New pill could help kids with rare hormone disorder cut back on steroids
NCT ID NCT07159841
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 03, 2026 · Updated 7 times
Summary
This study tests a daily oral medication called atumelnant in children aged 1 to 18 with classic congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a genetic condition that disrupts hormone production. The goal is to see if the drug can safely normalize hormone levels and allow patients to lower their daily steroid doses. The trial includes a placebo group and a long-term extension to monitor lasting effects.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- atumelnant (CRN04894), a daily oral tablet
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could offer a new treatment option that helps children with congenital adrenal hyperplasia better control their hormone levels and reduce their dependence on high-dose steroids.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-to-mid-stage trial with only 153 participants, so results may not apply to all patients. The drug may cause side effects or fail to show clear benefit over placebo.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2/3
Runs two stages together: whether the treatment works, then large-scale confirmation.
- Participants
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About 153 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2030
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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1 year to 17 years
- 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: Part A and B participants are eligible to be included in the study only if all of the following criteria apply: 1. Male or female at birth, between 1 to \<18 years of chronological age at the time of signing the Informed Consent Form (ICF). 2. Have a medically confirmed diagnosis of classic CAH due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency (21-OHD) based on standard medically accepted criteria such as elevated 17-OHP level, confirmed CYP21A2 genetic testing, positive newborn screening with confirmatory second tier testing, or cosyntropin stimulation. 3. Participants must have an elevated morning serum A4 level \>ULN during Screening obtained prior to morning glucocorticoid (GC) administration. 4. Participants must be on a stable supraphysiologic GC replacement therapy for at least one month prior to Screening. 5. Compliance, as judged per Investigator discretion, with GC replacement and mineralocorticoid replacement (if applicable) regimen documented during the Screening Period. 6. Biochemical euthyroidism as determined by the Investigator. Part C inclusion criteria require participants to complete treatment in either Part A or Part B and in the Investigator's opinion it would benefit the participant to continue in Part C, regardless of age. Exclusion Criteria: Part A and Part B: Individuals in Part A and Part B who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in this study: 1. Diagnosis of any form of CAH other than classic 21-OHD. 2. Participants treated with other GCs within 30 days of Screening. 3. Stress dose of GC therapy within 2 weeks of start of Screening, defined as any dose above the normal maintenance dose, including but not limited to intravenous (IV) or intramuscular (IM) hydrocortisone. 4. Use of growth hormones within 1 week of start of Screening for short acting, or within 6 weeks of start of Screening for long acting. 5. Use of a corticotropin-releasing factor receptor antagonist within 14 days of Screening. 6. History of cancer excluding cured/treated dermal squamous or basal cell carcinoma or cervical carcinoma in situ. 7. Abnormal sleep/wake cycles (as determined by the Investigator). 8. Female participants who are pregnant or lactating. 9. Participants who have been dosed with an investigational drug (including atumelnant) in any prior clinical study within 60 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) prior to the first dose. 10. Individuals in Part C who do not meet the Part C Inclusion Criteria.
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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
48 sites in 12 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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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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AOU Federico II
RECRUITINGNaples, Campania, 80131, Italy
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APHM -Hopital La Timone Enfants
RECRUITINGMarseille, 13385 Cedex 5, France
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Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Alder Hey Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGLiverpool, L12 2AP, United Kingdom
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Meyer IRCCS
RECRUITINGFlorence, Tuscany, 50139, Italy
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Boston's Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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CEDIE "Centro de Investigaciones Endocrinológicas", CONICET-FEI División de Endocrinología, Hosp de Niños Ricardo Gutiérrez
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, C1425EFD, Argentina
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) d'Angers
RECRUITINGAngers, 49100, France
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Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin Campus Virchow-Klinikum Klinik für pädiatrische Endokrinologie und Diabetologie
RECRUITINGBerlin, 13353, Germany
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc
RECRUITINGBrussels, Brussels Capital, 1200, Belgium
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Cook Children's Health Care System
RECRUITINGFort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust, Great Ormond Street Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, WC1N 3JH, United Kingdom
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Hopital Jeanne de Flandre - CHU de Lille
RECRUITINGLille, 59037, France
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Hopital Kremlin-Bicétre - APHP Paris Saclay
RECRUITINGLe Kremlin-Bicêtre, 94270, France
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Hopital Necker - Enfants Malades
RECRUITINGParis, 75015, France
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Hopital Robert Debre
RECRUITINGParis, 75019, France
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Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, C1199ABB, Argentina
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Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HCFMUSP)
RECRUITINGSão Paulo, São Paulo, 05403-000, Brazil
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Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo
RECRUITINGRibeirão Preto, São Paulo, 14051-140, Brazil
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Hospital de Niños de la Santísima Trinidad
RECRUITINGCórdoba, Córdoba Province, X5000, Argentina
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Hospital las Hilgueras de Talcahuano
RECRUITINGTalcahuano, 4270918, Chile
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IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini
RECRUITINGGenoa, Liguria, 16147, Italy
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IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
RECRUITINGMilan, Lombardy, 20132, Italy
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai-Mount Sinai Hospital
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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Institute of Endocrinology of Diabetes, The Children's Hospital at Westmead
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGWestmead, New South Wales, 2145, Australia
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Instituto Médico Especializado (IME)
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, C1405BCH, Argentina
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Instituto de Investigaciones Materno Infantil IDIMI, Facultad de Medicina de la Universidad de Chile
RECRUITINGSantiago, Santiago Metropolitan, 8360160, Chile
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Instituto de Investigaciones Metabólicas
RECRUITINGBuenos Aires, Buenos Aires, C1012AAR, Argentina
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Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGManchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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Monash Children's Hospital, Monash Health
RECRUITINGClayton, Victoria, 3168, Australia
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Nucleo de Pesquisa Clinica do Rio Grande do Sul
RECRUITINGPorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, 90430-001, Brazil
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Perth Children's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNedlands, Western Australia, 6009, Australia
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Queensland Children's Hospital
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGSouth Brisbane, Queensland, 4101, Australia
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Radboudumc Amalia Children's Hospital, Department of Pediatrics
RECRUITINGNijmegen, Gelderland, 6525 GA, Netherlands
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Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
RECRUITINGNew Brunswick, New Jersey, 08901, United States
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Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Trust, Sheffield Children's Hospital, Western Bank
RECRUITINGSheffield, S10 2TH, United Kingdom
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UCSF Ron Conway Gateway Medical Building
RECRUITINGSan Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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UZ Gent (University Hospital Ghent)
RECRUITINGGhent, East Flanders, 9000, Belgium
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UZ Leuven (Universitair Ziekenhuis Leuven)
RECRUITINGLeuven, Flemish Brabant, 3000, Belgium
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UZA (Antwerp University Hospital)
RECRUITINGEdegem, Antwerp, 2650, Belgium
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Universitatsklinikum Koln Klinik und Poliklinik fur Kinder- und Jugendmedizin
RECRUITINGCologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, 50937, Germany
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University of Michigan
RECRUITINGAnn Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Minnesota
RECRUITINGMinneapolis, Minnesota, 55454, United States
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University of Virginia Health System
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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Universitätsklinikum Tübingen Klinik fur Kinder und Jugendmedizin
RECRUITINGTübingen, Baden, 72076, Germany
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Uniwersytecki Dziecięcy Szpital Kliniczny im. L. Zamenhofa w Białymstoku, Klinika Pediatrii, Endokrynologii, Diabetologii z Pododdziałem Kardiologii
RECRUITINGBialystok, Podlaskie Voivodeship, 15-274, Poland
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Uniwersytecki Szpital Kliniczny Nr 1 im. Prof. Tadeusza Sokotowskiego PUM w Szczecinie, Centrum Wsparcia Badan Klinicznych Pomorskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Szczecinie
RECRUITINGSzczecin, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, 71-252, Poland
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lnstytut Centrum Zdrowia Matki Polki, Klinika Endokrynologii i Chor6b Metabolicznych
RECRUITINGLodz, Poland, 93-338, Poland
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