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Administrative data

NCT number NCT03482882
Other study ID # ACP-103-048
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase Phase 2
First received
Last updated
Start date March 9, 2018
Est. completion date July 24, 2019

Study information

Verified date August 2020
Source ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of pimavanserin for the treatment of depression in adults with Parkinson's disease.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 47
Est. completion date July 24, 2019
Est. primary completion date July 9, 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 50 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

1. Can understand and provide signed informed consent, request for medical records and/or subject privacy form if applicable according to local regulations

2. Has a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease with a minimum duration of 1 year, defined as the presence of at least three of the following cardinal features, in the absence of alternative explanations or atypical features:

1. rest tremor

2. rigidity

3. bradykinesia and/or akinesia

4. postural and gait abnormalities

3. Meets clinical criteria for depression with Parkinson's disease as listed in the NINDS/NIMH Guidelines

4. If currently taking an anti-depressant, is being treated with only one SSRI or SNRI antidepressant at a dose within the US FDA-approved dose range. Subjects who are currently taking a second antidepressant or antidepressant augmentation agent at a sub-therapeutic dose or for an inadequate duration at Screening, and can be discontinued from this agent before the Baseline visit (in the opinion of the Investigator), may be eligible for the study.

5. Is on a stable dose of anti-Parkinson's medication for 1 month prior to Screening

6. If the subject is female, she must be of non-childbearing potential or agree to use two methods of clinically acceptable contraception

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Use of an antipsychotic within 3 weeks or 5 half-lives of Baseline (whichever is longer)

2. Had a myocardial infarction within the 6 months prior to Screening

3. Has a known personal or family history or symptoms of long QT syndrome

4. Evidence of severe or medically significant hepatic or renal impairment on laboratory tests as assessed by the Investigator or Medical Monitor

5. Has a history of PD psychosis, schizophrenia, or other psychotic disorder, or bipolar I or II disorder.

6. Actively suicidal at Visit 1 (Screening) or Visit 2 (Baseline)

7. Is pregnant or breastfeeding

8. Has previously been treated with pimavanserin or is currently taking pimavanserin

9. Has a sensitivity to pimavanserin or its excipients

10. Is judged by the Investigator or the Medical Monitor to be inappropriate for the study

Additional inclusion/exclusion criteria apply. Subjects will be evaluated at screening to ensure that all criteria for study participation are met.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Drug:
Pimavanserin
Pimavanserin 34 mg total daily dose, tablets, once daily by mouth (provided as two 17 mg NUPLAZID® tablets)

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Albany Medical College Albany New York
United States Asheville Neurology Specialists, PA Asheville North Carolina
United States Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorder Center of Boca Raton Boca Raton Florida
United States David L. Kreitzman, MD, PC Commack New York
United States ATP Clinical Research, Inc. Costa Mesa California
United States Associated Neurologists, P.C. Danbury Connecticut
United States The Parkinson's and Movement Disorder Institute Fountain Valley California
United States University of Florida Gainesville Florida
United States Neurology/Neurophysiology Johnstown Pennsylvania
United States Booth Gardner Parkinson's Care Center Kirkland Washington
United States SC3 Research-Reseda Pasadena California
United States SRI Biosciences, Clinical Trials and Strategic Development Services Plymouth Michigan
United States The Neurology Group Pomona California
United States Parkinson's Disease Treatment Center of SW Florida Port Charlotte Florida
United States SC3 Research-Reseda Reseda California
United States Washington University School of medicine Saint Louis Missouri
United States Inland Northwest Research Spokane Washington
United States Infinity Clinical Research, LLC Sunrise Florida
United States Tallahassee Neurological Clinic, P.A. Tallahassee Florida
United States Bio Behavioral Health Toms River New Jersey
United States CNS Network Torrance California

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change From Baseline to Week 8 in HAMD-17 (Hamilton Depression Scale -17 Items) Total Score The HAMD-17 is a multiple-item questionnaire to assess the severity of depression, including items of mood, feelings of guilt, suicide ideation, insomnia, agitation or retardation, anxiety, weight loss, and somatic symptoms. Each of the 17 items is scored on a 3- or 5-point scale (depending on the item). The minimum total score is 0; the maximum total score is 52. A higher total score signifies more severe depression. From baseline to Week 8
Secondary Change From Baseline (CFB) in HAMD-17 Total Score at Weeks 2, 4, and 6 The HAMD-17 is a multiple-item questionnaire to assess the severity of depression, including items of mood, feelings of guilt, suicide ideation, insomnia, agitation or retardation, anxiety, weight loss, and somatic symptoms. Each of the 17 items is scored on a 3- or 5-point scale (depending on the item). The minimum total score is 0; the maximum total score is 52. A higher total score signifies more severe depression. 2, 4, and 6 weeks from baseline
Secondary Clinical Global Impression-Improvement (CGI-I) The CGI-I is a clinician-rated 7-point scale to rate the improvement in the patient's depression at the time of assessment relative baseline. The CGI-I ranges from 1 (very much improved) to 7 (very much worse) At Week 8
Secondary Change From Baseline (CFB) in Clinical Global Impression-Severity (CGI-S) The CGI-S is a clinician-rated 7-point scale to rate the severity of the patient's depression at the time of assessment. The CGI-S ranges from 1 (normal) to 7 (patient is among the most severely ill). From baseline to Week 8
Secondary Change From Baseline (CFB) in Scale of Outcomes in PD-Sleep Scale (SCOPA) Nighttime Sleep (NS)Score The SCOPA-NS subscale addresses problems in nighttime sleep and consists of 5 items (sleep initiation, sleep fragmentation, sleep efficiency, sleep duration, early wakening). Each item has 4 response options (ranging from 0=not at all to 3=a lot). The SCOPA-NS score ranges from 0 to 15, with a higher score indicating more severe nighttime sleep problems. From baseline to Week 8
Secondary Change From Baseline (CFB) in SCOPA Daytime Sleepiness (DS) Score The SCOPA-DS subscale addresses problems in daytime sleepiness and consists of 6 items (falling asleep unexpectedly, falling asleep peacefully, falling asleep watching TV/reading, falling asleep while talking to someone, having difficulty staying awake, whether falling asleep in the daytime is considered a Problem). Each item has 4 response options (from 0=never to 3=often). The SCOPA-DS subscale score ranges from 0 to 18, with a higher score indicating more severe DS problems. From baseline to Week 8
Secondary The Number (or Percentage) of Responders The HAMD-17 is a multiple-item questionnaire to assess the severity of depression, including items of mood, feelings of guilt, suicide ideation, insomnia, agitation or retardation, anxiety, weight loss, and somatic symptoms. Each of the 17 items is scored on a 3- or 5-point scale (depending on the item). The minimum total score is 0; the maximum total score is 52. A higher total score signifies more severe Depression.
Response was defined as =50% reduction from baseline in HAMD-17 total score. Patients without Week-8 score were counted as nonresponders.
From baseline to Week 8
Secondary Change From Baseline in EuroQol-5 Dimensions-5 Levels (EQ-5D-5L) The EQ-5D-5L is a standardized measure of health status. The questionnaire consists of 2 components: the EQ-5D-5L descriptive system and the EQ-5D-5L Visual Analogue scale (EQ-5D-5L VAS). The descriptive system consists of 5 dimensions (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression). Each dimension has 5 levels (from 1=no problem to 5=extreme Problems). The digits for the 5 dimensions are combined into a 5-digit code that describes the patient's health state, which is then converted into a single summary index value. Health state index scores generally range from less than 0 (where 0 is the value of a health state equivalent to dead; negative values representing values as worse than dead) to 1 (the value of full health), with higher scores indicating higher health utility.
The EQ-5D-5L VAS records the patient's health on a vertical visual analogue scale, ranging from 100 (=the best health you can imagine) to 0 (=the worst health you can imagine).
From baseline to Week 8