New pill aims to quiet Alzheimer's psychosis
NCT ID NCT06887192
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 28, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This Phase 2 study tests an experimental drug, ML-007C-MA, to see if it can safely reduce hallucinations and delusions in people with Alzheimer's disease. About 300 participants aged 55 to 90 will receive either the drug or a placebo. The main goal is to measure changes in psychotic symptoms using a standard clinician rating scale.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ML-007C-MA (a combination drug taken as a tablet)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a new option to reduce troubling hallucinations and delusions in people with Alzheimer's disease, improving their quality of life.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early Phase 2 trial with only 300 participants, so results may not confirm benefit. The drug may cause side effects or work no better than a placebo.
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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 300 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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Dec 2027
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 90 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.
Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Willing and able to provide written informed consent, or, if deemed lacking in the capacity to provide informed consent, the following requirements for consent must be met: 1. The participant's LAR must provide written informed consent AND 2. The participant will provide informed assent. 2. Meets clinical criteria for Possible AD or Probable AD. 3. Presence of psychotic symptoms (meeting International Psychogeriatric Association criteria) (Cummings 2020) for at least 2 months before Screening. 4. Has resided at the same home, residential assisted living, or nursing home facility for a minimum of 6 weeks before Screening. 5. Has a designated care partner who is in contact with the participant frequently enough to accurately report on the participant's symptoms and adherence to study drug. 6. Has a NPI-C H+D score of ≥ 6 AND meet at least 1 of the following criteria: 1. Moderate to severe delusions, defined as NPI-C Delusions domain score of ≥ 2 on at least 2 of the 8 items OR 2. Moderate to severe hallucinations, defined as NPI-C Hallucinations domain score of ≥ 2 on at least 2 of the 7 items. 7. Has a (CGI)-S hallucinations and delusions domain-specific score ≥4 8. Has an Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE) score of 6 to 26, inclusive. Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Under the care of hospice, bed-bound, or receiving end-of-life palliative care. 2. Psychotic symptoms that are primarily attributable to substance abuse or a medical, neurological or psychiatric condition other than Alzheimer's disease. 3. Evidence of a CNS disorder other than Alzheimer's disease that is the primary cause of, or a significant contributor to the participant's dementia. 4. Moderate or severe major depressive episode within 3 months of Screening, according to DSM-5 criteria. 5. Has an elevated risk of suicidal behavior 6. Has had an amyloid PET brain scan or CSF Alzheimer's disease biomarker test in the past 3 years with results inconsistent with a diagnosis of AD. 7. Evidence of a clinically significant and/or unstable medical condition that, in the opinion of the investigator or medical monitor, could substantially impair cognition, compromise participant safety, interfere with the participant's ability to comply with study procedures or substantially impair the evaluation of efficacy or safety assessments. 8. Gastric retention, urinary retention or narrow-angle (angle-closure) glaucoma 9. Meets or has met DSM-5 criteria for alcohol or substance use disorder within the past 12 months (excluding caffeine and nicotine). 10. Has previously participated in any clinical study with ML-007 or ML-007C-MA. 11. Has developed an allergy or other intolerance to ML-007C-MA, its active ingredients or their excipients. 12. Received or may have received an investigational drug, biological product or device within 90 days before Baseline (or 6 months for investigational Alzheimer's disease-modifying therapies).
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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
55 sites in 14 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
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RECRUITINGPhoenix, Arizona, 85004, United States
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RECRUITINGScottsdale, Arizona, 85253, United States
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RECRUITINGTucson, Arizona, 85704, United States
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RECRUITINGAnaheim, California, 92805, United States
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RECRUITINGLong Beach, California, 90807, United States
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RECRUITINGMurrieta, California, 92562, United States
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RECRUITINGOrange, California, 92866, United States
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RECRUITINGSan Diego, California, 92123, United States
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RECRUITINGDenver, Colorado, 80218, United States
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RECRUITINGBoca Raton, Florida, 33428, United States
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RECRUITINGDeerfield Beach, Florida, 33442, United States
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RECRUITINGDoral, Florida, 33122, United States
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RECRUITINGHomestead, Florida, 33033, United States
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RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33122, United States
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RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33155, United States
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RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33173, United States
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RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33186, United States
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RECRUITINGMiami Gardens, Florida, 33014, United States
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RECRUITINGMiami Gardens, Florida, 33104, United States
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RECRUITINGNaples, Florida, 34105, United States
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RECRUITINGOrlando, Florida, 32807, United States
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RECRUITINGTampa, Florida, 33629, United States
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RECRUITINGWest Palm Beach, Florida, 33407, United States
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RECRUITINGAugusta, Georgia, 30912, United States
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RECRUITINGSnellville, Georgia, 30078, United States
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RECRUITINGLas Vegas, Nevada, 89121, United States
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RECRUITINGWest Long Branch, New Jersey, 07764, United States
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RECRUITINGDayton, Ohio, 45459, United States
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RECRUITINGIndependence, Ohio, 44131, United States
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RECRUITINGTigard, Oregon, 97223, United States
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RECRUITINGAustin, Texas, 78757, United States
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RECRUITINGMcKinney, Texas, 75071, United States
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RECRUITINGSugarland, Texas, 77478, United States
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RECRUITINGBellevue, Washington, 98007, United States
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RECRUITINGCórdoba, Córdoba Province, X5009BIN, Argentina
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RECRUITINGCórdoba, X5004AOA, Argentina
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RECRUITINGPernik, Pernik, 2304, Bulgaria
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RECRUITINGSofia, Sofia, 1408, Bulgaria
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NOT_YET_RECRUITINGBrampton, Ontario, L6W 2Z8, Canada
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RECRUITINGLondon, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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RECRUITINGToronto, Ontario, M4N 3M5, Canada
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RECRUITINGLévis, Quebec, G6V 0C9, Canada
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RECRUITINGChoceň, 565 01, Czechia
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RECRUITINGPrague, 150 00, Czechia
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RECRUITINGToulouse, 31059, France
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RECRUITINGPécs, 7623, Hungary
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RECRUITINGPécs, 7633, Hungary
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RECRUITINGRoma, 00128, Italy
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RECRUITINGPlewiska, 62-064, Poland
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RECRUITINGTorres Vedras, Lisbon District, 2560-280, Portugal
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RECRUITINGBucharest, 041914, Romania
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RECRUITINGKragujevac, 34000, Serbia
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RECRUITINGVranov nad Topľou, 093 01, Slovakia
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RECRUITINGDaegu, 41404, South Korea
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RECRUITINGIncheon, 21565, South Korea
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