PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2021

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS

PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETSPrepaid expenses and other current assets at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020 consisted of the following:

	June 30, 2021		December 31, 2020
Prepaid clinical trial expenses	$	173,645	$	—
Prepaid insurance	117,306		684,268
Other prepaid and current assets	141,551		137,782
Total prepaid expenses and other current assets	$	432,502	$	822,050

Prepaid insurance is comprised of prepaid directors' and officers' insurance. In July 2020 and 2019, the Company financed their directors' and officers' insurance premium with a short term note, the principal amount of which was approximately $0.9 million bearing interest at a rate of 2.49% and 4.61%, respectively. The note payable balances, which were included within Current Liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, were $0 million and $0.5 million at June 30, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.