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A Ph2b to Evaluate Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Tildacerfont in Adult CAH

A Phase 2 interventional study of Tildacerfont/Placebo in Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, sponsored by Spruce Biosciences. Terminated at 65 sites in 20 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-07-08.

Sponsored by Spruce Biosciences · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Study SPR001-203 did not meet its primary and secondary endpoints therefore Spruce Biosciences has decided to terminate the study
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
96
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years and older
Sex
All
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Study summary

An investigation of the efficacy and safety of up to 70 weeks of treatment with Tildacerfont in subjects with classic CAH who have elevated biomarkers at baseline on their current GC regimen. Optional open label treatment extension period up to 240 weeks with 200mg Tildacerfont QD.

Read the detailed description

This is a study that will test the efficacy and safety of Tildacerfont. The first 12-weeks will be a double-blind, placebo controlled, dose ranging study. The following 58-weeks will assess the long term safety of Tildacerfont. Optional open label treatment extension period up to 240 weeks with 200mg Tildacerfont QD.

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Conditions studied

  • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia

Keywords

  • CAH
  • Adrenal Disorder
  • Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
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In context

Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital

101 studies on the registry are indexed under Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital; 28 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 96 is above the median of 37 across 50 interventional studies indexed under Adrenal Hyperplasia, Congenital.

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Lead sponsor

Spruce Biosciences is the lead sponsor of 8 studies on the registry; 2 are open to participants now.

Of its 6 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 6 (100%) have results posted.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years and older
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Go through the criteria one by one — yes, no or not sure — and take the list to your doctor or the study team. Kept in this browser only.

Inclusion criteria

  1. Male and female subjects ≥18 years old at screening
  2. Has a known childhood diagnosis of classic CAH due to 21-hydroxylase deficiency based on genetic mutation in CYP21A2 and/or documented (at any time) elevated 17-OHP and currently treated with HC, HC acetate, prednisone, prednisolone, methylprednisolone (or a combination of the aforementioned GCs)
  3. Has been on a stable, supraphysiologic dose of GC replacement (defined as ≥15 mg/day and ≤60 mg/day in HCe) for ≥1 month before screening
  4. Has A4 > at both screening and Week 4 (measured before any AM GC dose) if daily GC dose \<30 mg OR has A4 >2.5x ULN at both screening and Week 4 (measured before any AM GC dose)
  5. For subjects with the salt-wasting form of CAH, subject has been on a stable dose of mineralocorticoid replacement for ≥1 month before screening
  6. Agrees to follow guidelines. Male subjects must also agree to refrain from donating sperm throughout the treatment period and for 90 days after the last dose of study drug.
  7. Is able to understand all study procedures and risks involved and provides written indicating willingness to comply with all aspects of the protocol.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Has a known or suspected diagnosis of any other known form of classic CAH (not due to 21 hydroxylase deficiency)
  2. Has a history that includes bilateral adrenalectomy or hypopituitarism
  3. Has a history of allergy or to tildacerfont, any of its , or any other CRF1 receptor antagonist
  4. Current treatment with dexamethasone as GC therapy for CAH

    a. Prior treatment with dexamethasone is allowed as long as the transition to an alternative GC regimen (eg, HC, prednisone, or prednisolone) has resulted in a stable dose of GC replacement for ≥1 month before screening.

  5. Is not adherent to GC or study drug dosing regimen during the Run-in Period (defined as taking \<80% of expected doses based on drug accountability)
  6. Shows clinical signs or symptoms of adrenal insufficiency
  7. Has had a unstable medical condition, medically significant illness, or chronic disease occurring within 30 days of screening, including but not limited to:

    1. An ongoing or \<3 years of remission history from any malignancy, other than successfully treated localized skin cancer
    2. of \<45 mL/min/1.73 m2
    3. Current or history of liver disease (with the exception of Gilbert's syndrome).
    4. History of alcohol or substance abuse within the last year, or any significant history of alcohol or substance abuse that would likely prevent the subject from reliably participating in the study, based on the opinion of the Investigator
    5. Active , , or at screening
    6. Subjects who plan to undergo bariatric surgery during the study are excluded.
    7. Any other condition that would impact subject safety or confound interpretation of study results
  8. Psychiatric conditions, including but not limited to bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or schizoaffective disorders that are not effectively controlled on medication and may have an adverse impact on study compliance. Symptoms including hallucinations, delusions, and psychosis are exclusionary. Additionally:

    1. Increased risk of suicide based on the Investigator's judgment or the results of the C-SSRS conducted at screening and Week 6 (eg, C-SSRS Type 3, 4, or 5 ideation within the past 6 months or any suicidal behavior within the past 12 months)
    2. HADS score >12 for either depression or anxiety at screening or Week 6
  9. Has clinically significant abnormal or clinical laboratory results. Abnormal results that must be reviewed and discussed with the Medical Monitor to determine eligibility for this study include but are not limited to:

    1. Any clinically meaningful abnormal ECG results, including >450 ms for male participants or >470 ms for female participants
    2. >2x
    3. Total >1.5x ULN
    4. Total bile acids >5x ULN
  10. Routinely works overnight shifts
  11. Subjects with travel plans/work schedules that result in significant and frequent changes in time zones (>2 hours) will require Medical Monitor approval for enrollment.
  12. Females who are pregnant or nursing
  13. Use of any other drug from 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before screening to the end of the study
  14. Use of the following drugs from 30 days or 5 half-lives (whichever is longer) before Day 1 to the end of the study:

    1. Rosiglitazone, aromatase inhibitors, testosterone, growth hormones, or any other medication or supplement that could impact subject safety or confound interpretation of study results
    2. The following drugs:

    i. Moderate to strong inhibitors and/or inducers of ii. Sensitive substrates or narrow-therapeutic-range substrates of CYP3A4 (except hormonal containing ≤35 μg ethinyl estradiol) iii. Sensitive substrates or narrow-therapeutic-range substrates of BCRP (except those that can be administered QD in the morning, separated by approximately 10 hours from evening administration of study drug)

  15. Donation or receipt of blood from 90 days before Screening to the end of the study; donation or receipt of , white blood cells, or plasma from 30 days before Screening to the end of the study
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(18)

Underlined terms in the criteria open these too. Explained by clinicaltrials.gg, not part of the registry record. The study team decides who can take part.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

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.

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.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

Excipients

The other ingredients in a medicine besides the active drug, such as fillers, colours or preservatives.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

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.

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.

Hepatitis B tests

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. These are separate tests: HBsAg positive usually means a current infection (a recent vaccination can briefly cause it too); total anti-HBc (HBcAb) positive means an infection now or in the past; HBV DNA measures how much virus is in the blood.

Some studies accept a past infection if HBV DNA is undetectable, sometimes with antiviral medicine during the study. Check what this study allows.

Hepatitis C tests

Hepatitis C is a virus that infects the liver. An HCV antibody test can stay positive after an infection has cleared (and is occasionally positive without one); an HCV RNA test shows whether the virus is there now.

After treatment, hepatitis C counts as cured when HCV RNA is still undetectable 12 weeks or more after the treatment ended. Studies often accept people cured this way.

HIV

The human immunodeficiency virus, which weakens the immune system.

Many studies now accept people whose HIV is controlled on treatment, judged by the viral load and the CD4 count. Check the limits this study sets.

ECG (electrocardiogram)

A recording of the heart’s electrical activity, taken with stickers on the chest, arms and legs. It takes a few minutes and does not hurt.

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.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

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.

CYP3A (CYP3A4) inhibitors and inducers

CYP3A is a group of enzymes, mainly CYP3A4, in the liver and gut that break down many medicines. Some medicines, supplements and foods (grapefruit, St John’s wort) slow them down or speed them up, which changes how much of a study drug stays in the body.

Studies list them so they can be avoided or switched; bring a list of everything you take, including supplements.

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Triple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator)
Enrollment
96 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Tildacerfont Group 1

    Tildacerfont administered daily via oral tablet for 12 weeks at dose level 1

    Drug: Tildacerfont/Placebo

  • Experimental
    Tildacerfont Group 2

    Tildacerfont administered daily via oral tablet for 12 weeks at dose level 2

    Drug: Tildacerfont/Placebo

  • Experimental
    Tildacerfont Group 3

    Tildacerfont administered daily via oral tablet for 70 weeks at dose level 3

    Drug: Tildacerfont/Placebo

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Placebo administered daily via oral tablet for 12 weeks.

    Drug: Tildacerfont/Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugTildacerfont/Placebo

    Tablet, administered daily

    Also known as: SPR001

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. To Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing A4 in Participants With Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) Over 12 Weeks

    Assessment of dose response for change from baseline in log A4 after 12 weeks on double-blind placebo-controlled treatment (Week 18)

    Time frame: Baseline and 12 weeks of treatment (Week 18)

Secondary outcomes

  1. To Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing A4 in Participants With Classic CAH Over 12 Weeks

    Absolute change from baseline in A4 as determined via application of the delta theorem to the log scale analysis results after 12 weeks on double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment (Week 18). Results show mean Treatment Effect of Dose vs Placebo. A negative value represents a reduction in absolute concentration compared to baseline.

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  2. To Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing A4 in Participants With Classic CAH Over 12 Weeks

    Change from baseline in A4 as assessed on the log scale after 12 weeks on double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment (Week 18). Results show mean % of Treatment Effect of Dose vs Placebo. A negative value represents a % reduction from baseline.

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  3. To Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing 17-OHP in Participants With Classic CAH Over 12 Weeks

    Change from baseline in 17-OHP as assessed on the log scale after 12 weeks on double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment (Week 18). A negative value represents a % reduction from baseline.

    Time frame: 12 weeks

  4. To Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing 17-OHP in Participants With Classic CAH Over 12 Weeks

    Absolute change from baseline in 17-OHP as determined via application of the delta theorem to the log scale analysis results after 12 weeks on double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment (Week 18). Results show mean Treatment Effect of Dose vs Placebo. A negative value represents a reduction in absolute concentration compared to baseline.

    Time frame: 12 weeks

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Results

Posted Jul 8, 2025

Participant flow

96 participants participated in Part A , 86 of those participants continued into Part B, and 57 of these participants then entered Part C

Period 1: Placebo
Participant flow — Period 1: Placebo
MilestonePeriod 1: PlaceboPeriod 2: Part A 50 mgPeriod 2: Part A 100 mgPeriod 2: Part A 200 mgPeriod 3: Part B 50 mgPeriod 3: Part B 100 mgPeriod 3: Part B 200 mgPeriod 4: Part C
Started240000000
Completed240000000
Not completed00000000
Period 2: Part A
Participant flow — Period 2: Part A
MilestonePeriod 1: PlaceboPeriod 2: Part A 50 mgPeriod 2: Part A 100 mgPeriod 2: Part A 200 mgPeriod 3: Part B 50 mgPeriod 3: Part B 100 mgPeriod 3: Part B 200 mgPeriod 4: Part C
Started02424240000
Completed02021210000
Not completed04330000
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject01110000
Withdrew: Adverse event00110000
Withdrew: Study terminated00100000
Withdrew: Protocol violation01000000
Withdrew: Lost to follow-up01000000
Withdrew: Other01000000
Withdrew: Physician decision00010000
Period 3: Part B
Participant flow — Period 3: Part B
MilestonePeriod 1: PlaceboPeriod 2: Part A 50 mgPeriod 2: Part A 100 mgPeriod 2: Part A 200 mgPeriod 3: Part B 50 mgPeriod 3: Part B 100 mgPeriod 3: Part B 200 mgPeriod 4: Part C
Started0000144410
Completed0000033260
Not completed0000111150
Withdrew: Study terminated0000110130
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject00000120
Period 4: Part C
Participant flow — Period 4: Part C
MilestonePeriod 1: PlaceboPeriod 2: Part A 50 mgPeriod 2: Part A 100 mgPeriod 2: Part A 200 mgPeriod 3: Part B 50 mgPeriod 3: Part B 100 mgPeriod 3: Part B 200 mgPeriod 4: Part C
Started000000057
Completed000000019
Not completed000000038
Withdrew: Study terminated000000030
Withdrew: Adverse event00000002
Withdrew: Site terminated00000001
Withdrew: Other00000002
Withdrew: Withdrawal by subject00000003

Outcome measures

PrimaryTo Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing A4 in Participants With Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) Over 12 Weeks

Assessment of dose response for change from baseline in log A4 after 12 weeks on double-blind placebo-controlled treatment (Week 18)

Time frame:
Baseline and 12 weeks of treatment (Week 18)
Reported as:
Mean · log(ng/dL)
To Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing A4 in Participants With Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) Over 12 Weeks
log(ng/dL)PlaceboTildacerfont 50 mgTildacerfont 100 mgTildacerfont 200 mg
To Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing A4 in Participants With Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) Over 12 Weeks38.7 ± 307.38-49.0 ± 449.02147.2 ± 661.2-10.4 ± 408.68
SecondaryTo Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing A4 in Participants With Classic CAH Over 12 Weeks

Absolute change from baseline in A4 as determined via application of the delta theorem to the log scale analysis results after 12 weeks on double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment (Week 18). Results show mean Treatment Effect of Dose vs Placebo. A negative value represents a reduction in absolute concentration compared to baseline.

Time frame:
12 weeks
Reported as:
Mean · ng/dL
To Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing A4 in Participants With Classic CAH Over 12 Weeks
ng/dLPlaceboTildacerfont 50 mgTildacerfont 100 mgTildacerfont 200 mg
To Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing A4 in Participants With Classic CAH Over 12 Weeks0 ± 0-29.5 ± 106.2639.1 ± 108.66-23.2 ± 107.72
SecondaryTo Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing A4 in Participants With Classic CAH Over 12 Weeks

Change from baseline in A4 as assessed on the log scale after 12 weeks on double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment (Week 18). Results show mean % of Treatment Effect of Dose vs Placebo. A negative value represents a % reduction from baseline.

Time frame:
12 weeks
Reported as:
Mean · percentage
To Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing A4 in Participants With Classic CAH Over 12 Weeks
percentagePlaceboTildacerfont 50 mgTildacerfont 100 mgTildacerfont 200 mg
To Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing A4 in Participants With Classic CAH Over 12 Weeks0 (0 to 0)-3.3 (-23.7 to 22.7)4.3 (-17.4 to 31.8)-2.6 (-23.3 to 23.9)
SecondaryTo Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing 17-OHP in Participants With Classic CAH Over 12 Weeks

Change from baseline in 17-OHP as assessed on the log scale after 12 weeks on double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment (Week 18). A negative value represents a % reduction from baseline.

Time frame:
12 weeks
Reported as:
Mean · percent change
To Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing 17-OHP in Participants With Classic CAH Over 12 Weeks
percent changePlaceboTildacerfont 50 mgTildacerfont 100 mgTildacerfont 200 mg
To Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing 17-OHP in Participants With Classic CAH Over 12 Weeks215.6 ± 6165.61644.2 ± 6580.013564.6 ± 7490.8-753.7 ± 5698.97
Statistical analysis
  • Tildacerfont 50 mg vs Tildacerfont 100 mg vs Tildacerfont 200 mg · Mixed Models Analysis · p = 0.8051 (Dose response p-value)The result for the -2loglikelihood full model was -580.2550766 log(ng/dL) and -583.2846546 log(ng/dL) for the reduced model.
SecondaryTo Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing 17-OHP in Participants With Classic CAH Over 12 Weeks

Absolute change from baseline in 17-OHP as determined via application of the delta theorem to the log scale analysis results after 12 weeks on double-blind, placebo-controlled treatment (Week 18). Results show mean Treatment Effect of Dose vs Placebo. A negative value represents a reduction in absolute concentration compared to baseline.

Time frame:
12 weeks
Reported as:
Mean · ng/dL
To Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing 17-OHP in Participants With Classic CAH Over 12 Weeks
ng/dLPlaceboTildacerfont 50 mgTildacerfont 100 mgTildacerfont 200 mg
To Evaluate the Effect of Tildacerfont in Reducing 17-OHP in Participants With Classic CAH Over 12 Weeks0 ± 0355.9 ± 2179.6322.6 ± 2120.47-250.8 ± 2153.59

Adverse events

Collected over 60 weeks (12 weeks Part A, 12 weeks Part B, 46 weeks Part C). Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
Period 1: Placebo0/24 (0%)0/24 (0%)17/24 (70.8%)
Period 2: Part A 50 mg0/24 (0%)1/24 (4.2%)16/24 (66.7%)
Period 2: Part A 100 mg0/24 (0%)1/24 (4.2%)20/24 (83.3%)
Period 2: Part A 200 mg0/24 (0%)0/24 (0%)16/24 (66.7%)
Period 3: Part B 50 mg0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)
Period 3: Part B 100 mg0/44 (0%)2/44 (4.5%)26/44 (59.1%)
Period 3: Part B 200 mg0/41 (0%)0/41 (0%)17/41 (41.5%)
Period 4: Part C0/57 (0%)1/57 (1.8%)38/57 (66.7%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventPeriod 1: PlaceboPeriod 2: Part A 50 mgPeriod 2: Part A 100 mgPeriod 2: Part A 200 mgPeriod 3: Part B 50 mgPeriod 3: Part B 100 mgPeriod 3: Part B 200 mgPeriod 4: Part C
COVID-19Infections and infestations—1/240/240/240/10/440/410/57
PyrexiaNervous system disorders—0/241/240/240/10/440/410/57
Status EpilepticusNervous system disorders—0/241/240/240/10/440/410/57
Staphylococcal PneumoniaInfections and infestations—0/240/240/240/11/440/410/57
Nasal septum deviationMusculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders—0/240/240/240/11/440/410/57
SyncopeNervous system disorders—0/240/240/240/10/440/411/57
DiarrheaGastrointestinal disorders—0/240/240/240/10/440/411/57
EnteritisGastrointestinal disorders—0/240/240/240/10/440/411/57
Most frequent other events
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Most frequent other events
EventPeriod 1: PlaceboPeriod 2: Part A 50 mgPeriod 2: Part A 100 mgPeriod 2: Part A 200 mgPeriod 3: Part B 50 mgPeriod 3: Part B 100 mgPeriod 3: Part B 200 mgPeriod 4: Part C
Upper Respiratory Tract InfectionInfections and infestations1/240/245/241/240/11/441/412/57
HeadacheNervous system disorders2/244/245/242/240/11/440/414/57
NasopharyngitisInfections and infestations1/240/242/241/240/15/440/4110/57
PyrexiaGeneral disorders0/243/243/241/240/13/440/415/57
AstheniaGeneral disorders1/241/241/243/240/11/441/410/57
FatigueGeneral disorders0/243/240/240/240/13/440/413/57
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders0/241/243/240/240/10/440/411/57
VomitingGastrointestinal disorders0/241/243/240/240/10/440/414/57
AcneSkin and subcutaneous tissue disorders1/242/240/243/240/10/441/413/57
Oropharyngeal painRespiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders0/243/240/241/240/10/440/410/57

Baseline characteristics

The ITT Analysis Set included all randomized participants regardless of Treatment Period eligibility or completion. The ITT Analysis Set was the basis for demographics, baseline characteristics, and efficacy analyses.

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)PlaceboTildacerfont 50 mgTildacerfont 100 mgTildacerfont 200 mgTotal
Mean33.5 ± 12.0329.1 ± 11.5531.5 ± 8.2935.1 ± 11.3632.3 ± 10.81
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)PlaceboTildacerfont 50 mgTildacerfont 100 mgTildacerfont 200 mgTotal
Female1211121651
Male121312845
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)PlaceboTildacerfont 50 mgTildacerfont 100 mgTildacerfont 200 mgTotal
Hispanic or Latino10034
Not Hispanic or Latino2324242192
Unknown or Not Reported00000
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)PlaceboTildacerfont 50 mgTildacerfont 100 mgTildacerfont 200 mgTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native00000
Asian321410
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander00000
Black or African American00000
White2122221984
More than one race00000
Unknown or Not Reported00112
BMI
BMI(kg/m^2)PlaceboTildacerfont 50 mgTildacerfont 100 mgTildacerfont 200 mgTotal
Mean31.46 ± 9.2931.27 ± 7.67530.98 ± 7.52130.25 ± 4.45330.99 ± 7.23
Waist Circumference
Waist Circumference(cm)PlaceboTildacerfont 50 mgTildacerfont 100 mgTildacerfont 200 mgTotal
Mean95.8 ± 17.07498.78 ± 19.13597.98 ± 19.14899.31 ± 12.40797.968 ± 16.941
Daily dose of Glucocorticoid
Daily dose of Glucocorticoid(mg in hydrocortisone equivalent(s))PlaceboTildacerfont 50 mgTildacerfont 100 mgTildacerfont 200 mgTotal
Mean26.9 ± 7.5929.1 ± 10.8325.4 ± 6.7126.7 ± 8.9427.025 ± 8.518
Glucocorticoid BSA Based Dose
Glucocorticoid BSA Based Dose(mg in hydrocortisone equivalent(s)/m^2)PlaceboTildacerfont 50 mgTildacerfont 100 mgTildacerfont 200 mgTotal
Mean13.97 ± 4.19814.62 ± 4.88013.52 ± 4.11714.21 ± 12.514.08 ± 6.424

12 further baseline measures are reported on the registry.

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Study locations

65 sites
  • Spruce Study Site
    Birmingham, Alabama 35294, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Los Angeles, California 90027, United States
  • Spruce Clinical Site
    Orange, California 92868, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Sacramento, California 95817, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Englewood, Colorado 80113, United States
  • Spruce Clinical Site
    Tampa, Florida 33612, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    West Palm Beach, Florida 33401, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
  • Spruce Clinical Site
    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Baltimore, Maryland 21287, United States
  • Spruce Clinical Site
    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55454, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Rochester, Minnesota 55905, United States
  • Spruce Clinical Site
    Las Vegas, Nevada 89148, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Hickory, North Carolina 28601, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Canton, Ohio 44718, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45219, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Cleveland, Ohio 44195, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Columbus, Ohio 43210, United States
  • Spruce Clinical Site
    Bend, Oregon 97702, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Providence, Rhode Island 02903, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Columbia, South Carolina 28203, United States
  • Spruce Clinical Site
    Memphis, Tennessee 38163, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Austin, Texas 78731, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Dallas, Texas 75093, United States
  • Spruce Clinical Site
    Edinburg, Texas 78539, United States
  • Spruce Clinical Site
    Fort Worth, Texas 76104, United States
  • Spruce Study Site
    Nedlands, Western Australia 6009, Australia
  • Spruce study site
    Brisbane, Australia
  • Spruce Study Site
    Elizabeth Vale, Australia
  • Spruce Study Site
    Melbourne, Australia
  • Spruce Study Site
    Brasília, Brazil
  • Spruce Study Site
    São Paulo, Brazil
  • Spruce Study Site
    St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
  • Spruce Study Site
    London, Ontario, Canada
  • Spruce Study Site
    Ottawa, K1H7W9, Canada
  • Spruce Study Site
    Sherbrooke, J1H 5N4, Canada
  • Spruce Study Site
    Aarhus, Denmark
  • Spruce Study Site
    Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Spruce Study Site
    Tallinn, Estonia
  • Spruce Study Site
    Tartu, Estonia
  • Spruce Study Site
    Munich, Germany
  • Spruce Study Site
    Dublin, Ireland
  • Spruce Study Site
    Milan, Italy
  • Spruce Study Site
    Naples, Italy
  • Spruce Study Site
    Rome, Italy
  • Spruce Study Site
    Torino, Italy
  • Spruce Study Site
    Riga, Latvia
  • Spruce Study Site
    Kaunas, Lithuania
  • Spruce Study Site
    Nijmegen, Netherlands
  • Spruce Study Site
    Krakow, Poland
  • Spruce Study Site
    Warsaw, Poland
  • Spruce Study Site
    Bucharest, Romania
  • Spruce Study Site
    Seoul, South Korea
  • Spruce Study Site
    Barcelona, Spain
  • Spruce Study Site
    Madrid, Spain
  • Spruce Study Site
    Seville, Spain
  • Spruce Study Site
    Tarragona, Spain
  • Spruce Study Site
    Falun, Sweden
  • Spruce Study Site
    Stockholm, Sweden
  • Spruce Study Site
    Sankt Gallen, Switzerland
  • Spruce Study Site
    Zurich, Switzerland
  • Spruce Study Site
    Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)
  • Spruce Study Site
    Birmingham, United Kingdom
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References and documents

Study documents

PDFs hosted by the registry, ClinicalTrials.gov.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reached

Ran from Aug 2020 to primary completion in Feb 2024, 41 months.

Results were first posted in Jul 2025, 1 year 4 months after primary completion.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jun 25, 2020
First posted
Jul 7, 2020
StartActual
Aug 26, 2020
Primary completionActual
Feb 9, 2024
CompletionActual
May 23, 2024
Results first posted
Jul 8, 2025
Last update
Jul 8, 2025
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jul 8, 2025, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT04457336
Lead sponsor
Spruce Biosciences
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Jul 7, 2020
Start date
Aug 26, 2020
Primary completion
Feb 9, 2024
Completion
May 23, 2024
Results posted
Jul 8, 2025
Last update
Jul 8, 2025

Study contacts

Kyriakie Sarafoglou, M.D
principal investigator · Dept. of Pediatrics, Divisions of Endocrinology and Genetics & Metabolism, Univ. of Minnesota

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
View the source record on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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