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A Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Comparison of NRX-101 vs. Placebo for Adults Being Treated With Robotic Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment Resistant Depression: The SPARC-TMS Trial

A Phase 2/3 interventional study of Neuronavigated robotic-enabled TMS and NRX-101 in Treatment Resistant Depression and Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD), sponsored by NeuroRx, Inc.. Recruiting at 3 sites in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 80 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-10-21.

Sponsored by NeuroRx, Inc. · Phase 2/3, Interventional, and Treatment

Updated Oct 21, 2026Now RecruitingSite recruiting status changed+7 moreGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 2/3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
240
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 80 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a significant public health problem and leading cause of worldwide disability. Treatment resistance is common in MDD, however, for these individuals, targeted noninvasive brain stimulation is an alternative. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and more recently, theta-burst stimulation (TBS), are the noninvasive brain stimulation modalities with the largest evidence base in MDD. Although efficacious, an unacceptable proportion of patients do not significantly improve, and several aspects of the TMS parameter space are under investigation to enhance clinical outcomes.

This study will compare Rapid Robotically-guided Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (RRTMS) combined with an investigational neuroplasticity-inducing medication (NRX-101) to the effects of (1) sham TMS treatment and (2) placebo in achieving clinical response and remission from depression in patients with Treatment Resistant Depression.

DCS has been shown in a randomized trial of more than double the percent response and remission from traditional TMS. When a one day (ONE-D) TMS protocol was combined with DCS, the measured response rate was 87% at one week.

This trial will compare response and remission at six weeks following neuronavigated robotic-enabled Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation + NRX-101 (D-cycloserine/lurasidone) vs. TMS+placebo.

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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a significant public health problem and leading cause of worldwide disability. Treatment resistance is common in MDD, however, for these individuals, targeted noninvasive brain stimulation is an alternative. Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and more recently, theta-burst stimulation (TBS), are the noninvasive brain stimulation modalities with the largest evidence base in MDD. Although efficacious, an unacceptable proportion of patients do not significantly improve, and several aspects of the TMS parameter space are under investigation to enhance clinical outcomes.

Current treatments for Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD), such as oral antidepressants and conventional daily TMS, are limited. They require weeks of daily outpatient treatment, have modest response rates of 30-50%, and are not effective for many patients. In particular they are not generally suitable for military personnel, first responders, and others with demanding jobs. While some accelerated TMS protocols exist, there is no approved single-day treatment that provides a rapid and durable response. Furthermore, no existing treatments have leveraged the synergistic effect of combining TMS with a pharmacological agent that enhances its mechanism of action in a large-scale, FDA-pivotal trial.

The purpose the "Synaptic Plasticity Augmented Rapid Circuit Stimulation (SPARC-TMS)" trial is to determine whether a single day of Rapid Robotically-controlled Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (RRTMS) with robotic guidance can be effective in achieving clinical response and remission from depression. SPARC-TMS is a 240-patient, randomized controlled trial to establish the first validated single-day treatment for treatment-resistant depression (TRD). The project combines RRTMS with the investigational drug NRX-101 (a combination of D-cycloserine and lurasidone) that may have the effect of increasing the formation of new connections between brain cells (neuroplasticity).

The SPARC-TMS trial is funded by the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) as part of the Strengthening Resilient Emotions and Nimble Cognition through Engineering Neuroplasticity (STRENGTHEN) program. https://www.darpa.mil/research/programs/strengthening-resilient-emotions The program recognizes that since September 11, 2001, more than 30,000 active duty members and veterans have taken their own lives - a tragic toll that represents four times the number of those killed in post-911 military operations. Developing effective approaches to prevent suicide is a top priority within the Department of Defense.

The SPARC-TMS protocol aims to demonstrate:

  • Durability and Efficacy: Establishing a treatment that provides a long-lasting, robust antidepressant effect.
  • Mechanism of Action: Gaining a deeper, mechanistic understanding of how this combination therapy works.

rTMS and TBS are believed to depend on synaptic plasticity in targeted circuits. Yet, there are several lines of evidence to suggest that synaptic plasticity is not intact in MDD, such as impaired learning and memory and lower expression of trophic factors.Using TMS as a tool to probe synaptic plasticity, individuals with MDD have reduced long-term potentiation-like facilitation in the motor cortex and prefrontal cortex. Importantly, this is observed with the intermittent TBS (iTBS) protocol used in MDD treatment. As such, iTBS treatment effects may be constrained by impaired synaptic plasticity in MDD.

One potential strategy to improve outcomes is to adjunctively target the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor during stimulation, an ionotropic glutamate receptor and key regulator of synaptic plasticity.Synaptic plasticity with continuous and intermittent TBS is NMDA-receptor dependent, as antagonists abolish the effects of both protocols.We have shown that targeting the NMDA receptor with low doses of the partial agonist, D-cycloserine (DCS), normalizes long-term motor cortex plasticity in individuals with MDD. Moreover, it results in greater persistence of iTBS-induced changes compared with placebo.However, a demonstration that these physiological effects have an impact on treatment outcomes is needed

DCS has been shown in a randomized trial of more than double the percent response and remission from traditional TMS. When a one day (ONE-D) TMS protocol was combined with DCS, the measured response rate was 87% at one week.

This trial will compare response and remission at six weeks following neuronavigated robotic-enabled Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation + NRX-101 (D-cycloserine/lurasidone) vs. TMS+placebo.

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Conditions studied

  • Treatment Resistant Depression
  • Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD)

Keywords

  • Depression
  • TRD
  • Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
  • TMS
  • neuronavigation
  • cycloserine
  • D-cycloserine
  • NRX-101
  • NMDA
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In context

Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant

448 studies on the registry are indexed under Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant; 147 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 240 is above the median of 59 across 372 interventional studies indexed under Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant.

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Lead sponsor

NeuroRx, Inc. is the lead sponsor of 9 studies on the registry; 3 are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

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

Eligibility criteria

18 to 65 years of age, inclusive, at Screening. 2. Participants must be initiating a new course of TMS treatment and must be TMS-naïve. 3. Able to understand and provide written and dated prior to Screening. 4. Deemed likely to comply with the study protocol, including communication of adverse events (AEs) and other information, including adherence to the text messaging component of the trial. 5. Previously diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD) according to the criteria defined in the . 6. Has treatment-resistant MDD defined as failure to achieve an adequate response after at least two adequate antidepressant trials of different agents, each given at a therapeutic dose and for sufficient duration. 7. A total score ≥ 25 on the 10 items of the MADRS. 8. Has an identified reliable informant/care partner that is willing to provide information and/or supportive care as necessary. 9. If heterosexual female, a status of non- or use of an acceptable form of per the following criteria, and agrees to continue use of the same method of birth control for the duration of study participation:

  1. Non-childbearing potential: physiologically incapable of becoming pregnant (i.e., permanently sterilized [status posthysterectomy, bilateral tubal ligation], or with last menses at least one year prior to Screening); or
  2. Childbearing potential, and meets the following criteria:

i. Must agree to use at least one highly effective method of birth control (methods which result in a failure rate of less than 1% per year when used consistently and correctly) during study participation. Examples of acceptable highly effective methods include established use of oral, injected, implanted, or intrauterine hormonal contraception; placement of an intrauterine device or intrauterine system; or a vasectomized partner with documented azoospermia; or true sexual abstinence that is the participant's usual and preferred lifestyle. ii. Negative urinary pregnancy test at Screening, confirmed by a second negative urinary pregnancy test at Day 1, prior to receiving study treatment. 10. (BMI) between 18-40 kg/m2; BMI up to 45 kg/m2 is allowed with Medical Monitor review and approval. 11. If receiving concurrent psychotherapy, the type and frequency of the therapy (e.g., weekly or monthly) has been stable for at least 3 months prior to Screening and will remain stable for the duration of study participation. 12. Concurrent hypnotic therapy (e.g., with zolpidem, zaleplon, melatonin, benzodiazepines, maximum 2 mg daily, or trazodone) will be allowed if the therapy has been stable for at least 4-weeks prior to screening and will remain stable during the course of the patient's participation in the study. 13. Concurrent treatment with benzodiazepines is allowed up to a maximum dose 2 mg/daily used for anxiety if therapy has been stable relative to dose and schedule for at least 4 weeks prior to screening and if it is expected to remain stable during the course of the patient's participation in the study. Exclusion criteria: A patient is ineligible for inclusion in this study Heterosexual female of childbearing potential who is not willing to use one of the specified forms of birth control during the study. 2. Female who is pregnant (positive pregnancy test at Screening) or breastfeeding. 3. Active suicidality (without the intention to act) as evidenced by a score of >3 on the Columbia Suicide Severity Rating Scale. 4. Current DSM-5 diagnosis of moderate or severe substance use disorder (except marijuana or tobacco use disorder) within the 12 months prior to Screening. (Note: Substance use disorder cannot be the precipitant for study entry). 5. Current DSM-5 diagnosis of alcohol use disorder 6. A lifetime history of phencyclidine (PCP)/ketamine drug abuse 7. History of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder 8. History of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, eating disorder not otherwise specified (NOS), or other specified feeding and eating disorders (OSFED) within 3 years of Screening. 9. Has dementia, delirium, amnestic, or any other cognitive disorder. 10. Renal impairment defined as estimated (eGFR) \< 60 mL/min, calculated using the 2021 CKD-EPI creatinine equation (racefree). 11. Clinically significant hepatic impairment. Clinically significant hepatic impairment is defined as a history of chronic liver disease (e.g., cirrhosis, chronic hepatitis, alcoholic liver disease, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis) or evidence at Screening of acute liver disease or impaired liver function (e.g., or AST >3 × , total >2 × ULN) or in the opinion of the Investigator. 12. A clinically significant abnormality on the Screening physical examination that may affect safety or study participation, or that may confound interpretation of study results according to the study clinician. 13. Risk factors for neurocardiogenic syncope including history of syncope/ presyncope related to noxious stimuli, anxiety, micturation, or posture. 14. Co-morbidities as ascertained by medical history, physical examination (including measurement of vital signs), clinical laboratory evaluations, and (ECG) which might interfere with compliance or the ability to assess efficacy or safety. 15. Diagnosis of moderate to severe heart disease or current episode of:

  1. Myocardial infarction within 1 year of Screening.
  2. Diagnosis of angina pectoris.
  3. Prolonged , as measured by Fridericia's correction formula (QTcF) ≥450 msec at Screening for males or ≥ 470 msec for females on 2 of 3 measurements at least 15 minutes apart prior to randomization on Day 1. 16. Diagnosis of chronic lung disease, excluding asthma. 17. Lifetime history of any of the following: neurologic conditions with structural cerebral damage, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis, surgical procedures involving the brain or meninges, meningoencephalitis, degenerative central nervous system (CNS) disorder (e.g., Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease), mental retardation, stroke (ischemic or hemorrhagic), intracranial abscess, or any other disease/procedure/accident/intervention that, according to the clinician, is deemed associated with significant injury to, or malfunction of, the CNS. 18. History of epilepsy, personal history of seizure, family history of epilepsy or seizure in a first degree relative. 19. Diagnosis of parenchymal or cancer.

Diabetes mellitus fulfilling any of the following criteria:

  1. Unstable diabetes mellitus defined as glycosylated () >8.0 percent at Screening.
  2. Admitted to the hospital for treatment of diabetes mellitus or diabetes mellitus-related illness in the past 12 weeks.
  3. Not under physician care for diabetes mellitus.
  4. Not on the same dose of oral hypoglycemic drug(s) and/or diet for the 4 weeks prior to Screening. 180645 180645 Protocol NRX101-011_ MIND1 V3.0 FINAL Pg. 8 NRX101-011 Protocol v3.0 9 Confidential
  5. Not on the same dose of oral thiazolidinediones (glitazones) for the 8 weeks prior to Screening. 21. Any current or past history of any physical condition which, in the opinion of the investigator, may put the patient at risk or interfere with study results interpretation. 22. On exclusionary concomitant psychotropic and non-psychotropic medications (see Section 9.5) 23. Prescribed more than one agent in each of the following categories at randomization:

a. Approved SSRIs. b. Approved serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs). c. Approved tetracyclic antidepressants (TeCAs). 24. Currently prescribed oxcarbazepine or carbamazepine. 25. Exclusionary laboratory values or any other clinically significant abnormal laboratory result at Screening. Within normal limits (WNL) will be determined based on lab values of the local lab used. 26. Known allergies to lurasidone or Latuda®, cycloserine or Seromycin®, or the following : mannitol, croscarmellose sodium, magnesium stearate, silicon dioxide, and/or hydroxypropylmethylcellulose (HPMC). 27. Participation in any clinical trial with an drug or device within the past 3 months or planned concurrent study participation. 28. Study site personnel and/or persons employed by NRx Pharma, Inc., the Contract Research Organization (CRO), the investigator, or study site (i.e., permanent, temporary contract worker, or designee responsible for the conduct of the study), or an immediate family member (i.e., spouse, parent, child, or sibling [biological or legally adopted]) of such persons. Positive urine toxicity screening for use of any cocaine, opiates, nonprescribed amphetamines, or non-prescribed barbiturates. (Note: cannabinoids or marijuana use is not exclusionary, unless patient meets the DSM-5 criteria for cannabis withdrawal). 30. Patients with pacemakers and/or any implants including metal in the head except the mouth (cochlear implant, implanted brain stimulators, aneurysm clips) 31. Individuals with an intracranial lesion or increased intracranial pressure

Terms in these criteria, in plain language(18)

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Informed consent

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You can keep asking questions during the study, you are told of new information that matters, and you can choose to leave at any time.

Clinically significant

Judged by the study doctor to matter for your health or for the study. It is a doctor’s decision, so ask the study team if you are unsure whether something counts.

DSM diagnostic criteria

The American Psychiatric Association’s manual of mental health diagnoses. DSM-5 (2013, revised as DSM-5-TR in 2022) replaced DSM-IV, and some studies still name the older edition. “Meets DSM criteria for …” means diagnosed by that edition’s diagnostic criteria, usually by a clinician in an interview.

Childbearing potential

Able to become pregnant: from the first period until menopause, unless permanently unable to through surgery (removal of the womb, or of both ovaries or both fallopian tubes).

Criteria for people of childbearing potential usually ask for a negative pregnancy test and for contraception during the study and for a time after it.

Contraception

Ways of preventing pregnancy. “Highly effective” methods fail less than 1% of the time a year when used correctly — for example an IUD or an implant.

Criteria usually say which methods count and how long to keep using them after the last dose, sometimes for male participants too. Some studies accept a partner’s vasectomy if it was confirmed successful and that person is the participant’s only sexual partner.

Postmenopausal

Periods have stopped for good: usually no period for 12 months in a row without another medical reason, sometimes confirmed by a blood test (FSH).

BMI (body mass index)

Weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. Example: 70 kg and 1.75 m gives 70 ÷ (1.75 × 1.75) ≈ 22.9.

What counts as overweight or obesity differs between countries (some use lower cut-offs), so go by the range the study states.

GFR and eGFR (kidney filtering)

GFR (glomerular filtration rate) is how much blood the kidneys filter each minute. It is usually estimated from a blood test — eGFR, by formulas such as CKD-EPI or MDRD — and some studies ask for it to be measured directly instead. Usually given in mL/min/1.73 m².

Check the method, the units and the minimum the study states. A value of 90 or above is in the normal-or-high range, but kidney damage can show in other tests too.

ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

ULN (upper limit of normal)

The top of the normal range for a blood test, as set by the laboratory that runs it. Each lab prints its own range next to your result.

“≤ 2.5 × ULN” means the result can be up to two and a half times that top value.

Bilirubin

A yellow substance made when red blood cells are broken down, which the liver clears. A high level can mean a problem with the liver or the bile ducts.

Criteria often allow more for people with Gilbert’s syndrome, a harmless inherited condition that raises bilirubin.

ECG (electrocardiogram)

A recording of the heart’s electrical activity, taken with stickers on the chest, arms and legs. It takes a few minutes and does not hurt.

QT and QTc

On an ECG, the QT interval is the time the heart’s lower chambers take to activate electrically and recover in each beat. QTc is that time adjusted for heart rate (QTcF by Fridericia’s formula, QTcB by Bazett’s). Some medicines lengthen it, and a long QTc can raise the risk of a dangerous heart rhythm.

The study may name a correction formula and a limit in milliseconds, often around 450–480.

Leptomeningeal disease

Cancer that has spread to the leptomeninges, the thin layers covering the brain and spinal cord, and the fluid between them. It is not the same as brain metastases.

Criteria often treat it separately, and many studies leave it out even where treated brain metastases are allowed.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

HbA1c

A blood test of average blood sugar over the past two to three months, given as a percentage or in mmol/mol. 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) or more is the usual threshold for diabetes, normally confirmed by a second test.

Excipients

The other ingredients in a medicine besides the active drug, such as fillers, colours or preservatives.

Investigational drug or device

A drug or device being studied in a clinical trial.

It may be new, or already approved and being studied for another use, dose or form. Criteria often leave out people who took part in another study of one within a recent period, commonly 30 days or five half-lives.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 2 / Phase 3
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Quadruple (Participant, Care provider, Investigator, Outcomes assessor)
Enrollment
240 participants (estimated)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation plus NRX-101

    Participants are treated with Robotic Rapid TMS plus NRX-101 175mg DCS/8.5mg Lurasidone once on day of treatment

    Device: Neuronavigated robotic-enabled TMS · Drug: NRX-101

  • Placebo comparator
    Transcranial Magnetic Stimualtion

    Participants are treated with Robotic Rapid TMSS plus placebo once on day of treatment

    Device: Neuronavigated robotic-enabled TMS · Drug: Oral Placebo

  • Experimental
    Sham TMS + NRX-101

    Participants will be treated with Sham TMS (i.e. a TMS coil that does not deliver effective energy to the brain) + NRX-101 175mg DCS/8.5mg Lurasidone once on day of treatment

    Drug: NRX-101 · Device: Sham TMS

Interventions

  • DeviceNeuronavigated robotic-enabled TMS

    One Day TMS Protocol performed with the Zeta Surgical neuronavigated robotic-enabled system and the neurocare Apollo TMS Device 30 Theta burst pulses delivered as per protocol

  • D-cycloserine 175mg + Lurasidone 8.5mg

  • DeviceSham TMS

    An Apollo TMS device configured not to deliver effective energy to the brain

  • DrugOral Placebo

    An oral placebo capsule visually identical to NRX-101

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. MADRS Depression

    Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale Total Score

    Time frame: 6 weeks

  2. CGI-SS Suicidality

    Clinical Global Impression Suicidality Scale

    Time frame: 6 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percent Response on MADRS

    Percent Response from Depression

    Time frame: Six weeks

  2. Percent Remission from Depression on MADRS

    Percent Remission from Depression

    Time frame: Six weeks

  3. Percent Remission from Suicidality on CGI-SS

    Percent Remission from Suicidality

    Time frame: Six weeks

  4. PHQ-9 Depression Scale

    PHQ-9 Depression Scale

    Time frame: 6 weeks

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Study locations

3 of 3 sites recruiting
  • HOPE Study Site
    Sarasota, Florida 34239, United States
    Recruiting
  • HOPE Accelerated Care
    West Palm Beach, Florida 33417, United States
    Recruiting
  • Harvard Mclean Hospital
    Belmont, Massachusetts 02478, United States
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes

Supporting information: Study protocol, Statistical analysis plan, Informed consent form, Clinical study report

Time frame: upon study inception

Access criteria: Protocol and ICF shared with all SAP and CSR upon signed confidentiality agreement

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

2 registry updates since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedDate before it movedWhere the date was before it moved

Start is estimated for Dec 2026; primary completion for Dec 2027, 12 months later.

Since we started tracking on Sep 25, 2026, the dates moved once, on Oct 21, 2026: start Sep 2026 → Dec 2026 and completion Mar 2028 → Jun 2028.

Earlier changes are on the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Nov 9, 2025
First posted
Nov 12, 2025
StartEst.
Dec 1, 2026was Sep 2026
Primary completionEst.
Dec 31, 2027
CompletionEst.
Jun 30, 2028was Mar 2028
Last update
Oct 21, 2026
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
Status
Not yet recruiting→Recruiting
changed Oct 21, 2026
Sites
1 site added, 1 site removed. 2 sites changed recruiting status (2 now recruiting)
Show 2 sites
  • HOPE Accelerated Care · West Palm Beach, United Statesno status→Recruiting
  • Harvard Mclean Hospital · Belmont, United Statesno status→Recruiting
Show site
  • HOPE Study Site · Sarasota, United States
Show 1 removed
  • Cohen and Associates · Sarasota, United States
Oct 21, 2026
Start date
Sep 1, 2026→Dec 1, 2026
Oct 21, 2026
Study completion
Mar 31, 2028→Jun 30, 2028
Oct 21, 2026
Enrollment
400→240
Oct 21, 2026
Secondary outcomes
2 removed
What changed in the outcomes
  • RemovedEMOCARE Depression ThermometerTime frame: 6 weeks
  • RemovedPercent Improvement on EMOBOTTime frame: Six weeks
Oct 21, 2026
Contact
Study contact changed: r•••@hopetherapeutics.com · •••9688→m•••@nrxdefense.com · •••7272. See the current contact
Oct 21, 2026
Site contacts
Changed at 1 site. See the sites
Show the site
  • Cohen and Associates · Sarasota, United StatesContact •••3088→•••8705Contact k•••@hopetherapeutics.com→k•••@hopetherapeutics.com
Sep 25, 2026
Sponsor
Collaborators added: United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Oct 21, 2026
Show all 2 updates
  1. Oct 21, 2026
    Not yet recruiting→Recruiting
    1 site added, 1 site removed. 2 sites changed recruiting status (2 now recruiting)
    Show 2 sites
    • HOPE Accelerated Care · West Palm Beach, United Statesno status→Recruiting
    • Harvard Mclean Hospital · Belmont, United Statesno status→Recruiting
    Show site
    • HOPE Study Site · Sarasota, United States
    Show 1 removed
    • Cohen and Associates · Sarasota, United States
    Start date Sep 1, 2026→Dec 1, 2026
    Study completion Mar 31, 2028→Jun 30, 2028
    Enrollment 400→240
    Secondary outcomes 2 removed
    What changed in the outcomes
    • RemovedEMOCARE Depression ThermometerTime frame: 6 weeks
    • RemovedPercent Improvement on EMOBOTTime frame: Six weeks
    Sponsor Collaborators added: United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
    Contact Study contact changed: r•••@hopetherapeutics.com · •••9688→m•••@nrxdefense.com · •••7272. See the current contact
    + 3 other changes: verification date, description and arm descriptions
  2. Sep 25, 2026
    Site contacts Changed at 1 site. See the sites
    Show the site
    • Cohen and Associates · Sarasota, United StatesContact •••3088→•••8705Contact k•••@hopetherapeutics.com→k•••@hopetherapeutics.com
    + 2 other changes: verification date and registry dates

From the registry record's own update history. This site started tracking changes on Sep 25, 2026; for anything earlier, see the record history on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT07227103
Lead sponsor
NeuroRx, Inc.
Collaborators
Zeta Surgical, Inc., neurocare group AG, HOPE Therapeutics, Inc., United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Responsible party
Jonathan C. Javitt, MD, MPH (CEO, NRx Defense Systems, Inc., NeuroRx, Inc.) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 12, 2025
Start date
Dec 1, 2026 (estimated)
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2027 (estimated)
Completion
Jun 30, 2028 (estimated)
Last update
Oct 21, 2026

Study contacts

Martin Goodwin, PhD
Contact
mgoodwin@nrxdefense.com
18443977272
Jonathan Javitt, MD, MPH
study chair · NRx Defense Systems
Joshua Brown, MD, PhD
principal investigator · NRx Defense Systems

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
Yes
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