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SciSparc Receives Approval to conduct its Phase IIb Clinical Trial for SCI-110 to treat Tourette Syndrome
Israeli Ministry of Health granted an approval to use SCI-110 in a clinical trial at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, in Tel Aviv, Israel TEL AVIV,
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[{"type":"text","content":"Israeli Ministry of Health granted an approval to use SCI-110 in a clinical trial at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, in Tel Aviv, Israel TEL AVIV, Israel, March 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- SciSparc Ltd. (Nasdaq: SPRC) (the \"Company\" or \"SciSparc\"), a specialty, clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focusing on the development of therapies to treat disorders of the central nervous system, today announced the approval of the Israeli Ministry of Health to conduct its clinical trial titled “A randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, cross-over study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of daily oral SCI-110 in treating adults with Tourette Syndrome”. The first clinical site to receive approval to conduct the trial is Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, under the leadership of Prof. Tanya Gurevich, Head of Movement Disorders Unit, Department of Neurology. The Company also intends to conduct the clinical trial in various sites including Yale Child Study Center, Yale School of Medicine, Connecticut, USA, under the leadership of Dr. Michael H. Bloch and Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, under the leadership of Prof. Muller-Vahl, Department of Psychiatry. The launch of the clinical trial at Yale University is subject to approvals by the United States Food and Drug Administration and Yale University’s institutional review board and the launch of the clinical trial at Hannover Medical School is subject to approvals by the German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices. “We are excited to be granted approval to conduct our Tourette Syndrome (“TS”) clinical trial in Israel. This is another step for the Company's progress in the developments of much needed treatment for TS. We are proud to be able to collaborate with centers of excellence around the world such as Yale University, Hannover Medical School and the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center,” said Oz Adler, Chief Executive Officer of SciSparc. \"TS is estimated to affect 0.5-1% of the world's population, however the very few available treatments have limited efficacy and questionable safety. Based on previous results from our phase IIa trial conducted at the same site at Yale University, we believe our proprietary SCI-110 treatment has the potential to help TS patients around the world,\" Adler added. The objective of this clin...