New hope for rare brain disorder: drug trial targets MSA
NCT ID NCT05923866
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 30, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests an experimental drug called ONO-2808 in people with multiple system atrophy (MSA), a rare and serious brain disease. About 92 participants will receive either the drug or a placebo daily for up to 80 weeks. The goal is to see if the drug is safe and might help control symptoms or slow the disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ONO-2808 (an oral drug)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a treatment that slows or eases symptoms of multiple system atrophy, a rare and severe neurological disorder.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 92 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug's safety and effectiveness are still unproven, and side effects are possible.
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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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92 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
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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30 to 80 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. Female or male patients with a diagnosis of clinically-established or clinically-probable MSA according to the novel Movement Disorder Society (MDS) criteria for MSA diagnosis (2022), including patients with MSA of either subtype (MSA-P or MSA-C). 2. Patients at the early stages of the disease, defined as a maximum of 5 years since the onset of one of the following symptoms associated with MSA: * Parkinsonism * Ataxia * Orthostatic hypotension and/or urinary dysfunction 3. Patients with an anticipated survival of at least 3 years in the opinion of the Investigator. 4. Patients who are able to ambulate without the assistance of another person, defined as the ability to take at least 10 steps and then to turn around and walk at least another 10 steps. Use of assistive devices (e.g., walker or cane) is allowed. 5. Ability to swallow oral medication and be willing to adhere to the study intervention regimen. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Pregnant or lactating females. 2. Patients with a clinically-significant or unstable medical or surgical condition other than MSA that, in the opinion of the Investigator, might preclude safe completion of the study or might affect the results of the study (e.g., pulmonary, cardiovascular \[including bradyarrhythmia\], macular edema, and significant renal or hepatic dysfunction). 3. Neurological diseases/disorders other than MSA, such as Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, essential tremor, progressive supranuclear palsy, spinocerebellar ataxia, spastic paraparesis, corticobasal degeneration, or vascular, normal pressure hydrocephalus, pharmacological, or post-encephalitic parkinsonism. 4. Patients with documented liver diseases or cirrhosis. 5. Positive results at Screening for active viral infections that include positive human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B core antibody, and hepatitis C virus (HCV). 6. Patients with suicide ideation according to the Investigator's clinical judgment per the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) at Screening or who have made a suicide attempt in the 6 months before Screening.
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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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Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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CenExel Rocky Mountain Clinical Research
Englewood, Colorado, 80113, United States
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Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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Columbia University
New York, New York, 10032, United States
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David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
Los Angeles, California, 90095, United States
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Emory University School of Medicine
Atlanta, Georgia, 30329, United States
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Evergreen Health
Kirkland, Washington, 98034, United States
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Fujita Health University Hospital
Toyoake, Aichi-ken, Japan
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Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
New York, New York, 10019, United States
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Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02114, United States
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Mayo Clinic - Rochester
Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
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Mayo Clinic in Florida
Jacksonville, Florida, 32224, United States
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NYU Langone Health - NYU Dysautonomia Center
New York, New York, 10016, United States
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National Hospital Organization Osaka Toneyama Medical Center
Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Sendai Nishitaga Hospital
Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
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National Hospital Organization Utano National Hospital
Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan
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Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases - University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, 32608, United States
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Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio, 43201, United States
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Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center of Boca Raton
Boca Raton, Florida, 33486, United States
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Penn State University - Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
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Quest Research Institute
Farmington Hills, Michigan, 48334, United States
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Stanford University School of Medicine
Palo Alto, California, 94304, United States
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Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Movement Disorders Clinic
Seattle, Washington, 98122, United States
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The Parkinson's Movement and Disorder Institute
Fountain Valley, California, 92708, United States
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The University of Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Hospital
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States
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Tokyo Metropolitan Neurological Hospital
Fuchū, Tokyo, Japan
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UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
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University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Cincinnati, Ohio, 45219, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute
Kansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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University of Michigan School of Medicine
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California, 90033, United States
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Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
Richmond, Virginia, 23298, United States
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Yale School of Medicine - Yale Church Street Research Unit (CRSU)
New Haven, Connecticut, 06519, United States
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