A Study to Evaluate Atumelnant in Adults With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia · Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
What this study involves
The registry says this study is recruiting. Individual locations may have different availability.
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 3
- Age range
- 18 years - 74 years
- Sex eligible
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Participants
- 150 Estimated
These are starting points, not an eligibility decision. The research team must review the full requirements.
About the research
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, PK, and PD of atumelnant in adults with classic CAH due to 21-OHD.
Read the full description
This is a Phase 3, global, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in adult participants (male or female age ≥18 to \<75 years) with classic CAH due to 21-OHD who have been on a stable regimen of GCs for at least 2 months to evaluate efficacy, safety, PK, and PD of atumelnant administered once per day. Following a 3- to 6-week Screening Period, eligible participants will enter the Treatment Period where they will be randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to receive either atumelnant 80 mg once daily (with an option for dose escalation to 120 mg once daily at Week 20) or placebo.
A total of approximately 150 participants may be enrolled in the study.
Who may be able to participate?
The list below is the sponsor’s full registry wording. It can include conditions, prior treatment, test results and other requirements. A match in search does not mean you qualify.
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Male or female, between ≥18 to \<75 years of age at the time of signing the ICF.
2. Willing and able to understand and adhere to the study procedures as specified in the protocol and comply with the study treatment.
3. Have classic CAH due to 21-OHD confirmed by the Investigator.
4. Participants with Visit 2 levels of morning serum A4 as follows:
* A4 \>ULN and treated with \<11 mg/m2/day (physiologic) GC doses
* OR normal A4 (\>0.5xULN to ≤1xULN) and treated with ≥14 mg/m2/day GC doses
* OR A4 \>ULN and treated with ≥11 mg/m2/day GC doses.
5. On a stable (defined as no dose change of \>5 mg/day hydrocortisone equivalent within 2 months prior to Screening) regimen of GC replacement (e.g., hydrocortisone, prednisolone, prednisone, methylprednisolone, meprednisone, dexamethasone, cortisone acetate) at the time of informed consent.
6. If treated with mineralocorticoids (fludrocortisone), the dose should be stable for at least 1 month prior to Screening without orthostatic hypotension, and with serum sodium and potassium in the normal range.
7. If on estrogen therapy (any route), the dose must be stable for at least 3 months prior to Screening.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. Diagnosis of any form of CAH other than classic 21-OHD.
2. History of bilateral adrenalectomy, hypopituitarism, or other condition requiring chronic GC therapy.
3. Clinically significant medical condition or abnormal laboratory tests, as judged by the Investigator, other than CAH.
4. Concomitant mental condition rendering him/her unable to understand the nature, scope, and possible consequences of the study, and/or evidence of poor compliance with medical instructions.
5. History of cancer excluding cured/treated dermal squamous or basal cell carcinoma or cervical carcinoma in situ.
6. Women who are pregnant or lactating or, if of childbearing potential, who are unwilling to use highly effective contraception as described in this study. Male participants who are unwilling to use highly effective contraception as described in this study.
7. Known history of, or concern for, risk of hypersensitivity reaction to atumelnant or any of its excipients.
8. Participants with an increased risk of developing adrenal insufficiency as judged by the Investigator.
9. Severe erythrocytosis as judged by the Investigator.
10. Use of atumelnant prior to screening.
Treatment, groups and participation
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- Assignment
- Random assignment
- Masking
- Triple masked
Treatment
Atumelnant tablet, administered orally, once daily for 32 weeks.
Drug: Atumelnant
Placebo
Matching placebo, administered orally, once daily for 32 weeks.
Drug: Placebo
Atumelnant DRUG
Atumelnant, tablets, once daily by mouth
Placebo DRUG
Placebo, tablets, once daily by mouth
What researchers are measuring
Outcome measures describe what is being studied. They are not proof that a treatment works.
Primary measures
Proportion of participants with morning post-GC A4 ≤ ULN who are on physiologic GC replacement.
Time frame: Week 32
Not reported in this registry record.
Secondary measures
Percent change from baseline of morning pre-GC A4
Time frame: Week 2
Not reported in this registry record.
Percent change from baseline of morning pre-GC 17-OHP
Time frame: Week 32
Not reported in this registry record.
Proportion of participants with morning pre-GC A4 ≤ ULN who are on physiologic GC replacement
Time frame: Week 32
Not reported in this registry record.
Percent change from baseline in GC daily dose when morning post-GC A4 ≤ ULN
Time frame: Week 32
Not reported in this registry record.
Review the complete result tables and limitations in the official record.
Open official results ↗Research locations (82)
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82 locations
Crinetics Study SiteLos Angeles, California, United StatesRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteAurora, Colorado, United StatesRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteGainesville, Florida, United StatesRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteAtlanta, Georgia, United StatesRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteChicago, Illinois, United StatesRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteBaltimore, Maryland, United StatesRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteAnn Arbor, Michigan, United StatesRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteMinneapolis, Minnesota, United StatesRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteRochester, Minnesota, United StatesRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteNew Brunswick, New Jersey, United StatesRecruiting
Crinetics Study SitePhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesRecruiting
Crinetics Study SitePittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United StatesRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteDallas, Texas, United StatesRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteCharlottesville, Virginia, United StatesRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteMilwaukee, Wisconsin, United StatesRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteBuenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., ArgentinaRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteBuenos Aires, Buenos Aires F.D., ArgentinaRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteCABA, Buenos Aires F.D., ArgentinaRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteCABA, Buenos Aires F.D., ArgentinaRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteCórdoba, Córdoba Province, ArgentinaRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteHerston, Queensland, AustraliaRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteWoolloongabba, Queensland, AustraliaRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteAdelaide, South Australia, AustraliaRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteParkville, Victoria, AustraliaRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteNedlands, Western Australia, AustraliaRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteGraz, Styria, AustriaRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteVienna, AustriaRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteFortaleza, Ceará, BrazilRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteBrasília, Federal District, BrazilRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteBelo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, BrazilRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteCuritiba, Paraná, BrazilRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteRio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, BrazilRecruiting
Crinetics Study SitePorto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, BrazilRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteBotucatu, São Paulo, BrazilRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteCampinas, São Paulo, BrazilRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteRibeirão Preto, São Paulo, BrazilRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteSão Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteSão Paulo, São Paulo, BrazilRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteHalifax, Nova Scotia, CanadaRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteAngers, FranceRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteBron, FranceRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteNantes, FranceRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteParis, FranceRecruiting
Crinetics Study SitePessac, FranceRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteVandœuvre-lès-Nancy, FranceRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteMunich, Bavaria, GermanyRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteEssen, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteWürzburg, GermanyRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteGenova, Genova, ItalyRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteMilan, Milano, ItalyRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteMilan, Milano, ItalyRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteRozzano, Milano, ItalyRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteModena, Modena, ItalyRecruiting
Crinetics Study SitePadova, Padova, ItalyRecruiting
Crinetics Study SitePalermo, Palermo, ItalyRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteNaples, ItalyRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteRoma, ItalyRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteHiroshima, Hiroshima, JapanRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteAsahikawa, Hokkaido, JapanRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteKobe, Hyōgo, JapanRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteBunkyo-ku, Tokyo, JapanRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteFuchu-shi, Tokyo, JapanRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteSetagaya-ku, Tokyo, JapanRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteShinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JapanRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteShinjuku-ku, Tokyo, JapanRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteLeiden, South Holland, NetherlandsRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteNijmegen, NetherlandsRecruiting
Crinetics Study SitePoznan, Greater Poland Voivodeship, PolandRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, PolandRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteLodz, Łódź Voivodeship, PolandRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteDammam, Eastern Province, Saudi ArabiaRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteRiyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi ArabiaRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteRiyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi ArabiaRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteJeddah, Saudi ArabiaRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteGothenburg, SwedenRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteStockholm, SwedenRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteCardiff, Wales, United KingdomRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteBirmingham, United KingdomRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteLondon, United KingdomRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteManchester, United KingdomRecruiting
Crinetics Study SiteSheffield, United KingdomRecruiting
Study team and timeline
- Lead sponsor
- Crinetics Pharmaceuticals Inc.
- Study start
- Dec 11, 2025 Actual
- Primary completion
- 2027-05 Estimated
- Study completion
- 2027-05 Estimated
- First posted
- Aug 27, 2025 Actual
- Last updated
- Nov 10, 2026 Actual
Official study contacts
Official study title
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Atumelnant in Adult Participants With Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (Calm-CAH)
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Retrieved: Nov 12, 2026 · Last registry update: Nov 10, 2026
