New pill aims to tame manic episodes in bipolar disorder
NCT ID NCT07288320
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jul 31, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug called NBI-1117568 for adults with bipolar I disorder who are hospitalized for a manic episode. Half of the 150 participants will get the drug, half a placebo, to see if it safely reduces manic symptoms over 21 days. The goal is to find a new treatment option for acute mania.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NBI-1117568
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a new medication to quickly reduce manic symptoms in bipolar I disorder.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 150 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not work better than placebo, and side effects are still being studied.
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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 150 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 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.
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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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: * Participant has a primary diagnosis of bipolar I disorder. * The participant has had at least 1 prior documented manic episode that required treatment. * The participant is experiencing an acute manic episode or manic episode with mixed features, with or without psychotic symptoms. Key Exclusion Criteria: * Any unstable or poorly controlled medical condition or chronic disease (including history of neurological, hepatic, renal, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, pulmonary, autoimmune, or endocrine disease that may affect study participation or results), or malignancy within 90 days before the start of screening. * Primary diagnosis is not bipolar I disorder. * History of clozapine treatment for treatment-resistant psychosis. * History of psychiatric hospitalization(s) for ≥30 consecutive days during the 90 days before the start of screening. Note: Additional inclusion/exclusion criteria may apply, per protocol.
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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
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The study's own enquiry address
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The places running it
9 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
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Study contacts
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Contact
Email: •••••@•••••
Locations
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72211, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGGarden Grove, California, 92845, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92123, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGHollywood, Florida, 33024, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30331, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGGaithersburg, Maryland, 20877, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGMarlton, New Jersey, 08053, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGStaten Island, New York, 10314, United States
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Neurocrine Clinical Site
RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78754, United States
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