Experimental drug SAGE-718 put to the test in brain activity study
NCT ID NCT03771586
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This early-phase trial gave 22 healthy adults a single dose of SAGE-718 or a placebo, followed by a ketamine infusion, to see how the drug affects brain electrical activity. The study was completed and focused on safety and how the body processes the drug. Since it involved healthy volunteers, it does not aim to treat any disease.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SAGE-718
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 1
The first testing in people. Mainly checks safety and dose, usually in a small group.
- Participants
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22 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2018
- Finished
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Jan 2019
- 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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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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. Subject has a body weight ≥50 kg and body mass index ≥18.0 and ≤30.0 kg/m2 at screening. 2. If female, subject is post-menopausal (at least 12 months of spontaneous amenorrhea with confirmatory follicle stimulating hormone \>40 mIU/mL), or surgically sterile (bilateral tubal ligation, bilateral oophorectomy, and/or hysterectomy). 3. Subject is healthy with no history or evidence of clinically relevant medical disorders as determined by the Investigator. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Subject has a history or presence of any psychiatric disease or condition including suicidal ideation or behavior, has answered YES to any question on the C-SSRS at screening or admission, or is currently at risk of suicide in the opinion of the Investigator. 2. Subject has a history or presence of a neurologic disease or condition, including but not limited to epilepsy, closed head trauma with clinically significant sequelae, or a prior seizure. 3. Subject has a family history of epilepsy. 4. Subject has obstructed venous access and/or has skin disease, rash, acne, or abrasion at venous access site that may affect the ability to obtain a PK sample or affect the ability to receive the ketamine infusions. 5. Subject has had previous exposure to or is known to be allergic to ketamine or any of its excipients.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Sage Investigational Site
Long Beach, California, 90806, United States
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Sage Investigational Site
Berlin, New Jersey, 08009, United States
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