New schizophrenia drug emraclidine enters Mid-Stage trial
NCT ID NCT07145918
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This Phase 2 study tests an investigational drug called emraclidine in about 268 adults with schizophrenia. The trial has two parts: Part A looks at how the drug moves through the body and its safety at different doses, while Part B measures whether it improves symptoms like hallucinations and delusions compared to a placebo. Participants take either emraclidine or placebo tablets for up to 42 days and are followed for 30 days after the last dose.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- emraclidine
- What this could lead to
- If this trial succeeds, it could point toward a new treatment option for schizophrenia that helps control symptoms with a different mechanism than current drugs.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 study with a small number of participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not work better than placebo, and side effects are still being evaluated.
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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 268 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 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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18 to 65 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: * BMI within 18 to 40 kg/m2 (inclusive of both values), and body weight \> 50 kg (110 lbs). * (Part A only): Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) total score \< 80 at Screening and at Baseline * (Part B only): Participant experiencing an acute exacerbation of psychotic symptoms with onset less than 2 months prior to Screening * (Part B only): Participant must have a PANSS total score from 80 to 120, inclusive, at Screening and at Baseline * (Part B only): Participant MUST have a score of ≥ 4 (moderate or greater) for ≥ 2 of the following PANSS Positive Scale items at Screening and at Baseline * (Part B only): Participant must have a Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGIS) score ≥ 4 (at least moderately ill) at Screening and Baseline Exclusion Criteria: * Any primary DSM-5 disorder other than schizophrenia (current nicotine use disorder and caffeine use disorder are allowed) within 12 months before Screening. * History of clozapine exposure. * History of treatment resistance to schizophrenia medications, defined as failure to respond to 2 or more adequate courses of pharmacotherapy (a minimum of 4 weeks at an adequate dose per the label) within the last 12 months
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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
7 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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California Clinical Trials Medical Group - Parexel /ID# 275751
RECRUITINGGlendale, California, 91206, United States
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Cbh Health - Gaithersburg /ID# 272932
RECRUITINGGaithersburg, Maryland, 20877, United States
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CenExel Collaborative Neuroscience Research /ID# 273005
RECRUITINGLos Alamitos, California, 90720, United States
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Cenexel Hassman Research Institute (Hri) /ID# 276128
RECRUITINGMarlton, New Jersey, 08053, United States
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Community Clinical Research - Cross Park Drive /ID# 272977
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78754, United States
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Pillar Clinical Research - Richardson /ID# 275715
RECRUITINGRichardson, Texas, 75080, United States
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Woodland International Research Group /ID# 275747
RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72211, United States
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