New drug shows promise for rare genetic disorder in kids
NCT ID NCT07593391
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This phase 3 study is testing an oral drug called NNZ-2591 in 180 children aged 3 to 12 with Phelan-McDermid syndrome, a rare genetic condition that causes developmental delays and other challenges. The main goal is to see if the drug is safe and tolerable over the long term. Researchers will also check if it helps improve symptoms using a special assessment scale.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- NNZ-2591 (an oral drug taken twice daily)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a long-term treatment option to help manage symptoms and improve daily functioning in children with Phelan-McDermid syndrome.
- What could go wrong
- This is an open-label extension study, meaning everyone knows they are getting the drug, which can bias results. The trial focuses on safety and may not prove the drug works better than a placebo.
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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 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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Nov 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 12 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: 1. Male or female pediatric participants with Phelan-McDermid syndrome ages 3 to 12 years (inclusive) at the time of signing the informed consent for the antecedent study. 2. Participant must have completed all applicable study visits for the antecedent study in which they participated. 3. Body weight ≥ 10 kg at Screening/Baseline. 4. Participants with a PMSA-S overall score ≥ 3 at the Screening and Baseline visits. 5. Not actively undergoing regression or loss of skills. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Use of exclusionary medication or unstable treatment regimens of acceptable concomitant medications as required by the protocol. 2. Participants with seizures must be controlled on no more than 2 anticonvulsant medications (not counting rescue medications). 3. Psychotropic medications or any other medication used for a chronic illness (not including antibiotics, pain relievers, anti-diarrheals, and laxatives) with doses and dosing regimen that have not been stable for at least 4 weeks before Screening. If the treatment was discontinued, the discontinuation must have occurred no fewer than 2 weeks before the start of Screening. 4. Any intercurrent seizures in the past 6 months and /or more than 1 seizure in the past 12 months. •A single febrile seizure in the 6 months prior to screening is allowable if no rescue medication was required. 5. Abnormal liver function laboratory results during the Screening period, as defined by the protocol 6. Abnormal QT interval on Screening ECG as defined by the 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
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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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
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Neuren PMS-302 Site #116
RECRUITINGBirmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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Neuren PMS-302 Site#101
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10029, United States
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Neuren PMS-302 Site#104
RECRUITINGLexington, Massachusetts, 02421, United States
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Neuren PMS-302 Site#106
RECRUITINGBrookline, Massachusetts, 02445, United States
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Neuren PMS-302 Site#108
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 02421, United States
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Neuren PMS-302 Site#109
RECRUITINGChevy Chase, Maryland, 20815, United States
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Neuren PMS-302 Site#111
RECRUITINGSan Rafael, California, 94903, United States
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Neuren PMS-302 Site#115
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77030, United States
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Neuren PMS-302 Site#122
RECRUITINGGlendale, California, 91203, United States
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