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Taking people in United StatesPhase 2
An Outpatient Study of the Efficacy of ARS-2 in Patients With Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
Key facts
- Who runs it
- ARS Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
- Where
- Cincinnati and Glenview, United StatesSee the 2 sitesAlso in 1 other country, 1 site
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- Phase 2
- People taking part
- 42 people, planned
- Started
- 9 Jul 2025
- Expected to end
- Jun 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 3 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Placebo
- 0.5 mg epinephrine
- 1 mg epinephrine
- Record updated
- 16 September 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years to 65 years
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Cannot take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Is a male or female between the ages of 18 and 65 years, inclusive
- Has been clinically diagnosed with CSU and experiences an acute flare of moderate to severe urticaria symptoms (itch and hive severity UAS score ≥ 2) approximately 1-2 times a month or every other month consistently during the past year while on a chronic treatment
- Has been on a daily chronic treatment for ≥ 6 weeks
- Is willing to use a smartphone study application to record study assessments and AEs
- Has body weight more than 15 kilogram (kg)
- Has no medical history of clinically significant hypertension and cardiovascular disease in the last 10 years
- If female, is not pregnant or breastfeeding based on a negative urine pregnancy test at baseline
- Is able to communicate clearly with the Investigator and staff; able to read, complete questionnaires, and perform study procedures on the smartphone study application
- Is willing and able to provide written informed consent prior to participating in the study
- Controlled hypertension without beta blocker confirmed by the Investigator is acceptable
- At screening, has stable vital signs in the following ranges (after 5 minutes of rest):; Systolic blood pressure (SBP) ≥90 and ≤140 milliliters of mercury (mmHg); Diastolic blood pressure (DBP) ≥50 and ≤90 mmHg; Heart rate (HR) ≥45 and ≤100 beats per minute (bpm)
Who cannot take part
- Has abnormal cardiovascular exam at screening including any prior history of myocardial infarction or clinically significant abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Has had significant traumatic injury or major surgery within 30 days prior to study screening
- Has participated in a clinical trial within 30 days prior to the first dose of study drug
- Has a history of clinically significant gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, neurologic, hematologic, endocrine, oncologic, pulmonary, immunologic, psychiatric, or cardiovascular disease or any other condition which, in the opinion of the Investigator, would jeopardize the safety of the subject or impact the validity of the study results
- Has any clinically significant medical condition or PE finding as deemed inappropriate by the Investigator
- Known hypersensitivity to any compound in the test product, or any other closely related compound (e.g., dihydropyridine-derived molecules)
- Has an immediate family member of the Investigator, or an employee of the study center, with direct involvement in the proposed study, or other studies under the direction of the Investigator or study center or is in a dependent relationship with a study center employee who is involved in the conduct of this study (e.g., spouse, parent, child, sibling), or may consent under duress
Check if you might fit
Answer for yourself. This is not a decision: only the study team can say whether you can take part.
- Are you between 18 and 65 years old?
Where in United States
Also in 1 other country, 1 site
- Bernstein Clinical Research Center, LLCCincinnati, United StatesContact: Jonathan A. Bernstein (principal investigator)Taking people
- Endeavor Health Clinical Trials CenterGlenview, United StatesContact: Giselle Mosnaim, MDTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This is a Phase 2b, outpatient, single-dose, randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, three period crossover study that will consist of a screening period and three blinded treatment periods. Subjects enrolled will have CSU with a history of moderate to severe acute exacerbations (or flares).
The 3 groups in the trial
- PlaceboPlacebo, for comparison
Placebo solution nasal spray containing no active drug will be administered using the commercial sprayer device.
- 0.5 mgExisting treatment, for comparison
0.5 mg epinephrine per spray
Treatment: 0.5 mg epinephrine
- 1 mgExisting treatment, for comparison
1 mg epinephrine per spray
Treatment: 1 mg epinephrine
Questions to ask the study team
- How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
- Are travel costs paid?
- Can I keep my own doctor?
- What happens if I want to stop?
Contact the study team: see the registry record → Contacts and Locations
Print a page for my doctorData and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- An Outpatient, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, Cross-Over Study of the Efficacy of ARS-2 in Patients With Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT06927999, who can take part
- Record updated
- 16 September 2026