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UCRâs School of Medicine is partnering with Emalex Biosciences in producing a biological treatment for stuttering and will lead the second phase of clinical trials.
UCR will serve as the lead site for a Phase 2 clinical trial that will evaluate the effectiveness of ecopipam, an investigational drug being tested for the treatment of stuttering in adults and Tourette syndrome in pediatric patients. Emalex Biosciences who developed ecopipam, will conduct the clinical trial. Ecopipam currently treats talk and speech therapy. However, if the trials continue to show success and are later submitted to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), ecopipam could become the leading biological medication to treat stuttering with FDA approval. Furthermore, ecopipam has the possibility of also treating children with Tourette syndrome, a type of disorder which involves âinvoluntary, repetitive movements and vocalization.â