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New schizophrenia pill shows promise in Long-Term safety trial

NCT ID NCT07225712

Disease control Sponsor: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This phase 3 trial is testing the long-term safety of a daily pill called SEP-363856 for adults with schizophrenia. Researchers will monitor 100 Japanese participants for side effects over 52 weeks. The goal is to see if this drug can be a safe option for ongoing disease control.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
SEP-363856 (a daily pill)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a new long-term treatment option for schizophrenia with a manageable safety profile.
What could go wrong
This is an open-label, uncontrolled trial with no placebo group, so results may be biased. It only includes stable Japanese patients, so findings may not apply to others.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 3

Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.

Participants

About 100 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Dec 2025

Expected to finish

Mar 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

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

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

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: * Japanese male or female participants 18 years of age or older at the time of informed consent * Diagnosed with schizophrenia according to the DSM-5® * Judged by the investigator to be clinically stable for at least 8 weeks prior to screening * PANSS total score of 80 or less and CGI-S score 4 or less at both screening and baseline * No changes in antipsychotic medication for at least 6 weeks before screening (excluding minor dose adjustments for tolerability) Exclusion Criteria: * History of psychiatric hospitalization within 8 weeks prior to screening * Treatment-resistant to antipsychotic therapy (ie, within 1 year to screening, despite administration of two or more marketed antipsychotics at appropriate doses for at least 4 weeks \[28 consecutive days\] in accordance with the package insert, psychiatric symptoms did not improve) * History of treatment with clozapine * Unwillingness, before or during the trial period, to comply with the requirements for prior and concomitant medications/therapies as specified in the protocol or use of prohibited medications at screening or baseline as specified in the protocol.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

schizophrenia

As listed by the trial registrant

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Schizophrenia

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Jimbo Kokorono Clinic

    RECRUITING

    Fukuoka, Japan

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