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Study Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of RAP-219 in Adult Participants With Focal Seizures FOCUS-1

A Phase 3 interventional study of RAP-219 and RAP-219 in Focal Seizure, Epilepsy and Focal Epilepsy, sponsored by Rapport Therapeutics Inc.. Recruiting at 24 sites in 4 countries. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 75 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2026-11-06.

Sponsored by Rapport Therapeutics Inc. · Phase 3, Interventional, and Treatment

From the registry’s dates

  • Started Jun 2026; still recruiting 5 months later.
Updated Nov 6, 2026First sites in South Korea, Australia and United Kingdom13 sites addedGo to Updates ↓
Phase
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
333
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
18 Years to 75 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is a clinical research study for an investigational drug called RAP-219 in adult participants with focal seizures. This study is being conducted to determine if RAP-219 is safe and effective in reducing focal seizure frequency.

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Approximately 333 subjects will be randomized into one of two active treatment groups or placebo in a 1:1:1 randomization ratio (High Dosage, Medium Dosage and Placebo). After completing the Double-blind Treatment Period, participants will either transition into the RAP-219-FOS-901 long-term safety (open-label extension) study or enter the 8-week post-treatment Follow-up Period of this study.

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Conditions studied

  • Focal Seizure
  • Epilepsy
  • Focal Epilepsy

Keywords

  • Focal Preserved Consciousness
  • Focal Impaired Consciousness
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In context

Seizures

766 studies on the registry are indexed under Seizures; 136 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 333 is above the median of 64 across 519 interventional studies indexed under Seizures.

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Lead sponsor

Rapport Therapeutics Inc. is the lead sponsor of 6 studies on the registry; 4 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 75 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. Age 18 - 75
  2. 18-45 kg/m2
  3. Diagnosis of focal epilepsy for ≥24 months prior to Visit 1
  4. Report from at least 1 brain MRI or CT scan and 1 EEG study, each completed within 10 years prior to Visit 1, consistent with focal epilepsy diagnosis
  5. Concomitant use of between 1 and 3, inclusive, antiseizure medication(s) ASM(s) as maintenance, not including rescue or pro re nata (PRN) ASMs
  6. Ability to keep accurate daily focal seizure records using an e-diary

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Known or prior exposure to RAP-219.
  2. Unstable or uncontrolled serious medical, neurologic (other than focal epilepsy), or psychiatric condition that is ongoing or considered likely to recur
  3. Anticipated need for surgery during the study period
  4. Medical history of any of the following:

    1. generalized epilepsy
    2. focal preserved consciousness without observable manifestations (also known as focal aware nonmotor) as the participant's only seizure type
    3. psychogenic nonepileptic seizure (PNES)
    4. status epilepticus or seizure clusters (when individual seizures cannot be counted) within 12 months prior to Visit 1 (Day -56).
    5. epilepsy surgery within 12 months prior to Visit 1 (Day -56).
  5. Participation in another clinical study of an product within 12 weeks or 5 half-lives of this other investigational product
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(3)

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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.

Hypersensitivity

An allergy, or another reaction of the immune system, to a substance. “Hypersensitivity to the study drug” means a known allergic reaction to it — not every side effect a medicine can have.

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

Study arms

  • Experimental
    Active Arm- High Dose

    RAP-219 daily tablets administered orally

    Drug: RAP-219

  • Experimental
    Active Arm- Medium Dose

    RAP-219 daily tablets administered orally

    Drug: RAP-219

  • Placebo comparator
    Placebo

    Inert comparator matching the active treatment

    Other: Placebo

Interventions

  • RAP-219 high dose tablets administered orally daily

  • RAP-219 medium dose tablets administered orally daily

  • OtherPlacebo

    Matching placebo tablets administered orally daily

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Median Percent Change in Seizure Frequency

    Median percent change in seizure frequency and ≥ 50% seizure frequency reduction responder rates:

    Time frame: End of double-blind treatment period (end of week 14) vs Baseline

Secondary outcomes

  1. ≥50% seizure frequency reduction responder rates

    Proportion of participants with at least 50% reduction from baseline in seizure frequency after treatment with RAP-219 compared with placebo

    Time frame: End of double-blind treatment period (end of week 14) vs Baseline.

  2. Longest Seizure Free Interval

    To evaluate the longest seizure-free interval after treatment with RAP-219 compared with placebo

    Time frame: Across the entire 14-week double-blind treatment period

Other outcomes

  1. RAP-219 safety and tolerability

    incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs), serious adverse events (SAEs), and AEs leading to discontinuation

    Time frame: From Visit 1 through End of Study, on average Week 22.

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Study locations

24 of 24 sites recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: No

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

6 registry updates since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Jun 2026 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jul 2029, 37 months after the start.

Of 43 industry-sponsored phase 3 interventional studies under Seizures, half reached primary completion within 54 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 33 and three quarters within 79. This study's planned 37 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 51 studies reached it within 54 months; a quarter within 33 and three quarters within 79.

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

Registered
Apr 16, 2026
First posted
May 4, 2026
StartActual
Jun 5, 2026
Primary completionEst.
Jul 2029
CompletionEst.
Sep 2029
Last update
Nov 6, 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.
Sites
13 sites added — first sites in South Korea, Australia and United Kingdom
Show 13 added (5 United States, 5 South Korea, 2 Australia, 1 United Kingdom)
  • Montefiore Medical Center · The Bronx, United States
  • Seoul National University Hospital · Seoul, South Korea
  • Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery at St. Barnabas · Livingston, United States
  • Dong-A University Hospital · Busan, South Korea
  • NYU Langone Health - Comprehensive Epilepsy Center · New York, United States
  • Korea University Anam Hospital · Seoul, South Korea
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, United States
  • Southern Illinois University Neurology Clinic · Springfield, United States
  • The Alfred Hospital · Melbourne, Australia
  • Prince of Wales Hospital · Sydney, Australia
  • Asan Medical Center · Seoul, South Korea
  • Korea University Guro Hopsital · Seoul, South Korea
  • University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust · Plymouth, United Kingdom
across 6 updates, Sep 25, 2026 – Nov 6, 2026
Show all 6 updates
  1. Nov 6, 2026
    6 sites added — first sites in Australia and United Kingdom
    Show 6 added (2 Australia, 2 South Korea, 1 United States, 1 United Kingdom)
    • Southern Illinois University Neurology Clinic · Springfield, United States
    • The Alfred Hospital · Melbourne, Australia
    • Prince of Wales Hospital · Sydney, Australia
    • Asan Medical Center · Seoul, South Korea
    • Korea University Guro Hopsital · Seoul, South Korea
    • University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust · Plymouth, United Kingdom
    + 1 other change: verification date
  2. Oct 26, 2026
    1 site added
    Show site
    • University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, United States
  3. Oct 21, 2026
    1 site added
    Show site
    • Korea University Anam Hospital · Seoul, South Korea
  4. Oct 8, 2026
    1 site added
    Show site
    • NYU Langone Health - Comprehensive Epilepsy Center · New York, United States
    + 1 other change: verification date
  5. Oct 1, 2026
    2 sites added
    Show 2 added (1 United States, 1 South Korea)
    • Institute of Neurology and Neurosurgery at St. Barnabas · Livingston, United States
    • Dong-A University Hospital · Busan, South Korea
  6. Sep 25, 2026
    2 sites added — first site in South Korea
    Show 2 added (1 United States, 1 South Korea)
    • Montefiore Medical Center · The Bronx, United States
    • Seoul National University Hospital · Seoul, South Korea
    + 1 other change: verification date

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
NCT07563881
Lead sponsor
Rapport Therapeutics Inc.
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
May 4, 2026
Start date
Jun 5, 2026
Primary completion
Jul 2029 (estimated)
Completion
Sep 2029 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 6, 2026

Study contacts

Rapport Medical
Contact
RAP-219-FOS@rapportrx.com
857 323 9048

Oversight

FDA-regulated drug
Yes
FDA-regulated device
No
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