Catatonia clinical trials
The registry lists 22 studies for Catatonia across 9 countries. 10 are recruiting or about to start. 9 of them are mainly about Catatonia (how this is decided). Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-21.
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Who runs them
University Hospital, Strasbourg, France (2) · Centre Hospitalier St Anne (2) · Janssen, LP (1) · Klinički Bolnički Centar Zagreb (1) · Rady Pediatric Genomics & Systems Medicine Institute (1) · King's College London (1) · University Hospital, Lille (1) · Beatriz Rodriguez Cabo (1)
What is being tested here
Drugs under test in Catatonia studies, those with the most open studies first. Medicines only given beside them are not counted. How drugs are counted
| Drug | Open | Phase 3 | All |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lorazepam | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Midazolam | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clonazepam | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Immunoglobulins, Intravenous | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Immunoglobulin G | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Tofacitinib | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Clonidine | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SB 223412 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Coming up
Studies recruiting or running, from their records. “Main data collection” ends at the primary completion date, the sponsor’s own estimate, which often moves.
All 3
- Dec 2026EEG Microstate and Neuroinflammatory Biomarkers in Older Age Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Receiving ECT · Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
- Jan 2027Blood Concentration in Lorazepam and Treatment in Adult Catatonia · University Hospital, Lille
- Aug 2027tDCS for Catatonic Depression in Down Syndrome: A Pilot Study · Hôpital le Vinatier
Who these studies take
Of the 6 Catatonia studies recruiting now, 5 (83%) set no upper age limit and 1 (17%) stop at 75 or younger. 0 (0%) take children under 18. 0 (0%) are for women only and 0 (0%) for men only; 1 (17%) take healthy volunteers.
| Age | Women | Men |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
| 18 | 5 (83%) | 5 (83%) |
| 30 | 5 (83%) | 5 (83%) |
| 40 | 4 (67%) | 4 (67%) |
| 50 | 4 (67%) | 4 (67%) |
| 65 | 5 (83%) | 5 (83%) |
| 75 | 5 (83%) | 5 (83%) |
| 85 | 5 (83%) | 5 (83%) |
Across all 22 studies, recruiting or not: 45% stop at 75 or younger and 41% at 65; 36% take children; 0% are for women only and 0% for men only; 14% take healthy volunteers. From each study’s registry entry; the criteria on its page decide.
Studies
Recruiting first, then most recently updated. Showing 22 of 22. search them.
- Treatment Resistance in Psychiatric Disorders: the Search for Biological Markers Predictive of Response to TreatmentRecruitingNCT07741981Not applicable1 country
- Optimizing Stimulation Parameters for Electroconvulsive TherapyNot yet recruitingNCT07561307Not applicable1 country
- Dissecting Immunological and Autoimmune Mechanisms of Neuropsychiatric DiseasesNot yet recruitingNCT077912121 country
- EEG Microstate and Neuroinflammatory Biomarkers in Older Age Patients With Major Depressive Disorder Receiving ECTRecruitingNCT077406941 country
- tDCS for Catatonic Depression in Down Syndrome: A Pilot StudyRecruitingNCT06866925Not applicable1 country
- Blood Concentration in Lorazepam and Treatment in Adult CatatoniaRecruitingNCT045307341 country
- Catatonic Syndrome in Adult Patients at Basurto Hospital: A Descriptive Study of Incidence, Comorbidity, and Short-Term OutcomesRecruitingNCT073153861 country
- Immunogenomic Analyses of Pediatric CatatoniaNot yet recruitingNCT06656572Not applicable
- Personalized Prospective Study Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Noninvasive Neuromodulation of TMS in Subjects With CatatoniaRecruitingNCT06176456Not applicable1 country
- Catatonia: Effectiveness of Transcranial Direct Current Electrostimulation (CATATOES)Not yet recruitingNCT06139432Not applicable1 country
- Therapies for Down Syndrome Regression DisorderCompletedNCT05662228Phase 21 country
- Clonidine to Prevent Delirium After Electroconvulsive Therapy.CompletedNCT04828226Phase 41 country
- Management of Catatonic Features in Adolescents With Profound AutismActive, not recruitingNCT07498387Not applicable1 country
- Use of MRI and cTBS for Catatonia in AutismCompletedNCT06016764Phase 11 country
- Personalized Non-invasive Neuromodulation by rTMS for Chronic and Treatment Resistant CatatoniaStatus unknownNCT03116425Not applicable1 country
- Improving the Understanding of Catatonia in AutismWithdrawnNCT02945423
- Survey on Pre-ECT Evaluation and ECT ApplicationStatus unknownNCT043359161 country
- Anatomical and Structural Connectivity in Two Psychotic Phenotypes : Periodic Catatonia and CataphasiaCompletedNCT028688791 country
- Prospective Treatment Study of Catatonia PatientsTerminatedNCT02734498Not applicable1 country
- Catatonia in Nodding Syndrome and Lorazepam TreatmentCompletedNCT02462109Phase 1
- Study Of Talnetant Versus Placebo And Risperidone In SchizophreniaCompletedNCT00103727Phase 21 country
- Observational Study in Patients With Schizophrenia Treated With Long-Acting Risperidone Injection (RISPERDAL CONSTA)CompletedNCT002461941 country