New hope for Huntington's: Long-Term drug trial underway
NCT ID NCT06254482
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at the long-term safety and effects of the drug votoplam in people with Huntington's disease. About 144 participants who finished a previous votoplam study will take part. The goal is to see how the drug affects Huntington's protein levels and brain changes over time.
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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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144 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2023
- 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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25 years and older
- 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: * Participant who has completed the Treatment Period in Study PTC518-CNS-002-HD. Exclusion Criteria: * Participants who have not previously completed the Treatment Period in Study PTC518-CNS-002-HD. Note: Other inclusion and exclusion criteria may apply.
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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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Novartis Investigative Site
Clayton, 3168, Australia
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Novartis Investigative Site
Westmead, 2145, Australia
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Novartis Investigative Site
Innsbruck, 6020, Austria
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Novartis Investigative Site
Ottawa, K1Y 4E9, Canada
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Novartis Investigative Site
Angers, 49100, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
Marseille, 13385, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
Paris, 75013, France
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Novartis Investigative Site
Berlin, 10117, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
Bochum, 44791, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
Münster, 48149, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
Ulm, 89081, Germany
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Novartis Investigative Site
Bologna, 40139, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
Milan, 20133, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
San Giovanni Rotondo, 71013, Italy
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Novartis Investigative Site
Leiden, 2333 ZA, Netherlands
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Novartis Investigative Site
Christchurch, 8011, New Zealand
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Novartis Investigative Site
Barakaldo, 48903, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Barcelona, 8025, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Burgos, 90550, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Madrid, 28034, Spain
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Novartis Investigative Site
Birmingham, B15 2FG, United Kingdom
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Novartis Investigative Site
Cardiff, CF14 4XW, United Kingdom
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Novartis Investigative Site
London, WC1N 3BG, United Kingdom
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Novartis Investigative Site
Manchester, M13 9WL, United Kingdom
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