Hope for rare brain disease: new drug aims to slow MSA

NCT ID NCT05104476

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests an experimental drug called Lu AF82422 in 64 people with multiple system atrophy (MSA), a rare and serious brain disease. The goal is to see if the drug can slow down the worsening of symptoms like movement problems and daily living difficulties. Participants receive either the drug or a placebo, and the study measures changes over time using a standard rating scale.

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Conditions

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

  • CenExel Rocky Mountain Clinical Research, LLC

    Englewood, Colorado, 80113, United States

  • Columbia University Medical Center - The Neurological Institute of New York

    New York, New York, 10032, United States

  • Endeavor Health - Glenbrook Hospital

    Glenview, Illinois, 60026, United States

  • Fujita Health University Hospital

    Toyoake, Aichi-ken, 470-1192, Japan

  • Gifu University Hospital

    Gifu, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan

  • Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States

  • NYU Langone Health Medical Center

    New York, New York, 10016, United States

  • National Hospital Organization Sendai Nishitaga Hospital

    Sendai, Miyagi, 982-8555, Japan

  • Parkinson's Disease And Movement Disorder Center Of Boca Raton

    Boca Raton, Florida, 33486, United States

  • Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center - Penn State Hershey Neuroscience Institute (PSHNI)

    Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States

  • Rush University Medical Center, Rush University Cancer Center

    Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

  • The Parkinsons and Movement Disorder Institute

    Fountain Valley, California, 92708, United States

  • University Nebraska Medical Center

    Omaha, Nebraska, 68198-8440, United States

  • University Of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

  • University of California - San Diego

    La Jolla, California, 92037, United States

  • University of California, San Francisco Neurosciences Clinical Research Unit

    San Francisco, California, 94158, United States

  • University of Florida Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases

    Gainesville, Florida, 32608, United States

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

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