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New drug SPG302 tested for schizophrenia in small trial
NCT ID NCT06442462
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This phase 2 study tests whether SPG302, a small synthetic molecule, can safely reduce schizophrenia symptoms in adults. 32 participants will receive either the drug or a placebo. Researchers will measure symptom severity, brain activity, and eye tracking to see if the drug works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- SPG302 (a small synthetic molecule)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for schizophrenia symptoms.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-phase trial with only 32 participants. The drug may not improve symptoms or could cause side effects.
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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 32 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2024
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
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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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: * Age 18-65 * Primary diagnosis of schizophrenia * Clinical laboratory values within normal range or \< 1.5 times ULN * Currently prescribed only one antipsychotic medication, with stable dose for at least 4 weeks * Able and willing to provide written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Any physical or psychological condition that prohibits study completion * Known cardiac disease * Active or history of malignancy in the past 5 years * History of clinically significant CNS event or diagnosis in the past 5 years. * Receipt of investigational products within 30 days * Blood donation within 30 days
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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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Box Hill Hospital - Eastern Health
Box Hill, Victoria, 3128, Australia
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CenExel CNS
Garden Grove, California, 92845, United States
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Multidisciplinary Alfred Psychiatry Research Centre (MAPrc)
Melbourne, Victoria, 3004, Australia
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