Can an experimental pill slow a rare brain disease? a trial puts ATH434 to the test.
NCT ID NCT07729852
First seen Jul 28, 2026 · Last updated Jul 29, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial is investigating whether ATH434, an experimental drug taken twice daily as a tablet, can help control multiple system atrophy (MSA), a rare and progressive brain disorder. The study enrolls people who have already completed a prior phase 2 trial of ATH434 and may benefit from continued treatment. Researchers are primarily monitoring safety, side effects, and how long participants stay on the drug.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ATH434, an experimental drug taken as a tablet twice daily
- What this could lead to
- If this trial succeeds, it could point toward a treatment that slows or manages multiple system atrophy, a currently untreatable neurodegenerative disease.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with only 5 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The drug's long-term safety and effectiveness are still unknown.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 5 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Completed Alterity protocol ATH434-201. * Expected to benefit from treatment from treatment with ATH434, in the opinion of the Investigator. Exclusion Criteria: * Discontinued prior ATH434 treatment (ATH434-201) for any reason. * Significant medical or psychiatric condition that may decrease the benefit-risk ratio of participation in this program to an unacceptable level, as per the Investigator's opinion.
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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
4 sites. 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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux
Bordeaux, New Aquitaine, 33076, France
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Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet
Toulouse, Midi-Pyrenees, 31300, France
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Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière
Paris, Île-de-France Region, 75013, France
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Hôpital de la Timone
Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, 13005, France
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