A Phase 2 interventional study of TransCon PTH and Placebo for TransCon PTH in Hypoparathyroidism, Endocrine System Diseases and Parathyroid Diseases, sponsored by Ascendis Pharma A/S. Completed at 15 sites in 6 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-06-18.
Sponsored by Ascendis Pharma A/S · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment
During the first four weeks of the trial, participants were randomly assigned to one of four groups: three groups received fixed doses of TransCon PTH and one group received placebo. TransCon PTH or placebo were administered as a subcutaneous injection using a pre-filled injection pen. Neither trial participants nor their doctors know who has been assigned to each group. After the four weeks, participants continued in the trial as part of a long-term extension period. During the extension, all participants received TransCon PTH, with the dose adjusted to their individual needs. This was a global trial that was conducted in the United States, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Italy and Norway.
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This study's enrollment of 59 is above the median of 50 across 77 interventional studies indexed under Hypoparathyroidism.
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On a stable dose for at least 12 weeks (or 4 weeks if on Natpara as of September 2019) prior to Screening of:
Optimization of supplements prior to randomization to achieve the target levels of:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.
GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².
Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.
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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.
Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.
Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.
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Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.
Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.
Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).
Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.
On an ECG, the QT interval is the time the heart’s lower chambers take to activate electrically and recover in each beat. QTc is that time adjusted for heart rate (QTcF by Fridericia’s formula, QTcB by Bazett’s). Some medicines lengthen it, and a long QTc can raise the risk of a dangerous heart rhythm.
The study may name a correction formula and a limit in milliseconds, often around 450–480.
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BMI (body mass index)
Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.
What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)
GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².
Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Informed consent
Before you join, the study team explains what taking part involves — its purpose, what happens, the risks and possible benefits — and answers your questions, so you can decide freely. Consent is usually recorded on a form (the informed consent form, ICF) signed by you or, where the law allows, by someone legally authorised to decide for you.
You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Cancer (malignancy)
Malignancy means cancer. Criteria about another or earlier malignancy ask whether you have had a different cancer, usually within a set number of years.
Some are commonly allowed, such as treated skin cancers other than melanoma and early cancers removed completely — check the exceptions this study lists.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Corticosteroids (steroids)
Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.
Studies differ in what they allow: check which steroid medicines, routes (tablets, injections, creams, inhalers, eye drops) and doses this study accepts.
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It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.
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Contraception
Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.
Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Childbearing potential
Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).
Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
QT and QTc
On an ECG, the QT interval is the time the heart’s lower chambers take to activate electrically and recover in each beat. QTc is that time adjusted for heart rate (QTcF by Fridericia’s formula, QTcB by Bazett’s). Some medicines lengthen it, and a long QTc can raise the risk of a dangerous heart rhythm.
The study may name a correction formula and a limit in milliseconds, often around 450–480.
Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.
Excipients
The other ingredients in a medicine besides the active drug, such as fillers, colours or preservatives.
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TransCon PTH 15 mcg delivered once daily by subcutaneous injection
Combination Product: TransCon PTH
TransCon PTH 18 mcg delivered once daily by subcutaneous injection
Combination Product: TransCon PTH
TransCon PTH 21 mcg delivered once daily by subcutaneous injection
Combination Product: TransCon PTH
Placebo mimicking 15, 18, or 21 mcg of TransCon PTH delivered once daily by subcutaneous injection
Combination Product: Placebo for TransCon PTH
Participants who completed the 4-week double-blind period, continued into the open-label extension period and received treatment with TransCon PTH up to Week 266, with up to an initial 14 weeks of TransCon PTH titration and standard of care optimization, followed by approximately 248 weeks of individualized doses of TransCon PTH (allowable dose range: 6 to 60 mcg/day).
Combination Product: TransCon PTH
TransCon PTH drug product is supplied as a clear solution containing TransCon PTH with a nominal PTH(1-34) content of 0.3 mg/mL in a pre-filled pen intended for subcutaneous injection.
Placebo is supplied as a clear solution containing the formulation buffer for TransCon PTH in a pre-filled pen intended for subcutaneous injection.
Efficacy - Primary Endpoint During the Blinded Period
The percentage of subjects with albumin-adjusted serum calcium within the normal range, and spot morning fractional excretion of calcium (spot AM FECa) within normal range (≤2%) or a reduction by at least 50% from baseline, and not taking active vitamin D supplements, and taking ≤1000 mg/day of calcium supplements
Time frame: Week 4
Efficacy - Key Secondary Endpoint During the Blinded Period
The percentage of subjects with albumin-adjusted serum calcium within the normal range, and spot AM FECa within the normal range (≤2%) or a reduction by at least 50% from baseline, and not taking active vitamin D supplements, and taking ≤ 500 mg/day of calcium supplements
Time frame: Week 4
| Milestone | Double Blind: TransCon PTH 15 mcg | Double Blind: TransCon PTH 18 mcg | Double Blind: TransCon PTH 21 mcg | Double Blind: Placebo | Open-Label Extension Period: TransCon PTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Completed | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Not completed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Milestone | Double Blind: TransCon PTH 15 mcg | Double Blind: TransCon PTH 18 mcg | Double Blind: TransCon PTH 21 mcg | Double Blind: Placebo | Open-Label Extension Period: TransCon PTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Started | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
| Completed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Not completed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Withdrew: Protocol violation | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Withdrew: Other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
The percentage of subjects with albumin-adjusted serum calcium within the normal range, and spot morning fractional excretion of calcium (spot AM FECa) within normal range (≤2%) or a reduction by at least 50% from baseline, and not taking active vitamin D supplements, and taking ≤1000 mg/day of calcium supplements
| Percentage of participants | TransCon PTH 15 mcg | TransCon PTH 18 mcg | TransCon PTH 21 mcg | Placebo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficacy - Primary Endpoint During the Blinded Period | 50.0 (23.0 to 77.0) | 40.0 (16.3 to 67.7) | 60.0 (32.3 to 83.7) | 26.7 (7.8 to 55.1) |
The percentage of subjects with albumin-adjusted serum calcium within the normal range, and spot AM FECa within the normal range (≤2%) or a reduction by at least 50% from baseline, and not taking active vitamin D supplements, and taking ≤ 500 mg/day of calcium supplements
| Percentage of participants | TransCon PTH 15 mcg | TransCon PTH 18 mcg | TransCon PTH 21 mcg | Placebo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Efficacy - Key Secondary Endpoint During the Blinded Period | 50.0 (23.0 to 77.0) | 26.7 (7.8 to 55.1) | 60.0 (32.3 to 83.7) | 20.0 (4.3 to 48.1) |
Collected over From Week 0 to Week 4 for double-blind treatment period and up to Week 266 for open label extension (OLE). Non-serious events are listed at a 5% frequency threshold.
| Group | Deaths | Serious | Other |
|---|---|---|---|
| Double Blind: TransCon PTH 15 mcg | 0/14 (0%) | 0/14 (0%) | 6/14 (42.9%) |
| Double Blind: TransCon PTH 18 mcg | 0/15 (0%) | 0/15 (0%) | 5/15 (33.3%) |
| Double Blind: TransCon PTH 21 mcg | 0/15 (0%) | 0/15 (0%) | 7/15 (46.7%) |
| Double Blind: Placebo | 0/15 (0%) | 0/15 (0%) | 6/15 (40%) |
| Total TransCon PTH Period | 0/59 (0%) | 8/59 (13.6%) | 57/59 (96.6%) |
| Event | Double Blind: TransCon PTH 15 mcg | Double Blind: TransCon PTH 18 mcg | Double Blind: TransCon PTH 21 mcg | Double Blind: Placebo | Total TransCon PTH Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HypercalcaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders | 0/14 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 2/59 |
| Breast cancerNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) | 0/14 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 1/59 |
| Chronic sinusitisInfections and infestations | 0/14 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 1/59 |
| DehydrationMetabolism and nutrition disorders | 0/14 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 1/59 |
| Haemorrhage intracranialNervous system disorders | 0/14 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 1/59 |
| HeadacheNervous system disorders | 0/14 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 1/59 |
| Herpes zosterInfections and infestations | 0/14 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 1/59 |
| HypocalcaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders | 0/14 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 1/59 |
| HypokalemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders | 0/14 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 1/59 |
| Invasive ductal breast carcinomaNeoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps) | 0/14 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 1/59 |
| Event | Double Blind: TransCon PTH 15 mcg | Double Blind: TransCon PTH 18 mcg | Double Blind: TransCon PTH 21 mcg | Double Blind: Placebo | Total TransCon PTH Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| COVID-19Infections and infestations | 0/14 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 21/59 |
| HeadacheNervous system disorders | 3/14 | 1/15 | 1/15 | 1/15 | 16/59 |
| HypocalcaemiaMetabolism and nutrition disorders | 0/14 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 1/15 | 11/59 |
| Muscle spasmsMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | 1/14 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 11/59 |
| ArthralgiaMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders | 0/14 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 1/15 | 10/59 |
| HypertensionVascular disorders | 1/14 | 1/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 10/59 |
| ParaesthesiaNervous system disorders | 0/14 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 1/15 | 9/59 |
| NauseaGastrointestinal disorders | 2/14 | 1/15 | 1/15 | 1/15 | 7/59 |
| FatigueGeneral disorders | 0/14 | 1/15 | 1/15 | 0/15 | 8/59 |
| DizzinessNervous system disorders | 0/14 | 2/15 | 0/15 | 0/15 | 6/59 |
| Age, Continuous(years) | TransCon PTH 15 mcg | TransCon PTH 18 mcg | TransCon PTH 21 mcg | Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 47.03 ± 13.230 | 46.58 ± 11.157 | 53.67 ± 11.287 | 51.80 ± 12.345 | 49.82 ± 12.094 |
| Sex: Female, Male(Participants) | TransCon PTH 15 mcg | TransCon PTH 18 mcg | TransCon PTH 21 mcg | Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 48 |
| Male | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants) | TransCon PTH 15 mcg | TransCon PTH 18 mcg | TransCon PTH 21 mcg | Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Not Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 58 |
| Unknown or Not Reported | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Race/Ethnicity, Customized(Participants) | TransCon PTH 15 mcg | TransCon PTH 18 mcg | TransCon PTH 21 mcg | Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asian | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| White | 14 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 54 |
| Other | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Height(cm) | TransCon PTH 15 mcg | TransCon PTH 18 mcg | TransCon PTH 21 mcg | Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 166.92 ± 8.806 | 166.71 ± 8.385 | 165.37 ± 10.961 | 164.07 ± 10.368 | 165.75 ± 9.520 |
| Weight(kg) | TransCon PTH 15 mcg | TransCon PTH 18 mcg | TransCon PTH 21 mcg | Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 76.58 ± 22.479 | 80.04 ± 11.279 | 72.26 ± 18.621 | 76.43 ± 14.256 | 76.32 ± 16.869 |
| Body Mass Index(kg/m^2) | TransCon PTH 15 mcg | TransCon PTH 18 mcg | TransCon PTH 21 mcg | Placebo | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | 27.08 ± 5.723 | 28.76 ± 3.148 | 26.12 ± 4.647 | 28.30 ± 3.775 | 27.57 ± 4.415 |
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