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Condition (MeSH)

Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4,058 trials for Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders or a narrower condition beneath it. Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 89.

MeSH D019967 Mental Disorders F03
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Phase 1 Phase 1 359 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 63 Phase 2 Phase 2 377 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 57 Phase 3 Phase 3 458 Phase 4 Phase 4 485 Not applicable Not applicable 1,632 Observational Observational 626 Phase 1 Phase 1 359 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 63 Phase 2 Phase 2 377 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 57 Phase 3 Phase 3 458 Phase 4 Phase 4 485 Not applicable Not applicable 1,632 Observational Observational 626

Trials per phase (log scale)

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84 of the 4,058 trials are tagged with Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders trials start? (37)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 17 trials are registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 192

1990: 2 trials (Observational 2) 1991: 2 trials (Observational 2) 1992: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1993: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 3 1) 1994: 1 trials (Phase 4 1) 1995: 2 trials (Observational 1, Phase 2 1) 1996: 5 trials (Observational 2, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 1) 1997: 5 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1) 1998: 16 trials (Observational 2, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1) 1999: 13 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 1, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 1) 2000: 33 trials (Observational 3, Not applicable 10, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 2, Phase 1/2 1) 2001: 49 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 10, Phase 4 16, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 5) 2002: 63 trials (Observational 10, Not applicable 17, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 11, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 2) 2003: 102 trials (Observational 11, Not applicable 18, Phase 4 37, Phase 3 17, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 9, Phase 1 9) 2004: 148 trials (Observational 16, Not applicable 25, Phase 4 29, Phase 3 46, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 12) 2005: 155 trials (Observational 23, Not applicable 19, Phase 4 37, Phase 3 40, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 21, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 11) 2006: 151 trials (Observational 18, Not applicable 26, Phase 4 40, Phase 3 36, Phase 2 14, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 14) 2007: 169 trials (Observational 37, Not applicable 33, Phase 4 27, Phase 3 21, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 28, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 20) 2008: 192 trials (Observational 25, Not applicable 46, Phase 4 39, Phase 3 32, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 29, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 18) 2009: 157 trials (Observational 37, Not applicable 31, Phase 4 27, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 24, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 25) 2010: 159 trials (Observational 31, Not applicable 40, Phase 4 26, Phase 3 26, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 17, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 15) 2011: 163 trials (Observational 27, Not applicable 54, Phase 4 16, Phase 3 23, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 19, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 20) 2012: 165 trials (Observational 24, Not applicable 63, Phase 4 18, Phase 3 15, Phase 2/3 6, Phase 2 17, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 18) 2013: 152 trials (Observational 24, Not applicable 54, Phase 4 14, Phase 3 19, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 13, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 23) 2014: 171 trials (Observational 18, Not applicable 77, Phase 4 16, Phase 3 10, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 20, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 21) 2015: 135 trials (Observational 18, Not applicable 64, Phase 4 12, Phase 3 8, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 13, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 17) 2016: 164 trials (Observational 22, Not applicable 92, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 12) 2017: 143 trials (Observational 21, Not applicable 74, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 5, Phase 2 11, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 9) 2018: 161 trials (Observational 25, Not applicable 92, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 11, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 13) 2019: 182 trials (Observational 24, Not applicable 101, Phase 4 13, Phase 3 14, Phase 2/3 4, Phase 2 11, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 9) 2020: 135 trials (Observational 20, Not applicable 79, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 5, Phase 2 16, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 12) 2021: 166 trials (Observational 25, Not applicable 90, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 12, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 20) 2022: 166 trials (Observational 21, Not applicable 93, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 11, Phase 2 14, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 15) 2023: 175 trials (Observational 23, Not applicable 115, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 10, Phase 2 5, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 10) 2024: 177 trials (Observational 37, Not applicable 98, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 6, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 13) 2025: 172 trials (Observational 35, Not applicable 93, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 13, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 10)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 155
2025 172
2024 177
2023 175
2022 166
2021 166
2020 135
2019 182
2018 161
2017 143

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 180 trials starting in 2026 and about 170 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 13 percent and ran about 12 percent low against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 19 percent and ran about 17 percent low against the count later registered, and had about the same error as repeating last year's count. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 301 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 26 months across 2,620 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders trials in? (9)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 359
Phase 1/2 63
Phase 2 377
Phase 2/3 57
Phase 3 458
Phase 4 485
Not applicable 1,632
Observational 626
Expanded access 1

How many Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders trials are recruiting? (10)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 137
Recruiting 371
Enrolling by invitation 23
Active, not recruiting 70
Available 1

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders trials? (5)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc. 89
Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C. 81
AstraZeneca 80
VA Office of Research and Development 65
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) 40

Which drugs are being tested for Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders? (3)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
Aripiprazole 143
Paliperidone Palmitate 43
Brexpiprazole 29

Interventions as named in the registry (12)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
IR Risperidone 210
IM olanzapine 148
IR (Immediate-Release) quetiapine fumarate (drug) 99
Treatment As Usual 81
ER Paliperidone 72

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Schizophrenia 2,131 198
In Patient Hospitalization 1,436 1
Psychotic disorder 530 113
Suicidal ideation 406 96
Psychiatric hospitalization 355 7

Sub-conditions in MeSH (5)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

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