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Phase 3 study for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Not yet recruiting Phase 3

Sources: ClinicalTrials.gov Checked: 11 October 2026 Not medical advice

This trial at a glance

Status Not yet recruiting
Phase Phase 3
Sponsor Bristol-Myers Squibb
Registry number NCT07284745
Started 11 September 2026 Today 16 October 2026 Estimated completion 6 August 2029

Where this trial is running

Trial sites and the status recorded for each
SiteCityState or countryStatus at this site
Local Institution - 0010 Westmead NSW Status not stated
Local Institution - 0007 Brisbane QLD Status not stated
Local Institution - 0045 Melbourne VIC Status not stated
Local Institution - 0286 Melbourne VIC Status not stated

voxsanity.com.au · trial sites from public registries · registry record synced 11 October 2026 · not medical advice

Who can join

Age 5 Years to 17 Years
Sex Anyone, regardless of sex
Healthy volunteers Not accepted
Enrolment target 176

The official eligibility criteria

Registry text, reproduced exactly. These are the words the trial's sponsor published on ClinicalTrials.gov. They have not been edited, shortened or rewritten, and they are written for researchers rather than for patients.

Inclusion Criteria

* Participants must have a confirmed diagnosis of ASD, as defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-5-TR) criteria, confirmed by the K-SADS-PL and must be experiencing symptoms of irritability.

* Participants must have ABC-I ≥18 (Irritability subscale of the ABC) and CGIS specific to irritability ≥4, at screening and baseline (Day 1).

Exclusion Criteria

* Participants must not have a current primary DSM-5 diagnosis of bipolar disorder, including bipolar II disorder, schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, major depressive episode as determined by clinical instrument, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

* Exception Include: Participants with comorbid ADHD, provided that attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is not the primary disorder, the participant is adequately treated and based on the investigator judgment the disorder is clinically stable.

* Participants must not have history/presence of clinically significant disease or disorder that would jeopardize participant safety or validity of study results.

* Participants must not have a risk for suicidal behavior, and any clinically significant abnormal laboratory test.

* Other protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion criteria may apply.

Dates on the record

Started 11 September 2026
Estimated completion 6 August 2029
Registry last updated 24 August 2026
Checked by Voxsanity 11 October 2026

Results, publications and the official record

Sources and dates

  • ClinicalTrials.gov – the record this page reformats
  • ClinicalTrials.gov processing date: 24 August 2026.
  • This page last checked by Voxsanity: 11 October 2026.

Voxsanity reformats data from public registries into this layout. It does not edit, interpret or add to what the registry published.

Not medical advice.

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Letter for your doctor

A one-page summary of this trial to print or email to your GP. It carries the registry's own record of the trial and its eligibility criteria, and nothing Voxsanity has written about whether it suits you.