NCT07230652 · Phase 1 · RECRUITING

A Phase 1 MAD Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of LY03020

This trial is testing LY03020, an oral drug, in people with stable schizophrenia and healthy adults to see if it is safe and well-tolerated at increasing doses. The listed conditions include Alzheimer's disease psychosis, suggesting that is a future target, but this Phase 1 study is purely an early safety and dosing check — not a test of whether the drug works against any disease. Details on the drug's mechanism are limited.

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:
Healthy Subjects
* Subjects sign informed consent voluntarily.
* Male or female aged 18 to 45 years.
* Body weight ≥ 50.0 kg for male and ≥ 45.0 kg for female, and body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 26.0 kg/m2 Subjects with Stable Schizophrenia
* Subjects themselves and / or their guardians sign informed consent voluntarily.
* Male or female aged 18 to 60 years.
* Body weight ≥ 50.0 kg for male and ≥ 45.0 kg for female, and body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 and 32.0 kg/m2.
* Subject must meet the DSM-V criteria for a primary diagnosis of schizophrenia. Subject must have a PANSS total score ≤ 80 and CGI-S score ≤ 4 at screening. The condition is stable from 1 month before signing informed consent to baseline.
Exclusion Criteria:
Healthy Subjects
* Subjects have any clinically significant medical condition or chronic disease.
* Subjects have used any of nonprescription drugs within 7 days or prescription drugs within 28 days prior to administration.
* Subjects experienced a history of keratopathy, fundus disease, increased intraocular pressure, or angle-closure glaucoma. Subjects have any abnormal and clinically significant test for ophthalmic examination during screening.
* Subjects with a history of orthostatic hypotension or syncope.
* Subjects with condition that may interfere with the drug absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion significantly.
* Subjects had a history of surgery within 3 months prior to administration, or had not recovered, or have a surgical plan during the study.
* Subjects have any clinically significant abnormal vital signs, laboratory values, and ECGs.
* Subjects have a history of allergic diseases, or allergic to any substance contained in the formulation
* Subjects have a positive test for HBsAg, HCV-Ab, HIV-Ab, or syphilis antibody. Subjects with Stable Schizophrenia
* According to the DSM-5, there were other mental disorders except schizophrenia within 6 months before screening period.
* Assessed by the investigator as having treatment-resistant schizophrenia; past or current diagnosis of neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS); anticipated need for antipsychotic regimen modifications during the study period;
* History of suicide attempts (including actual attempts, interrupted attempts, or failed attempts) or suicidal ideation within the past 6 months, defined as affirmative responses ("yes") to question 4 or 5 on the Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) at screening/baseline;
* Subjects have used monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOI) within 28 days or any dietary supplements/traditional Chinese herbal products within 7 days prior to first dosing.
* Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) ≥7% at screening/baseline.
* Congenital long QT syndrome; uncontrolled or severe cardiovascular disease, including NYHA class II or higher congestive heart failure, unstable angina, myocardial infarction within 6 months prior to screening, or presence of treatment-requiring severe arrhythmias (e.g., sustained ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, torsades de pointes) at screening; resting heart rate \<50 beats per minute (bpm) at screening/baseline; or QTc >450 ms (male) / QTc >460 ms (female) based on Fridericia's formula-corrected measurements at screening/baseline.
* Subjects experienced a history of keratopathy, fundus disease, increased intraocular pressure, or angle-closure glaucoma. Subjects have any abnormal and clinically significant test for ophthalmic examination during screening.
* Subjects with a history of orthostatic hypotension or syncope.

The sponsor's own eligibility wording, lightly reformatted. The study team makes the final eligibility decision — worth discussing with your doctor.

Eligibility criteria as of 2025-11-19

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