A Study of NTX-1472 in Social Anxiety Disorder
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Newleos Therapeutics, Inc.
- Where
- Austin, Boston, Brooklyn, Encino, Jacksonville, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Memphis, Oceanside, San Jose, and Tampa, United StatesSee the 11 sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Recruiting
- Phase
- Phase 2
- People taking part
- 100 people, planned
- Started
- 9 Dec 2025
- Expected to end
- Jan 2027
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets a placebo (a dummy treatment), for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- NTX-1472
- Placebo
- Record updated
- 9 July 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
- Has provided written informed consent for the study and is willing to comply with all requirements of the protocol
- English speaker
- Male or female, ≥18 and ≤65 years of age
- Current diagnosis of generalized Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD) as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Edition (DSM 5) and confirmed by the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-5 (SCID-5-CT)
- Clinician-administered Liebowitz Social Anxiety Score (LSAS) total score ≥70 at Screening
- Clinician-rated Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HDRS 17) (17 items) total score <16 at Screening
- If participant is of childbearing potential, must commit to practicing effective methods of birth control during the study and at least 14 days after the last dose
Who cannot take part
- Receiving daily psychotropics within 4 weeks of Screening
- Current diagnosis of any of the following psychiatric condition(s) as defined by the DSM-5 (participants with current generalized anxiety disorder may be included): Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, Autism spectrum disorder, Major depressive disorder, Personality disorder, Post-traumatic stress disorder
- Past or current diagnosis of any of the following psychiatric condition(s), as defined by the DSM-5: Bipolar disorder, Feeding and eating disorder (in adulthood), Obsessive-compulsive disorder, Schizophrenia spectrum or other psychotic disorder, Substance use disorder (within 12 months of Screening)
- Has moderate or severe hepatic impairment
- Has severe renal impairment
- Current diagnosis of performance-only SAD as defined by the DSM-5 and confirmed by the SCID-5-CT
- Is at risk for suicidal ideation as per C-SSRS
- Women who are pregnant or women who are currently breastfeeding unless they are willing to stop breastfeeding for the duration of the study
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
- Austin, TexasHospital not named in the registryContact: SOAR Clinical Study SiteTaking people
- Boston, MassachusettsHospital not named in the registryContact: SOAR Clinical Study SiteTaking people
- Brooklyn, New YorkHospital not named in the registryContact: SOAR Clinical Study SiteTaking people
- Encino, CaliforniaHospital not named in the registryContact: SOAR Clinical Study SiteTaking people
- Jacksonville, FloridaHospital not named in the registryContact: SOAR Clinical Study SiteTaking people
- Las Vegas, NevadaHospital not named in the registryContact: Newleos Therapeutics Clinical Trial TeamNo longer taking part
- Los Angeles, CaliforniaHospital not named in the registryContact: SOAR Clinical Study SiteTaking people
- Memphis, TennesseeHospital not named in the registryContact: SOAR Clinical Study SiteTaking people
- Oceanside, CaliforniaHospital not named in the registryContact: SOAR Clinical Study SiteTaking people
- San Jose, CaliforniaHospital not named in the registryContact: SOAR Clinical Study SiteTaking people
- Tampa, FloridaHospital not named in the registryContact: SOAR Clinical Study SiteTaking people
About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
The primary goal of this Phase 2 clinical trial is to determine the effects of a novel V1a receptor antagonist (NTX-1472) in adults with Social Anxiety Disorder (SAD). The main questions this trial aims to answer are:
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* Is NTX-1472 safe and well tolerated in adults with SAD? * How effectively does NTX-1472 treat adults with SAD?
Researchers will compare the effects of NTX-1472 with matching placebo (a look-alike capsule that contains no drug).
Participants will:
* Take NTX-1472 or matching placebo every day for 8 weeks * Visit the clinic 6 times over the course of 14 weeks for checkups and tests
The 2 groups in the trial
- NTX-1472Treatment being tested
- PlaceboPlacebo, for comparison
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
- A Phase 2, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of NTX-1472, a V1a Receptor Antagonist, in Adults With Social Anxiety Disorder
- Fit questions
- Built from NCT07323784, who can take part
- Record updated
- 9 July 2026