New hope for dementia psychosis: experimental drug ACP-204 enters key trial
NCT ID NCT07029581
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 6 times
Summary
This study tests whether the experimental drug ACP-204 can reduce psychosis symptoms like hallucinations and delusions in people with Lewy body dementia. About 180 adults aged 55 to 85 will take either ACP-204 or a placebo daily for 6 weeks. The goal is to see if the drug safely improves symptoms compared to a dummy pill.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ACP-204
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a new treatment option for psychosis in people with Lewy body dementia, potentially easing distressing symptoms like hallucinations and delusions.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 180 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. The drug may not work better than placebo, and side effects are still being studied.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 2
Tests whether the treatment actually works, and watches for side effects, in a larger group.
- Participants
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About 180 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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55 to 84 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female ≥55 years to \<85 years of age at the Screening visit living in the community or, if permitted by local regulations, in an institutionalized setting * Can provide written informed consent. If the subject is deemed not competent to provide informed consent, the following requirements for consent must be met: 1. The subject's LAR must provide written informed consent. 2. The subject must provide written (if capable) informed assent per local regulations. * Meets either the clinical criteria for Parkinson's disease with dementia as defined by the Movement Disorder Society's Task Force or the revised clinical criteria for probable dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) by consensus criteria (Fourth consensus report of the DLB Consortium). * Meets the revised criteria for psychosis in major or mild neurocognitive disorder established by the International Psychogeriatrics Association Exclusion Criteria: * Is in hospice, is receiving end-of-life palliative care, or is bedridden * Has psychotic symptoms that are primarily attributable to delirium, substance abuse, or a medical or psychiatric condition (e.g. schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, delusional disorder) other than dementia * Is actively suicidal at Visit 1 (Screening) or Visit 2 (Baseline) * Has a history or current evidence of a serious and/or significant unstable cardiovascular, respiratory, endocrine, gastrointestinal, renal, hepatic, hematologic, immunologic, genitourinary, psychiatric or neurologic (including stroke, chronic seizures, or clinically significant head injury) abnormality or disease or other medical disorder, including cancer or malignancies that could interfere with subject's ability to complete the study or comply with study procedures * Has other clinically significant CNS abnormalities that are most likely contributing to the dementia or findings on MRI or CT
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
58 sites in 6 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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ATP Clinical Research Inc.
RECRUITINGIrvine, California, 92612, United States
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Abington Neurological Associates, LTD
WITHDRAWNAbington, Pennsylvania, 19001, United States
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Advanced Clinical Research Network, Corp
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33135, United States
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Ambulatory for Individual Practice for Specialized Medical Care in Psychiatry - Dr Ivo Natsov
RECRUITINGCherven Bryag, 5980, Bulgaria
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Azieda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
RECRUITINGBrescia, 25123, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Univerrsitaria
RECRUITINGNaples, Napoli, 80138, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria OO. RR. S. Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi D'Aragona
RECRUITINGSalerno, Salerno, 84131, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Umberto I - Università di Roma La Sapienza, UOI Day Hospital di Neurologia
RECRUITINGRoma, 185, Italy
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CHRU de Nancy- Hospital de Brabois
RECRUITINGVandœuvre-lès-Nancy, 54511, France
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CHRU de Tours- Hopital Bretonneau
RECRUITINGTours, 37044, France
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CHU Strasbourg-Hopital Hautepierre
RECRUITINGStrasbourg, 67000, France
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CHU de Toulouse- Hopital Purpan
RECRUITINGToulouse, Cedex 9, 31059, France
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Cleveland Clinic Foundation
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44195, United States
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DCC "Sv. Vrach and Sv. Sv. Kuzma and Damyan", OOD
RECRUITINGSofia, 1408, Bulgaria
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DCC Mladost M- Varna, OOD
RECRUITINGVarna, 9000, Bulgaria
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EvergreenHealth
RECRUITINGKirkland, Washington, 98034, United States
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Fakultni nemocnice u sv. Anny v Brne
RECRUITINGBrno, 656 91, Czechia
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Georgetown University
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20057, United States
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Gérontopôle Centre de Recherche Clinique
RECRUITINGToulouse, Cedex 9, 31059, France
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Hawaii Pacific Neuroscience
RECRUITINGHonolulu, Hawaii, 96817, United States
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Health Synergy Clinical Research, LLC
RECRUITINGWest Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States
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Homestead Associates in Research Inc
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33032, United States
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Hopital BROCA
WITHDRAWNParis, 75013, France
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Hopital Neurologique Bron
RECRUITINGBron, 69677, France
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Hopital Roger Salengro - CHU Lille
RECRUITINGLille, Nord, 59037, France
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Horizon Clinical Research Group
RECRUITINGCypress, Texas, 77429, United States
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Humanity Clinical Research, Corp
RECRUITINGAventura, Florida, 33180, United States
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Hôpital Lariboisière, Histologie et CMRR
RECRUITINGParis, Paris, 75010, France
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Hôpital des Chapennes
RECRUITINGVilleurbanne, Rhone, 69100, France
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Institute of Mental Health
RECRUITINGBelgrade, 11000, Serbia
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K2 Medical Research Winter Garden LLC
RECRUITINGClermont, Florida, 34711, United States
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K2 Summit Research
RECRUITINGLady Lake, Florida, 32159, United States
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MediClear Medical & Research Center, Inc.
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33165, United States
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Medical Center Detsko Zdrave Branch Maestro Kanev
RECRUITINGSofia, 1618, Bulgaria
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Medical Center SV.Naum
RECRUITINGSofia, 1113, Bulgaria
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NEUROHK s.r.o. Poliklinika Chocen a.s.
RECRUITINGChoceň, 56501, Czechia
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Neurology Associates, P. A.
RECRUITINGMaitland, Florida, 32751, United States
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Neuropsychiatrie s.r.o.
RECRUITINGPrague, 16000, Czechia
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Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center of Boca Raton
RECRUITINGBoca Raton, Florida, 33486, United States
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Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center of Boca Raton d/b/a Parkinson's Research Center of America-Long Island
RECRUITINGCommack, New York, 11725, United States
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Premier Clinical Research Institute, Inc.
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33122, United States
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Prolato Clinical Research Center
RECRUITINGHouston, Texas, 77054, United States
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R and H Clinical Research
RECRUITINGStafford, Texas, 77477, United States
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Rush University Medical Center
RECRUITINGChicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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The Movement Disorder Clinic of Oklahoma
RECRUITINGTulsa, Oklahoma, 74136, United States
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The Ohio State University, Energy Advancement and Innovation Center
RECRUITINGColumbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
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The University of Colorado
RECRUITINGAurora, Colorado, 80045, United States
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The University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
RECRUITINGSan Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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UMHAT "Alexandrovska" EAD
RECRUITINGSofia, 1431, Bulgaria
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UMHAT Sv Georgi EAD
RECRUITINGPlovdiv, 4002, Bulgaria
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UNC Hospitals
RECRUITINGChapel Hill, North Carolina, 27517, United States
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University Clinical Center Kragujevac
RECRUITINGKragujevac, 34000, Serbia
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University Clinical Center of Serbia
RECRUITINGBelgrade, 11000, Serbia
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University Clinical Hospital Center Zvezdara
RECRUITINGBelgrade, 11000, Serbia
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University of Florida - Shands
RECRUITINGGainesville, Florida, 32608, United States
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University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute Inc.
RECRUITINGKansas City, Kansas, 66160, United States
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Università Campus Bio-Medico di Roma
RECRUITINGRoma, 128, Italy
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Vestra Clinics s.r.o
RECRUITINGRychnov nad Kněžnou, 51601, Czechia
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Virginia Commonwealth University (a public institution of higher education)
RECRUITINGRichmond, Virginia, 23219, United States
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Vseobecna fakultni nemocnice v Praze
RECRUITINGPrague, 12808, Czechia
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