Autism drug CM-AT shows promise in reducing irritability
NCT ID NCT02649959
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a drug called CM-AT in children with autism who have low levels of a digestive enzyme. The goal is to see if the drug is safe and helps with behaviors like irritability and social withdrawal over a longer period. About 405 children aged 3 to 8 who completed a previous study are taking part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CM-AT (a powder taken three times a day)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a treatment option to reduce irritability and social withdrawal in some children with autism.
- What could go wrong
- This is an extension study, not a new trial, and results may not apply to all children with autism. The drug may not show clear benefits or could have side effects.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 3
Large-scale testing in a bigger group. Usually the last step before a treatment can be approved.
- Participants
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About 405 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2015
- Expected to finish
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Jan 2028
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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3 to 17 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: * Age between 3 and 8 years, inclusive, at the time of signing informed consent/assent in Sponsor 00103 Study * Completion of the Sponsor's 00103 Study who continue to meet eligibility requirements * Currently in the 00102 open label study and continue to meet eligibility requirements * Subjects who initially qualified for 00103 screening, who subsequently failed Baseline entrance criteria for randomization (@Visit 1) Baseline assessment of the ABC eligibility requirement who continue to meet eligibility requirements * Up to 20 subjects 9-17 years of age who directly enroll into this study, who meet the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR) diagnostic criteria for Autistic Disorder (AD), screened by the SCQ and confirmed by the ADI-R Exclusion Criteria: * Patient weighing \< 13kg * Allergy to porcine products * Previous sensitization or allergy to trypsin, pancreatin, or pancrelipase * History of severe head trauma, as defined by loss of consciousness or hospitalization, skull fracture or stroke. * Seizure within the last year prior to enrollment, or the need for seizure medications either at present or in the past. * Evidence or history of severe, moderate or uncontrolled systemic disease * Ongoing dietary restriction for allergy or other reasons except nut allergies. Lactose free is allowable but not dairy free. * Inability to ingest the study drug / non-compliance with dosing schedule. * Inability to follow the prescribed dosing schedule. * Use of any stimulant or non-stimulant medication or medications given for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) must be discontinued 5 days prior to the initial randomized study period. * Subjects taking an selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) must be on a stable dose for a minimum of 30 days prior to entering the study. * History of premature birth \<35 weeks gestation. * Prior history of stroke in utero or other in utero insult.
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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A.P.G. Research
Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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Advent Health -Lake Mary Pediatrics
Orange City, Florida, 32763, United States
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Arkansas Children'S Hosp. Research Institute (A.C.H.R.I.)
Little Rock, Arkansas, 72202, United States
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Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech, Carilion School of Medicine
Roanoke, Virginia, 24014, United States
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Carolina Clinical Trials, Inc.
Charleston, South Carolina, 29407, United States
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Children'S Specialized Hospital
Egg Harbor, New Jersey, 08234, United States
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Children's Specialized Hospital
Toms River, New Jersey, 08755, United States
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Cleveland Clinic Autism Center
Cleveland, Ohio, 44104, United States
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Clinical Research Center of Nj
Voorhees Township, New Jersey, 08043, United States
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Detroit Clinical Research Center, P.C.
Bingham Farms, Michigan, 48025, United States
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Duke Center For Autism and Brain Development
Durham, North Carolina, 27705, United States
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Focus Center of Clinical Research
Clinton, Utah, 84015, United States
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IMMUNOe Research Centers
Centennial, Colorado, 80112, United States
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L.S.U. Health Sciences Center
Shreveport, Louisiana, 71103, United States
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Lake Charles Clinical Trials
Lake Charles, Louisiana, 70629, United States
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Lovelace Scientific Resources
Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87108, United States
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M.I.N.D. Institute (Univ.of California, Davis)
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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Montefiore Med.Cneter, Autism & Obsessive Compulsive Spectrum Program
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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N.R.C. Research Institute
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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Neuroscience, Inc
Herndon, Virginia, 20170, United States
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Omega Medical Research
Warwick, Rhode Island, 02886, United States
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Research Institute of Deaconess Clinic
Newburgh, Indiana, 47630, United States
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Richmond Behavioral Associates
Staten Island, New York, 10312, United States
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Segal Institute For Clinical Research
North Miami, Florida, 33161, United States
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Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (S.A.R.R.C.)
Phoenix, Arizona, 85006, United States
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University of Arizona, Pediatrics Multidisciplinary Research Unit
Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States
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University of California (U.C.S.F.)
San Francisco, California, 94143-0984, United States
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University of Texas, Houston-Behavioral & Biomedical Sciences
Houston, Texas, 77054, United States
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University of Virginia, Dept. of Psychiatry and Neurobehavioral Sciences
Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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Vanderbilt Universtiy Med.Center-Treatment&Research Inst. For Asd
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232-2551, United States
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Yale Child Study Center
New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States
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