New drug could help people with short bowel syndrome ditch IV nutrition
NCT ID NCT04775706
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Aug 13, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This phase 2 trial tests a new drug called HM15912 (sonefpeglutide) in 18 adults with short bowel syndrome who need intravenous nutrition. The study aims to see if the drug is safe and can help the gut absorb more nutrients, potentially reducing the need for IV support. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either the drug or a placebo, and neither they nor their doctors know which they get.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- HM15912 (sonefpeglutide)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could reduce or eliminate the need for intravenous nutrition in people with short bowel syndrome, improving their quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase study with only 18 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may cause side effects or fail to show benefit.
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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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About 18 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Expected to finish
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May 2028
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.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Men or women, aged 18 years of age or older with SBS resulting in intestinal failure at the time of signing the informed consent form (ICF) (or country's legal age of majority if the legal age is \<18 years) 2. Capable of giving signed informed consent which includes compliance with the requirements and restrictions listed in the ICF and in this protocol 3. Diagnosis of SBS with the latest intestinal resection being at least 6 months prior to Screening and considered stable regarding the PN/IV need. No restorative surgery planned in the study period. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Any history of colon cancer. 2. History of any other cancers (except margin-free resected cutaneous basal or squamous cell carcinoma or adequately treated in situ cervical cancer) unless disease-free for at least 5 years 3. History of alcohol or drug abuse (within 1 year of 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
15 sites in 8 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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Asklepios Klinik St. Georg
RECRUITINGHamburg, Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, 20099, Germany
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Brigham & Women's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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Central Middlesex Hospital
RECRUITINGLondon, NW10 7NS, United Kingdom
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux
RECRUITINGBordeaux, 33000, France
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
RECRUITINGNice, 06300, France
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Hopital Beaujon
RECRUITINGClichy, Clichy, 92110, France
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Les Hospices Civils de Lyon
RECRUITINGLyon, 69002, France
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Rigshospitalet Department of Digestive Diseases, Transplantation and General Surgery Section for Intestinal Failure
RECRUITINGCopenhagen, 2100, Denmark
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Salford Royal Hospital
RECRUITINGSalford, Greater Manchester, M6 8HD, United Kingdom
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Samsung Medical Center
RECRUITINGSeoul, 06351, South Korea
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Szpital Skawina sp. z o.o.
RECRUITINGSkawina, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, 32-050, Poland
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The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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UZ Leuven
RECRUITINGLeuven, Vlaams Brabant, 3000, Belgium
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Universitätsklinikum Tübingen
RECRUITINGTübingen, Tübingen, 72076, Germany
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Wojewodzki Specjalistyczny Szpital im. Mikołaja Pirogowa w Łodzi
RECRUITINGLodz, Łódź Voivodeship, 90-531, Poland
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