Can a once-daily pill ease stuttering? a trial puts lumateperone to the test.
NCT ID NCT07734103
First seen Jul 29, 2026 · Last updated Jul 30, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 trial is testing whether the drug lumateperone can reduce stuttering symptoms in adults with moderate to severe childhood-onset stuttering. Participants take either lumateperone (21 mg or 42 mg) or a placebo daily for several weeks. Researchers will measure changes in stuttering severity using self-report scales and clinician assessments.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a drug called lumateperone (ITI-007) taken as a tablet once daily
- What this could lead to
- If effective, lumateperone could become a new medication option to help reduce stuttering symptoms in adults.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 24 participants, so results may not apply widely. The drug may cause side effects or prove no better than placebo.
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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 24 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2026
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A research network
The lead sponsor is a research network or cooperative group.
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: Subjects will be included in the study only if they meet all the following criteria: 1. Subject must satisfy DSM-V criteria for childhood onset fluency disorder (stuttering). 2. The nature of stuttering must be developmental in origin with the onset prior to 8 years of age. 3. Subject must have a score of moderate or higher on the MLGSSS. 4. Subject agrees to use an acceptable method of contraception for the duration of the study. 5. Subject must be able to speak English. 6. Subjects must be adults between the ages of 18 - 65. Exclusion Criteria: Subjects will be excluded from the study if they meet one or more of the following criteria: 1. Subject has an unstable neurologic, psychiatric, or medical condition in the judgement of the investigator. 2. Subject (female) is pregnant. 3. Subject has evidence of moderate or severe renal or hepatic impairment at Screening. 4. Subjects currently taking any moderate or strong CYP3A4 inhibitor medications. 5. Subject who meets the DSM-5 criteria for moderate to severe substance use disorder within twelve months prior to study inclusion. 6. Subject has a positive pregnancy test at screening or on Day 1 prior to the start of study drug. 7. Subject that is lactating at screening or Day 1, prior to the start of study drug and does not agree to cease giving breast milk to child(ren), donating breast milk and/or providing breast milk to anyone for consumption, from Day 1 until 14 days after the last dose of study medication. 8. Any history of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS). 9. Subject with a glycosylate hemoglobin (A1c) of greater than 6.4 percent.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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CSTrials
RECRUITINGCosta Mesa, California, 92662, United States
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