New drug could slash steroid use in rare hormone disorder

NCT ID NCT04490915

First seen May 21, 2026 · Last updated May 21, 2026

Summary

This study tests a new medicine called crinecerfont for adults with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), a genetic condition that disrupts hormone production. The goal is to see if the drug can safely reduce the high doses of steroids patients need to take daily. About 182 participants will receive either crinecerfont or a placebo for 24 weeks, followed by a year of open-label treatment where everyone gets the active drug.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    San Diego, California, 92123, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    San Francisco, California, 94143, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Aurora, Colorado, 80045, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Indianapolis, Indiana, 46202, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Bethesda, Maryland, 20982, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55454, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Great Neck, New York, 11021, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    New York, New York, 10029, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, 27157, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74135, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15224, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Seattle, Washington, 98105, United States

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Graz, 8036, Austria

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Vienna, 1090, Austria

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Brussels, 1070, Belgium

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Leuven, 3000, Belgium

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Sofia, 1431, Bulgaria

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Sofia, 1606, Bulgaria

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H 2Y9, Canada

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Hradec Králové, 50005, Czechia

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Angers, 49933, France

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Grenoble, 38700, France

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94270, France

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Nantes, 44093, France

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Paris, 75651, France

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Paris, 75679, France

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Dresden, 01307, Germany

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Essen, 45147, Germany

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Frankfurt, 60590, Germany

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Leipzig, 04103, Germany

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Munich, 80336, Germany

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Athens, 106 76, Greece

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Athens, 115 27, Greece

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Athens, 11527, Greece

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Thessaloniki, 54642, Greece

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Afula, 1834111, Israel

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Beersheba, 8410101, Israel

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Petah Tikva, 4941480, Israel

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Ancona, 60126, Italy

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Bologna, 40138, Italy

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Florence, 50139, Italy

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Messina, 98125, Italy

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Milan, 20132, Italy

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Milan, 20149, Italy

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Naples, 80131, Italy

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Padova, 35128, Italy

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Roma, 00161, Italy

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Leiden, 2333, Netherlands

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Krakow, 31-011, Poland

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Poznan, 60-355, Poland

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Warsaw, 01-809, Poland

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Porto, 4200-319, Portugal

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Belgrade, 11000, Serbia

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Madrid, 28034, Spain

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Seville, 41013, Spain

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Gothenburg, 41345, Sweden

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Stockholm, 17176, Sweden

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Cardiff, CF14 4HH, United Kingdom

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    London, WC1B 5EH, United Kingdom

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Manchester, M20 4BX, United Kingdom

  • Neurocrine Clinical Site

    Salford, M6 8HD, United Kingdom

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