NCT07609108RecruitingPhase 3
Pridopidine Phase 3 Study in Huntington's Disease
A Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pridopidine in Participants With Huntington's Disease (HD)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 28 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if pridopidine can slow the clinical decline of Huntington's Disease (HD) in adult participants. It will also inform about the safety of pridopidine. The main questions the study aims to answer are: Does pridopidine slow the overall worsening of HD over 1 year? Does pridopidine slow the worsening of specific aspects of HD over 1 year, namely the clinical progression, the ability to perform daily life activities (functional capacity), the mind's ability to process information (cognition), working of the muscles (motor function), and quality of life? Researchers will compare the drug pridopidine to a placebo (a look-alike substance that contains no drug) to see if pridopidine works better than placebo to treat HD. During the first year of the study, participants will have the same chance to receive either pridopidine or placebo. Participants will: Take 1 pridopidine or placebo capsule twice daily for 12 months. Visit the clinic 6 times within 1 year for checkups and tests. All participants who complete this 1-year placebo-controlled study period will roll over into an additional 2-year study period during which all participants will receive pridopidine treatment, including participants who had received placebo during the first year. During this additional 2-year treatment period participants will visit the clinic a total of 6 times for checkups and tests.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Phase (registry)
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 400 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 20 May 2026
- Start date
- 1 Jul 2026
- Primary completion date
- 30 Jun 2028
- Lead sponsor
- Prilenia
- Diseases
- Huntington's disease
- NCT number
- NCT07609108
- EU CT number
- 2026-526093-16-00
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional · Phase 3
- Planned participants: 400
- From 1 Jul 2026 to the primary completion date, 30 Jun 2028
- 66 sites in 12 countries
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- Any mutant huntingtin (mHTT) lowering therapy in the past year.
- Previous participation in intracranial gene therapy study.
Other illness
- Severe hepatic or renal impairment.
Lab values
- Clinically significant cardiovascular disease (e.g. QTcF \>450 msec \[males\] or \>470 msec \[females\], arrhythmias, uncontrolled atrial fibrillation, or congenital long QT syndrome), seizure history ≤5 years, significant neurological disorders (e.g. intracranial pathology or cerebrovascular events), active/recent malignancy (unless localized and resolved), or any serious or uncontrolled systemic disease (e.g. hepatic, renal, respiratory, endocrine, infectious \[HBV, HCV, HIV\], or psychiatric) that may pose safety risk or interfere with participation.
- Medications that prolong QT interval, taken within 4 weeks of the baseline visit.
- Laboratory values that fall outside of the central laboratory's reference range at Screening and are considered clinically significantly abnormal by the Investigator and affect the participant's suitability to participate in the study or put the participant at risk if he/she enters the study in the Investigator's opinion.
Other
- Use of pridopidine within 6 weeks or 5 half-lives before the screening visit.
- Female participants who are pregnant, planning to become pregnant or breastfeeding.
Who the study is looking for
- Adult-onset HD (onset of signs and symptoms and a clinical diagnosis at ≥21 years of age).
- A diagnosis based on clinical features and the presence of ≥40 CAG repeats in the huntingtin (HTT) gene confirmed by historical laboratory quanitified results or by a diagnostic test at Screening.
- Diagnostic confidence level (DCL) of 4 (DCL=4 unequivocal motor signs, ≥99% confidence) on the standardized motor exam Total Motor Score (TMS).
- Total Functional Capacity (TFC) score of ≥7 at Screening and Baseline.
- Cytosine-Adenine-Guanine (CAG)-Age Product (CAP)100 score ≥95 at Screening.
- Independence Scale (IS) score ≤90% at Screening.
- Total Motor Score (TMS) of ≥20 at Screening and Baseline.
- Not using ADMs (VMAT2i and neuroleptics/antipsychotics) for at least 6 months prior to Screening visit. Importantly, it is not encouraged to discontinue the participants' ADM treatment solely for enrollment in the current trial.
Age in the registry: 23 years to 65 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (66)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hopital Erasme Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Anderlecht | Belgium | Not yet recruiting |
| Le Beau Vallon Soins specialises en sante mentale Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Namur | Belgium | Not yet recruiting |
| University Of Calgary Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Calgary | Canada | Not yet recruiting |
| University of Alberta Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Edmonton | Canada | Not yet recruiting |
| Centre Hospitalier de l'Universite de Montreal (CHUM) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Montreal | Canada | Not yet recruiting |
| North York General Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Toronto | Canada | Not yet recruiting |
| University of British Columbia Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Vancouver | Canada | Not yet recruiting |
| Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Prague | Czechia | Not yet recruiting |
| Universitaetsklinikum Aachen AöR Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aachen | Germany | Not yet recruiting |
| Katholisches Klinikum Bochum gGmbH Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bochum | Germany | Not yet recruiting |
| Universitaetsklinikum Erlangen AöR Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Erlangen | Germany | Not yet recruiting |
| George-Huntington-Institut GmbH Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Muenster | Germany | Not yet recruiting |
| kbo-Isar-Amper-Klinikum gGmbH Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Taufkirchen (Vils) | Germany | Not yet recruiting |
| Universitaetsklinikum Ulm AoR Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Ulm | Germany | Not yet recruiting |
| Hospital Universitario de Cruces Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Barakaldo | Spain | Not yet recruiting |
| Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Barcelona | Spain | Not yet recruiting |
| Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Madrid | Spain | Not yet recruiting |
| Hospital Universitario Central De Asturias Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Oviedo | Spain | Not yet recruiting |
| University Hospital Virgen Del Rocio S.L. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sevilla | Spain | Not yet recruiting |
| Centre Hospitalier Universitaire D'Angers Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Angers | France | Not yet recruiting |
| Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Paris Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Creteil | France | Not yet recruiting |
| Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Grenoble Alpes Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Grenoble Cedex 9 | France | Not yet recruiting |
| Centre Hospitalier Regional De Marseille Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Marseille | France | Not yet recruiting |
| NHS Grampian Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Aberdeen | United Kingdom | Recruiting |
| Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health Foundation NHS Trust Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Birmingham | United Kingdom | Recruiting |
| Cardiff University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cardiff | United Kingdom | Recruiting |
| The Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Liverpool | United Kingdom | Recruiting |
| CNTW NHS Foundation Trust Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Newcastle upon Tyne | United Kingdom | Recruiting |
| Azienda Unita Sanitaria Locale Di Bologna Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Bologna | Italy | Not yet recruiting |
| Istituto Auxologico Italiano Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Milan | Italy | Not yet recruiting |
| Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Federico II Di Napoli Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Naples | Italy | Not yet recruiting |
| Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Padova | Italy | Not yet recruiting |
| Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Rome | Italy | Not yet recruiting |
| Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | San Giovanni Rotondo | Italy | Not yet recruiting |
| Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum (LUMC) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Leiden | Netherlands | Not yet recruiting |
| Krakowska Akademia Neurologii Sp. z o.o. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cracow | Poland | Not yet recruiting |
| Wojskowy Instytut Medycyny Lotniczej Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Warsaw | Poland | Not yet recruiting |
| Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, E.P.E. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Coimbra | Portugal | Not yet recruiting |
| Unidade Local De Saude De Santa Maria E.P.E. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Lisbon | Portugal | Not yet recruiting |
| Unidade Local De Saude De Santo Antonio E.P.E. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Porto | Portugal | Not yet recruiting |
| CNS Saude Lda. Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Torres Vedras | Portugal | Not yet recruiting |
| Johns Hopkins University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Baltimore | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| The University of Alabama at Birmingham Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Birmingham | United States | Recruiting |
| University of Miami-U Health Boca Raton Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Boca Raton | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| University of Vermont Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Burlington | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Charlestown | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| Northwestern University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| Rush University Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Chicago | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| University of Cincinnati Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cincinnati | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| Cleveland Clinic Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Cleveland | United States | Recruiting |
| The Ohio State University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Columbus | United States | Recruiting |
| Duke University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Durham | United States | Recruiting |
| University of Florida, Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Gainesville | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| Struthers Parkinson's Center / Health Partners Institute Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Golden Valley | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| UT Health, Houston, McGovern Medical School Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Houston | United States | Recruiting |
| University of Kansas Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kansas City | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| EvergreenHealth - Research Department Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Kirkland | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| University of California San Diego Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | La Jolla | United States | Recruiting |
| UCLA Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Los Angeles | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| Vanderbilt University Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Nashville | United States | Recruiting |
| Columbia University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | New York | United States | Recruiting |
| Oregon Health and Science university (OHSU) Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Portland | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| UC Davis Medical Center Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Sacramento | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| University of Washington Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Seattle | United States | Recruiting |
| Georgetown University Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Washington D.C. | United States | Not yet recruiting |
| Hereditary Neurological Disease Centre Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Wichita | United States | Recruiting |
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