D and high-dose calcium supplements compared to those on placebo.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- canvuparatide (MBX 2109)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this once-weekly injection could allow many people with hypoparathyroidism to reduce or stop daily calcium and vitamin D supplements while keeping their blood calcium levels normal.
- What could go wrong
- This is a Phase 3 trial, so earlier results were promising but not definitive. The treatment may not work for everyone, and side effects or the need for dose adjustments are possible.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 160 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Aug 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Is an adult ≥18 years of age. 2. Has a documented diagnosis of post-surgical, chronic HypoPT or genetic, idiopathic, or autoimmune HypoPT for at least 12 months prior to screening. 3. Intact PTH level below the median value of the normal range 4. Minimum requirement for a dose of calcitriol ≥0.5 μg/day, or alfacalcidol ≥1.0 μg/day and (elemental) calcium ≥1000 mg/day for at least 12 weeks prior to screening. In addition, the doses of calcitriol, or alfacalcidol, and calcium should be stable for at least 3 weeks prior to screening. 5. Two (2) consecutive measurements of albumin-adjusted serum calcium at least 1 week apart within the range of 7.8 to 9.4 mg/dL (1.95 to 2.35 mmol/L). Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Has a known history of pseudohypoparathyroidism 2. Clinically significant abnormal hematology, clinical chemistry, or coagulation. 3. Any disease that might affect calcium metabolism or calcium-phosphate homeostasis or PTH levels other than HypoPT, such as active endogenous hyperthyroidism; 4. Use of therapies affecting the calcium metabolism within 4 weeks prior to randomization 5. PTH or PTH-related protein drugs such as PTH(1-84) and PTH(1-34) within 5 weeks prior to screening.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
12 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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MBX Biosciences Investigational Site
RECRUITINGHomestead, Florida, 33030, United States
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MBX Biosciences Investigational Site
RECRUITINGMetairie, Louisiana, 70002, United States
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MBX Biosciences Investigational Site
RECRUITINGLas Vegas, Nevada, 89148, United States
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MBX Biosciences Investigational Site
RECRUITINGReno, Nevada, 89511, United States
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MBX Biosciences Investigational Site
RECRUITINGAlbany, New York, 12208, United States
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MBX Biosciences Investigational Site
RECRUITINGGreenville, North Carolina, 27834, United States
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MBX Biosciences Investigational Site
RECRUITINGSummerville, South Carolina, 29485, United States
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MBX Biosciences Investigational Site
RECRUITINGDallas, Texas, 75208, United States
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MBX Biosciences Investigational Site
RECRUITINGRound Rock, Texas, 78681, United States
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MBX Biosciences Investigational Site
RECRUITINGShavano Park, Texas, 78231, United States
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MBX Biosciences Investigational Site
RECRUITINGWeslaco, Texas, 78596, United States
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MBX Biosciences Investigational Site
RECRUITINGSpokane, Washington, 99216, United States
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