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Safety Study of ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) in Subjects With Mild or Extreme Fullness of Submental Fat

A Multicenter, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Safety Study of ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) Injection for the Reduction of Localized Subcutaneous Fat in the Submental Area in Subjects With Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS) Grade 1 or CR-SMFRS Grade 4

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02035267
Enrollment
93
Registered
2014-01-14
Start date
2014-01-31
Completion date
2015-06-30
Last updated
2020-02-17

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Conditions

Moderate to Severe Convexity of Submental Fat, Safety, Efficacy

Brief summary

The objectives of this study are to explore the safety and efficacy of subcutaneous injections of Deoxycholic Acid relative to placebo, in the submental area in patients with mild or extreme fullness of the submental fat and ratings of 1 or 4.

Interventions

Formulated as an injectable solution containing deoxycholic acid at a concentration of 10 mg/mL.

DRUGPlacebo

Phosphate buffered saline placebo for injection.

Sponsors

Kythera Biopharmaceuticals
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Male and female subjects, 18 to 65 years old * Stable Body weight * Body Mass Index (BMI) of ≤40.0 kg/m\^2 * Acceptable volume of submental fat graded by clinician * Dissatisfaction with the submental area expressed by the subject * Signed informed consent form (ICF) * SMF ratings of 1 or 4

Exclusion criteria

* No prior intervention for submental fat (SMF) (eg, liposuction, surgery, or lipolytic agents) * Presence of clinically significant health problems * History of trauma associated with the chin or neck areas that in the judgment of the investigator may affect evaluation of safety or efficacy of treatment * Body mass index ≤40 kg/m\^2

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Both the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS) and Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS) AssessmentsBaseline and up to Week 32 (12 weeks after last treatment)The investigator evaluated the participant's chin and neck area using the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (a 5-point scale) where: 0=absent submental convexity (best) to 4= extreme submental convexity (worst). The participant evaluated their chin and neck area using the Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (a 5-point scale) where: 0=no chin fat at all (best) to 4= a very large amount of chin fat (worst).
Percentage of Participants With at Least a 2-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Both the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS) and Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS) AssessmentsBaseline and up to Week 32 (12 weeks after last treatment)The investigator evaluated the participant's chin and neck area using the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (a 5-point scale) where: 0=absent submental convexity (best) to 4= extreme submental convexity (worst). The participant evaluated their chin and neck area using the Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (a 5-point scale) where: 0=no chin fat at all (best) to 4= a very large amount of chin fat (worst).
Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS)Baseline and up to Week 32 (12 weeks after last treatment)The investigator evaluated the participant's chin and neck area using the CR-SMFRS 5-point scale where: 0=absent submental convexity (best) to 4= extreme submental convexity (worst).
Percentage of Participants With at Least a 2-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS)Baseline and up to Week 32 (12 weeks after last treatment)The investigator evaluated the participant's chin and neck area using the CR-SMFRS 5-point scale where: 0=absent submental convexity (best) to 4= extreme submental convexity (worst).
Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS)Baseline and up to Week 32 (12 weeks after last treatment)The participant evaluated their chin and neck area using the PR-SMFRS 5-point scale where: 0=no chin fat at all (best) to 4= a very large amount of chin fat (worst).
Percentage of Participants With at Least a 2-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS)Baseline and up to Week 32 (12 weeks after last treatment)The participant evaluated their chin and neck area using the PR-SMFRS 5-point scale where: 0=no chin fat at all (best) to 4= a very large amount of chin fat (worst).
Change From Baseline in Submental Skin Laxity Grade Scale (SMSLG)Baseline and up to Week 32 (12 weeks after last treatment)The SMSLG is an integration of three features: skin wrinkling, adherence to underlying neck structures (bone and muscle) and redundancy (horizontal and vertical folds). Each grade (1=none, 2=mild, 3=moderate and 4=severe) defines the maximal allowed limit for skin wrinkling, adherence to underlying structures and redundancy.

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

There were 61 subjects in the ATX-101 group and 32 subjects in the placebo group, who were further stratified by baseline Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS) (grade 1 included 31 ATX-101 and 16 placebo subjects; grade 4 included 30 ATX-101 and 16 placebo subjects).

Participants by arm

ArmCount
ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) Injection - Grade 1
Participants with Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS) score of 1 (mild submental convexity) received deoxycholic acid 2 mg/cm\^2 administered in 0.2 mL subcutaneous (SC) injections, up to 10 mL per treatment session at intervals of approximately 1 month for up to a maximum of 6 treatments.
31
Placebo Injection - Grade 1
Participants with Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS) score of 1 (mild submental convexity) received placebo administered in 0.2 mL subcutaneous (SC) injections, up to 10 mL per treatment session at intervals of approximately 1 month for up to a maximum of 6 treatments.
16
ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) Injection - Grade 4
Participants with Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS) score of 4 (extreme submental convexity) received deoxycholic acid 2 mg/cm\^2 administered in 0.2 mL subcutaneous (SC) injections, up to 10 mL per treatment session at intervals of approximately 1 month for up to a maximum of 6 treatments.
30
Placebo Injection - Grade 4
Participants with Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS) score of 4 (extreme submental convexity) received placebo administered in 0.2 mL subcutaneous (SC) injections, up to 10 mL per treatment session at intervals of approximately 1 month for up to a maximum of 6 treatments.
16
Total93

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000FG001FG002FG003
Overall StudyAdverse Event0010
Overall StudyLost to Follow-up0001
Overall StudyOther unspecified0100
Overall StudyWithdrawal consent-subject convenience0010

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) Injection - Grade 1Placebo Injection - Grade 1ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) Injection - Grade 4Placebo Injection - Grade 4Total
Age, Continuous48.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.68
48.4 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.75
52.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.94
50.1 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 11.21
50.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.27
Age, Customized
18-30 years
3 Participants1 Participants0 Participants1 Participants5 Participants
Age, Customized
31-40 years
1 Participants2 Participants4 Participants2 Participants9 Participants
Age, Customized
41-50 years
16 Participants6 Participants10 Participants5 Participants37 Participants
Age, Customized
51-65+ years
11 Participants7 Participants16 Participants8 Participants42 Participants
BMI category
30 kg/m^2 or less
29 Participants15 Participants9 Participants6 Participants59 Participants
BMI category
Greater than 30 kg/m^2
2 Participants1 Participants21 Participants10 Participants34 Participants
Body Mass Index (BMI)24.60 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.529
24.96 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 2.928
32.46 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 3.898
31.83 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 4.649
28.44 kg/m^2
STANDARD_DEVIATION 5.547
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
7 Participants3 Participants10 Participants6 Participants26 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
24 Participants13 Participants20 Participants10 Participants67 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Fitzpatrick skin type
I
2 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants2 Participants
Fitzpatrick skin type
II
1 Participants2 Participants9 Participants5 Participants17 Participants
Fitzpatrick skin type
III
12 Participants6 Participants6 Participants4 Participants28 Participants
Fitzpatrick skin type
IV
13 Participants5 Participants9 Participants3 Participants30 Participants
Fitzpatrick skin type
V
3 Participants2 Participants3 Participants4 Participants12 Participants
Fitzpatrick skin type
VI
0 Participants1 Participants3 Participants0 Participants4 Participants
Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS) score
1
15 Participants6 Participants0 Participants0 Participants21 Participants
Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS) score
2
13 Participants10 Participants5 Participants2 Participants30 Participants
Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS) score
3
2 Participants0 Participants17 Participants8 Participants27 Participants
Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS) score
4
1 Participants0 Participants8 Participants6 Participants15 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
2 Participants1 Participants0 Participants0 Participants3 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
3 Participants3 Participants3 Participants1 Participants10 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants1 Participants1 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
26 Participants12 Participants27 Participants14 Participants79 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
29 Participants16 Participants25 Participants8 Participants78 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
2 Participants0 Participants5 Participants8 Participants15 Participants
Submental Skin Laxity Grade (SMSLG)
Moderate/severe
5 Participants2 Participants10 Participants4 Participants21 Participants
Submental Skin Laxity Grade (SMSLG)
None/mild
26 Participants14 Participants20 Participants12 Participants72 Participants
Weight68.22 kg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.935
67.76 kg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 9.858
87.51 kg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12.009
92.23 kg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 17.518
78.49 kg
STANDARD_DEVIATION 16.759

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
EG003
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 310 / 160 / 300 / 16
other
Total, other adverse events
30 / 3115 / 1629 / 3013 / 16
serious
Total, serious adverse events
1 / 310 / 161 / 300 / 16

Outcome results

Primary

Change From Baseline in Submental Skin Laxity Grade Scale (SMSLG)

The SMSLG is an integration of three features: skin wrinkling, adherence to underlying neck structures (bone and muscle) and redundancy (horizontal and vertical folds). Each grade (1=none, 2=mild, 3=moderate and 4=severe) defines the maximal allowed limit for skin wrinkling, adherence to underlying structures and redundancy.

Time frame: Baseline and up to Week 32 (12 weeks after last treatment)

Population: Intent to treat (ITT) population included all randomized participants, whether or not they received the assigned study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) Injection - Grade 1Change From Baseline in Submental Skin Laxity Grade Scale (SMSLG)-0.3 scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.6
Placebo Injection - Grade 1Change From Baseline in Submental Skin Laxity Grade Scale (SMSLG)-0.1 scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.35
ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) Injection - Grade 4Change From Baseline in Submental Skin Laxity Grade Scale (SMSLG)-0.3 scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.55
Placebo Injection - Grade 4Change From Baseline in Submental Skin Laxity Grade Scale (SMSLG)-0.2 scores on a scaleStandard Deviation 0.56
Primary

Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Both the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS) and Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS) Assessments

The investigator evaluated the participant's chin and neck area using the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (a 5-point scale) where: 0=absent submental convexity (best) to 4= extreme submental convexity (worst). The participant evaluated their chin and neck area using the Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (a 5-point scale) where: 0=no chin fat at all (best) to 4= a very large amount of chin fat (worst).

Time frame: Baseline and up to Week 32 (12 weeks after last treatment)

Population: Intent to treat (ITT) population included all randomized participants, whether or not they received the assigned study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) Injection - Grade 1Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Both the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS) and Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS) Assessments61.3 percentage of participants
Placebo Injection - Grade 1Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Both the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS) and Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS) Assessments6.7 percentage of participants
ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) Injection - Grade 4Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Both the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS) and Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS) Assessments89.3 percentage of participants
Placebo Injection - Grade 4Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Both the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS) and Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS) Assessments13.3 percentage of participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS)

The participant evaluated their chin and neck area using the PR-SMFRS 5-point scale where: 0=no chin fat at all (best) to 4= a very large amount of chin fat (worst).

Time frame: Baseline and up to Week 32 (12 weeks after last treatment)

Population: Intent to treat (ITT) population included all randomized participants, whether or not they received the assigned study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) Injection - Grade 1Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS)67.7 percentage of participants
Placebo Injection - Grade 1Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS)33.3 percentage of participants
ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) Injection - Grade 4Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS)89.3 percentage of participants
Placebo Injection - Grade 4Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS)46.7 percentage of participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS)

The investigator evaluated the participant's chin and neck area using the CR-SMFRS 5-point scale where: 0=absent submental convexity (best) to 4= extreme submental convexity (worst).

Time frame: Baseline and up to Week 32 (12 weeks after last treatment)

Population: Intent to treat (ITT) population included all randomized participants, whether or not they received the assigned study drug.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) Injection - Grade 1Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS)74.2 percentage of participants
Placebo Injection - Grade 1Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS)20.0 percentage of participants
ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) Injection - Grade 4Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS)96.4 percentage of participants
Placebo Injection - Grade 4Percentage of Participants With at Least a 1-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS)26.7 percentage of participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants With at Least a 2-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Both the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS) and Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS) Assessments

The investigator evaluated the participant's chin and neck area using the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (a 5-point scale) where: 0=absent submental convexity (best) to 4= extreme submental convexity (worst). The participant evaluated their chin and neck area using the Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (a 5-point scale) where: 0=no chin fat at all (best) to 4= a very large amount of chin fat (worst).

Time frame: Baseline and up to Week 32 (12 weeks after last treatment)

Population: Intent to treat (ITT) population included all randomized participants, whether or not they received the assigned study drug. Only subjects with baseline CR-SMFRS grade 4 were included, since a 2-grade improvement was not possible for subjects with baseline CR-SMFRS grade 1.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) Injection - Grade 1Percentage of Participants With at Least a 2-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Both the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS) and Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS) Assessments42.9 percentage of participants
Placebo Injection - Grade 1Percentage of Participants With at Least a 2-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Both the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS) and Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS) Assessments0 percentage of participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants With at Least a 2-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS)

The participant evaluated their chin and neck area using the PR-SMFRS 5-point scale where: 0=no chin fat at all (best) to 4= a very large amount of chin fat (worst).

Time frame: Baseline and up to Week 32 (12 weeks after last treatment)

Population: Intent to treat (ITT) population included all randomized participants, whether or not they received the assigned study drug. Only subjects with baseline CR-SMFRS grade = 4 were included, since a 2-grade improvement was not anticipated for baseline CR-SMFRS grade = 1 subjects.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) Injection - Grade 1Percentage of Participants With at Least a 2-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS)60.7 percentage of participants
Placebo Injection - Grade 1Percentage of Participants With at Least a 2-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on Patient-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (PR-SMFRS)20.0 percentage of participants
Primary

Percentage of Participants With at Least a 2-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS)

The investigator evaluated the participant's chin and neck area using the CR-SMFRS 5-point scale where: 0=absent submental convexity (best) to 4= extreme submental convexity (worst).

Time frame: Baseline and up to Week 32 (12 weeks after last treatment)

Population: Intent to treat (ITT) population included all randomized participants, whether or not they received the assigned study drug. Only subjects with baseline CR-SMFRS grade 4 were included, since a 2-grade improvement was not possible for subjects with baseline CR-SMFRS grade 1.

ArmMeasureValue (NUMBER)
ATX-101 (Deoxycholic Acid) Injection - Grade 1Percentage of Participants With at Least a 2-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS)71.4 percentage of participants
Placebo Injection - Grade 1Percentage of Participants With at Least a 2-Grade Reduction (Improvement) at 12 Weeks From Last Treatment Based on the Clinician-Reported Submental Fat Rating Scale (CR-SMFRS)13.3 percentage of participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026