Study of ALTO-101 in Patients With Schizophrenia

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age21-55
SponsorAlto Neuroscience

About this trial

This is a Phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled, two-way crossover study to compare the efficacy of ALTO-101T versus placebo in change in electroencephalogram (EEG) cognitive processing markers and measures of cognition.

Additional goals are to assess pharmacokinetic (PK), safety, and tolerability of the recently developed ALTO-101T transdermal delivery system (TDS) formulation in a patient population.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Schizophrenia diagnosis for at least one year

Cognitive impairment

Stable doses of 1-2 antipsychotic medication(s) for at least 8 weeks at Visit 2

Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS) score: items P1, P3-P6 ≤ 5 and item P2 and P7 ≤ 4 during screening

Disqualifiers

Evidence of unstable medical condition

Acute psychiatric decompensation or severity of symptoms requiring psychiatric hospitalization in past 6 months

Diagnosis of schizoaffective or bipolar affective disorder, dementia, or intellectual disability

Current episode of major depressive disorder (MDD)

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • ALTO-101
  • ALTO-101 Transdermal Delivery System
  • Placebo
  • Placebo Transdermal Delivery System

Treatment groups

82 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators