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Study of the Oral Treatment MTR-601 in Cervical Dystonia

A Phase 2 interventional study of MTR-601 and Placebo in Cervical Dystonia, sponsored by Motric Bio. Terminated at 17 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-09-17.

Sponsored by Motric Bio · Phase 2, Interventional, and Treatment

Why this study was terminated
Pending further safety evaluation
Phase
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
38
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Study MTR-601-201 is an 8-week, randomized, placebo-controlled study to examine the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of MTR-601 in participants with cervical dystonia.

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Study MTR-601-201 is an 8-week, randomized, placebo-controlled study to examine the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of MTR-601 in participants with cervical dystonia.

Participants will be randomized (1:1) to receive either MTR-601 or matching placebo every day for 4 weeks, after which all participants will be followed for an additional 2 weeks through study treatment washout. The Investigator and Participant will be blinded to the assigned arm. Treatment will be administered via capsules and matching placebo capsules. The total sample size will be approximately 80 participants.

The study will be divided into 3 periods: Screening, Treatment and Follow up.

An initial screening assessment (V1) will occur between Day -90 and Day -2, where individuals will undergo informed consent and have their preliminary eligibility reviewed. Individuals who are found to be eligible will be instructed to not receive their next scheduled botulinum toxin treatment prior to entry into the study.

A full Screening visit (V2) will occur between Day -14 and -1.

Individuals who are confirmed to be eligible after V2, including having not received botulinum toxin treatment for ≥3 months (≥6 months for daxibotulinum ToxinA), will return to clinic on Day 1 for randomization and initiation of study treatment (V3). At this visit individuals will be randomized into the study and receive either MTR-601 or matching placebo to take for the duration of the study and will be discharged home.

Individuals will take the first dose and subsequent doses of study treatment once daily while at home, with weekly visits during the treatment period to assess safety, tolerability and efficacy.

At Day 36 and thereafter, participants may resume treatment with botulinum toxin or daxibotulinum toxinA.

Individuals will return to the clinic 14 days after completion of treatment (Day 42) for the end of study visit (V8) where final safety assessments will be performed. Individuals will then be discontinued from the study.

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Conditions studied

  • Cervical Dystonia

Keywords

  • Dystonia
  • Cervical Dystonia
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In context

Torticollis

139 studies on the registry are indexed under Torticollis; 21 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 38 is close to the median of 42 across 93 interventional studies indexed under Torticollis.

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Lead sponsor

Motric Bio is the lead sponsor of 2 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 80 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Participants who meet ALL the following inclusion criteria will be eligible to participate in the study:

  1. Willing to adhere to study procedures and provide written informed consent prior to the start of any study procedures.
  2. Confirmed clinical diagnosis of cervical dystonia with the following:

    • Treatment with botulinum toxin injections (any type) on a stable dosing regimen for ≥ 2 consecutive doses at V2 or a history of botulinum toxin injections within the last 5 years which were discontinued for reasons other than lack of efficacy.
    • 3 months (90 days) since botulinum toxin injection (≥6 months (180 days) for daxibotulinum toxinA) at V3
    • TWSTRS total score ≥ 20 with the following sub scores at V2:
    • Severity ≥ 15
    • Disability ≥ 3
    • Pain score ≥ 1)
    • Willingness to not use botulinum toxin for duration of their study participation
  3. Adults 18-80 years of age at the time of consent.
  4. Weight ≥40 kg and body mass index (BMI) ≤35 kg/m2.
  5. Agree to practice highly effective birth control starting at screening and continuing for 30 days (females) or 90 days (males) after study treatment ends.

    • For females any of the following (no donation of eggs/ova is allowed):
    • Abstinence from heterosexual intercourse.
    • Postmenopausal: absence of menses ≥ 12 months (without an alternative medical condition) and FSH ≥ 40 mIU/mL at screening.
    • Surgically sterile: bilateral oophorectomy, salpingectomy, tubal ligation, or hysterectomy ≥180 days prior to screening.
    • Contraceptive implant or intrauterine device.
    • For males any of the following:
    • Abstinence from heterosexual intercourse.
    • Male condom with spermicide or male condom with vaginal spermicide (gel, foam, or suppository).
    • Surgically sterile: post vasectomy or bilateral orchiectomy ≥180 days prior to screening.
    • No donation of sperm is allowed

Participants who meet ANY of the following criteria will be excluded from participation in the study:

  1. History of, or physical examination findings indicating, clinically significant endocrine, neurological, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, hematological, hepatic, immunological, renal, respiratory, genitourinary, or muscle abnormalities or diseases that, in the opinion of the Investigator, renders the participant unsuitable for the study.
  2. History of any of the following:

    • Cervical dystonia due to trauma
    • Chronic contractures in the head and neck musculature
    • Generalized dystonia of any type
    • Myasthenia gravis (MG) or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
  3. Use of the following treatment for cervical dystonia:

    • Botulinum toxin (of any type) within 3 months (90 days) (6 months (180 days) for daxibotulinum toxinA) at Baseline (V3)
    • Baclofen by intrathecal pump within 6 months (180 days) months at Baseline (V3)
    • Any previous history of deep brain stimulation or surgery intended to treat or correct cervical dystonia (e.g. myectomy)
    • Other treatments for cervical dystonia (anti-cholinergic, muscle relaxants such as flexeril or oral baclofen, or benzodiazepines) are allowed if the dose has been stable for ≥3 months (90 days).
  4. Use of the following medications within 2 weeks prior to V3:

    • CYP3A inhibitors, inducers and substrates.
    • BCRP substrates: rosuvastatin, sulfasalazine
  5. Use of the following food or beverages which might interact with MTR-601 within the last week prior to V3:

    - Grapefruit juice or food products containing Seville orange extract (e.g. British orange marmalade, bitter orange liqueurs)

  6. History of significant hypersensitivity, intolerance, or allergy to any drug compound, food, or other substance, that, in the opinion of the Investigator, renders the participant unsuitable for the study.
  7. Active neoplastic disease or history of any neoplastic disease within 5 years of screening (except for basal or squamous cell carcinoma of the skin or carcinoma in situ that has been definitively treated with standard of care).
  8. Active infection (e.g., sepsis, pneumonia, abscess) or a serious infection (e.g., resulting in hospitalization or requiring parenteral antibiotic treatment) within 6 weeks prior to dosing.
  9. History of stomach or intestinal surgery or resection that would potentially alter absorption and/or excretion of orally administered drugs (uncomplicated appendectomy and hernia repair are allowed).
  10. Any of the following at screening (V2) (if any of these conditions are found on initial ECG, a repeat

    ECG is allowed in consultation with the medical monitor):

    • QT interval corrected for heart rate using Fridericia's formula (QTcF), QRS duration, PR interval outside of normal limits confirmed by repeat measurement, unless deemed non-clinically significant by PI and agreed by Medical Monitor
    • Findings which would make QTc measurements difficult or QTc data uninterpretable
    • History of additional risk factors for Torsades de Pointes (e.g., heart failure, hypokalemia, family history of long QT syndrome)
  11. Positive urine alcohol screen or positive urine drug screen (including amphetamines, cocaine, opiates, or barbiturates), at screening (V2).

    • Benzodiazepines will be allowed if prescribed for cervical dystonia, and on a stable dose for ≥3 months (90 days) at screening (V2).
    • Cannabis use and cannabinoid positive drug screen is allowed.
    • Smoking and cotinine positive screen is allowed.
  12. Positive hepatitis panel and/or positive human immunodeficiency virus test at screening (V2).
  13. Any of the following laboratory values at screening or on Day -1, as confirmed by 1 repeat if necessary:

    • Hemoglobin \<11 g/dL for females, and \<12 g/dL for males
    • Absolute neutrophil count (ANC) \<1.5 × 109

      /L (\<1500/μL).

    • Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), gammaglutamyl transferase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), or total bilirubin >1.5 × upper limit of normal (ULN) at screening or on Day -1, confirmed by 1 repeat if necessary.
  14. Participation in a clinical study involving administration of an investigational drug (new chemical entity) or medical device within the last 90 days or 5 half-lives of the investigational medication, whichever is longer, prior to dosing.
  15. Receipt of blood products within 2 months prior to Day -1.
  16. Donation of blood (>400 mL) or comparable blood loss (>350 mL) from 3 months prior to screening, plasma donation from 2 weeks prior to screening, or platelets donation from 6 weeks prior to screening.
  17. Participants who, in the opinion of the Investigator (or designee; including input from participants' general practitioner, as applicable), should not participate in this study.
  18. Participants who are investigational site staff members or directly involved in the conduct of the study and their family members or participants who are employed by the Sponsor.
  19. Pregnant or nursing (lactating) females
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Study design

Phase
Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
38 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    MTR-601

    80 mg during Weeks 1-2, 160 mg during Weeks 3-4 every day for 4 weeks

    Drug: MTR-601

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Matching placebo every day for 4 weeks

    Drug: Placebo

Interventions

  • DrugMTR-601

    Capsule

  • DrugPlacebo

    Capsule

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety and Tolerability of MTR-601 by the Incidents of Treatment-related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v5.0

    Safety and tolerability of MTR-601 in participants with cervical dystonia by the incidents of treatments emergent adverse events

    Time frame: Baseline to week 6

  2. Efficacy of MTR-601 in Participants With Cervical Dystonia

    Efficacy of MTR-601 in participants with cervical dystonia by Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) overall score change. The overall score is a sum of three subscales consisting of Severity, Disability and Pain. The Overall score is a range of 0 to 85, with a higher value representing a worse outcome.

    Time frame: Baseline to week 4

Secondary outcomes

  1. Plasma Concentration of MTR-601 in Participants With Cervical Dystonia Overall

    Time frame: Day 14

  2. Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Severity Sub Score

    The severity sub score is a range from 0 to 35, with a higher value representing a worse outcome.

    Time frame: Baseline and week 4

  3. Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Pain Sub Score

    The pain sub score is a range from 0 to 20, with a higher value representing a worse outcome.

    Time frame: Baseline and week 4

  4. Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Disability Sub Score

    The disability sub score is a range from 0 to 30, with a higher value representing a worse outcome.

    Time frame: Baseline and week 4

  5. Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Overall Score

    The overall score is a sum of three subscales consisting of Severity, Disability and Pain. The Overall score is a range of 0 to 85, with a higher value representing a worse outcome.

    Time frame: Baseline and week 2

  6. Plasma Concentration of MTR-601 in Participants With Cervical Dystonia Overall

    Time frame: Day 28

  7. Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Severity Sub Score

    The severity sub score is a range from 0 to 35, with a higher value representing a worse outcome.

    Time frame: Baseline and week 2

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Results

Posted Sep 17, 2026

Participant flow

Participant flow — Overall Study
MilestoneMTR-601Placebo
Started1721
Completed1314
Not completed47

Outcome measures

PrimarySafety and Tolerability of MTR-601 by the Incidents of Treatment-related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v5.0

Safety and tolerability of MTR-601 in participants with cervical dystonia by the incidents of treatments emergent adverse events

Time frame:
Baseline to week 6
Reported as:
Count of participants · Participants
Safety and Tolerability of MTR-601 by the Incidents of Treatment-related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v5.0
ParticipantsMTR-601Placebo
Safety and Tolerability of MTR-601 by the Incidents of Treatment-related Adverse Events as Assessed by CTCAE v5.01414
PrimaryEfficacy of MTR-601 in Participants With Cervical Dystonia

Efficacy of MTR-601 in participants with cervical dystonia by Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) overall score change. The overall score is a sum of three subscales consisting of Severity, Disability and Pain. The Overall score is a range of 0 to 85, with a higher value representing a worse outcome.

Time frame:
Baseline to week 4
Reported as:
Least squares mean · score on a scale
Efficacy of MTR-601 in Participants With Cervical Dystonia
score on a scaleMTR-601Placebo
Efficacy of MTR-601 in Participants With Cervical Dystonia-7.77 ± 2.978-5.55 ± 2.899
SecondaryPlasma Concentration of MTR-601 in Participants With Cervical Dystonia Overall
Time frame:
Day 14
Reported as:
Mean · ng/mL
Plasma Concentration of MTR-601 in Participants With Cervical Dystonia Overall
ng/mLMTR-601
Plasma Concentration of MTR-601 in Participants With Cervical Dystonia Overall145.379 ± 67.2509
SecondaryToronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Severity Sub Score

The severity sub score is a range from 0 to 35, with a higher value representing a worse outcome.

Time frame:
Baseline and week 4
Reported as:
Least squares mean · score on a scale
Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Severity Sub Score
score on a scaleMTR-601Placebo
Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Severity Sub Score-2.40 ± 0.971-0.97 ± 0.954
SecondaryToronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Pain Sub Score

The pain sub score is a range from 0 to 20, with a higher value representing a worse outcome.

Time frame:
Baseline and week 4
Reported as:
Least squares mean · score on a scale
Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Pain Sub Score
score on a scaleMTR-601Placebo
Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Pain Sub Score-3.01 ± 0.986-3.48 ± 0.972
SecondaryToronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Disability Sub Score

The disability sub score is a range from 0 to 30, with a higher value representing a worse outcome.

Time frame:
Baseline and week 4
Reported as:
Least squares mean · score on a scale
Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Disability Sub Score
score on a scaleMTR-601Placebo
Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Disability Sub Score-2.68 ± 1.315-1.08 ± 1.301
SecondaryToronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Overall Score

The overall score is a sum of three subscales consisting of Severity, Disability and Pain. The Overall score is a range of 0 to 85, with a higher value representing a worse outcome.

Time frame:
Baseline and week 2
Reported as:
Least squares mean · score on a scale
Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Overall Score
score on a scaleMTR-601Placebo
Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Overall Score-6.47 ± 1.940-2.63 ± 1.828
SecondaryPlasma Concentration of MTR-601 in Participants With Cervical Dystonia Overall
Time frame:
Day 28
Reported as:
Mean · ng/mL
Plasma Concentration of MTR-601 in Participants With Cervical Dystonia Overall
ng/mLMTR-601
Plasma Concentration of MTR-601 in Participants With Cervical Dystonia Overall206.178 ± 131.1675
SecondaryToronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Severity Sub Score

The severity sub score is a range from 0 to 35, with a higher value representing a worse outcome.

Time frame:
Baseline and week 2
Reported as:
Least squares mean · score on a scale
Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Severity Sub Score
score on a scaleMTR-601Placebo
Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale (TWSTRS) Severity Sub Score-3.23 ± 0.702-1.06 ± 0.0659

Adverse events

Collected over 6 weeks. Non-serious events are listed at a 0% frequency threshold.

Adverse event summary by group
GroupDeathsSeriousOther
MTR-6010/17 (0%)1/17 (5.9%)14/17 (82.4%)
Placebo0/21 (0%)0/21 (0%)14/21 (66.7%)
Most frequent serious events
Most frequent serious events
EventMTR-601Placebo
HypertransaminasaemiaHepatobiliary disorders1/170/21
Most frequent other events
Showing 10 of 50
Most frequent other events
EventMTR-601Placebo
DizzinessNervous system disorders7/172/21
SomnolenceNervous system disorders5/171/21
HeadacheNervous system disorders1/174/21
FatigueGeneral disorders3/171/21
Brain FogNervous system disorders2/170/21
NauseaGastrointestinal disorders2/172/21
DiarrhoeaGastrointestinal disorders2/171/21
dry mouthGastrointestinal disorders2/170/21
Blood creatine phosphokinase increasedInvestigations2/170/21
Urinary tract infectionInfections and infestations2/171/21

Baseline characteristics

Age, Continuous
Age, Continuous(years)MTR-601PlaceboTotal
Mean64.5 ± 9.7761.1 ± 14.6262.6 ± 12.64
Sex: Female, Male
Sex: Female, Male(Participants)MTR-601PlaceboTotal
Female121931
Male527
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)(Participants)MTR-601PlaceboTotal
Hispanic or Latino134
Not Hispanic or Latino161733
Unknown or Not Reported011
Race (NIH/OMB)
Race (NIH/OMB)(Participants)MTR-601PlaceboTotal
American Indian or Alaska Native000
Asian101
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
Black or African American022
White151732
More than one race000
Unknown or Not Reported022
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Study locations

17 sites
  • Arizona Neuroscience Research, LLC
    Phoenix, Arizona 85032, United States
  • The Parkinson's and Movement Disorder Institute
    Fountain Valley, California 92708, United States
  • Keck Medicine of University of Southern California
    Los Angeles, California 90033, United States
  • CenExel Rocky Mountain Clinical Research
    Englewood, Colorado 80113, United States
  • Neurology One
    Orlando, Florida 32825, United States
  • University of South Florida
    Tampa, Florida 33613, United States
  • Emory University
    Atlanta, Georgia 30329, United States
  • Rush University Medical Center
    Chicago, Illinois 60612, United States
  • Massachusetts General Hospital
    Boston, Massachusetts 02114, United States
  • Michigan State University, Department of Neurology
    East Lansing, Michigan 48824, United States
  • Quest Research Institute
    Farmington Hills, Michigan 48334, United States
  • University of New Mexico, The Nene and Jamie Koch Comprehensive Movement Disorder Clinic
    Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106, United States
  • Albany Medical Center Neurosciences Institute
    Albany, New York 12208, United States
  • Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
    New York, New York 10029, United States
  • Vanderbilt Neurology, The Vanderbilt Clinic
    Nashville, Tennessee 37232, United States
  • Kingfisher Cooperative, LLC
    Spokane, Washington 99201, United States
  • West Virginia University Medicine
    Morgantown, West Virginia 26506, United States
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References and documents

Study documents

  • Study protocol · Sep 4, 2025
  • Statistical analysis plan · Jan 22, 2026

Documents are hosted by the registry — open the source record to download them.

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Sep 17, 2026, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06830642
Lead sponsor
Motric Bio
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Feb 17, 2025
Start date
Feb 28, 2025
Primary completion
Dec 15, 2025
Completion
Dec 18, 2025
Results posted
Sep 17, 2026
Last update
Sep 17, 2026

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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