What this phase means
Phase 1: the first tests in people. The main question is safety and dose, not whether it cures the condition. Groups are small. Side effects are watched closely.
Phase labels are FDA/ICH categories applied to the registry Phase field. They are not a finding that this study succeeded.
What the registry says happens
If you join, the listed intervention(s) are Aticaprant, or Placebo. The registry lists allocation as randomized. This study wants to see how feasible it is to enroll participants with schizophrenia and for them to complete the study/assessments.
They plan to enroll about 64 people at 8 sites. Taking part typically means taking a study drug (or dummy pill) plus check-ins.
Official title (unrewritten)
A Randomized, Double-blind, Multicenter, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-group, Phase 1b Study to Investigate the Feasibility, Safety and Tolerability of Aticaprant as Adjunctive Treatment in Participants With Schizophrenia
Interventions: Aticaprant, Placebo
Primary outcome (registry wording): Screen Pass Rate