New weekly shot shows promise for rare low blood sugar disorder
NCT ID NCT04732416
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a new medicine called HM15136 for people aged 2 and older with congenital hyperinsulinism (CHI) who still have low blood sugar despite standard treatments. The medicine is given as a weekly shot for 8 weeks. The goal is to see if it is safe and helps control blood sugar levels. About 16 participants will take part.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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17 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Expected to finish
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May 2027
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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2 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.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female subjects aged ≥2 years with CHI with persistent hypoglycemia despite current SoC treatment according to the investigator's evaluation or documentation * Stable therapy with SoC medications with or without nutritional supplementation * Previously undergone near-total pancreatectomy or being treated with a nonsurgical approach, having been evaluated as not eligible for pancreatic surgery * HbA1c \<7% Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects with type 1 or type 2 diabetes mellitus * Other reasons for hypoglycemia, including but not limited to drug-induced hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia, etc * Treatment of CHI with continuous intravenous glucose or glucagon infusion within 3 months prior to screening * Subjects with current use of any drugs that are known to interfere with the study drug, glucose metabolism, or study procedures (eg, use of systemic glucocorticoids \[excluding topical, intra-articular or ophthalmic application, nasal spray, or inhaled forms\] or insulin) * Have conditions that could affect glucose levels such as pheochromocytoma, insulinoma, and glucagonoma
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Asan Medical Center
Seoul, South Korea
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Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - Royal Manchester Children's Hospital - Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health
Manchester, United Kingdom
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Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for Children NHS Foundation Trust
London, United Kingdom
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Hadassah Medical Center (HMC)
Jerusalem, Israel
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Otto-von-Guericke-Universitaet Magdeburg
Magdeburg, Germany
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Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Pusan, South Korea
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The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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