Experimental device aims to tame disease
NCT ID NCT07710989
First seen Jul 17, 2026 · Last updated Aug 06, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This trial tests a medical device that has not yet been approved by the U.S. FDA. The goal is to see if it can help control a specific disease. Participants will use the device as directed, and researchers will monitor its effects on symptoms and disease progression.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- an unapproved medical device
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this device could offer a new way to control the disease, potentially reducing symptoms or slowing progression.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with an unapproved device, so it may not work as hoped or could have unexpected side effects. Results may not apply to all patients.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 12 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 64 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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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: 1. 18-64 years of age, inclusive of all gender identities 2. Current DSM-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia 3. Persistent clinically-significant auditory hallucinations 4. No contraindications for MRI, confirmed via standard safety screening procedures 5. No neurological disorder 6. Clinically stable (outpatient past 12 weeks; same dose medications in 4 weeks) 7. Females will be tested for pregnancy and pregnant women will be excluded. Exclusion Criteria: Clinically significant neurological disorder or MRI incompatibility
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, 94158, United States
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