Study of ALTO-101 in Patients With Schizophrenia

Last updated: December 1, 2025
Sponsor: Alto Neuroscience
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

2

Condition

Tourette's Syndrome

Learning Disorders

Memory Problems

Treatment

Placebo Transdermal Delivery System

Placebo

ALTO-101

Clinical Study ID

NCT06502964
ALTO-101-201
  • Ages 21-55
  • All Genders

Study Summary

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

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 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 P2and P7 ≤ 4 during screening

  • Have a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 18.0 and ≤ 37.0 kg/m2 (inclusive)

  • Willing to comply with all study assessments and procedures

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Evidence of unstable medical condition

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

  • Diagnosis of schizoaffective or bipolar affective disorder, dementia, orintellectual disability

  • Current episode of major depressive disorder (MDD)

  • Use of mood stabilizer, clozapine, and/or daily benzodiazepine

  • Current moderate or severe substance use disorder

Study Design

Total Participants: 82
Treatment Group(s): 4
Primary Treatment: Placebo Transdermal Delivery System
Phase: 2
Study Start date:
June 11, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
March 31, 2026

Connect with a study center

  • Site 5038

    Garden Grove, California 92845
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Site 5083

    Garden Grove, California 92845
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Site 5063

    Los Angeles, California 90015
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Site 5106

    Orange, California 92868
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Site 5038

    Garden Grove 5351515, California 5332921 92845
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Site 5063

    Los Angeles 5368361, California 5332921 90015
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Site 5106

    Orange 5379513, California 5332921 92868
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Site 5035

    Walnut Creek 5406990, California 5332921 94596
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Site 5060

    Hollywood, Florida 33024
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Site 5015

    Tampa, Florida 33629
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Site 5060

    Hollywood 4158928, Florida 4155751 33024
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Site 5015

    Tampa 4174757, Florida 4155751 33629
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Site 5056

    Chicago, Illinois 60640
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Site 5056

    Chicago 4887398, Illinois 4896861 60640
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Site 5062

    Gaithersburg, Maryland 20877
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Site 5062

    Gaithersburg 4355843, Maryland 4361885 20877
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Site 5124

    Belmont 4930282, Massachusetts 6254926 02478
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Site 5055

    Cedarhurst, New York 11516
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Site 5077

    New York, New York 10032
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Site 5108

    New York, New York 10027
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Site 5109

    New York, New York 10035
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Site 5077

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10032
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Site 5108

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10027
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Site 5109

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10035
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Site 5126

    White Plains 5144336, New York 5128638 10605
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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