Recruiting
Phase 2

ML-007C-MA

Sponsor:

MapLight Therapeutics

Code:

NCT06887192

Conditions

Psychosis Associated With Alzheimer's Disease

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 55 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

ML-007C-MA

Placebo

Study Details

Brief summary:

ML-007C-MA-221 is a Phase 2, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of ML-007C-MA in male and female participants aged 55 to 90 years with hallucinations and delusions associated with Alzheimer's Disease Psychosis (ADP).

The primary objective is to evaluate the efficacy of ML-007C-MA compared with placebo for the treatment of hallucinations and delusions associated with ADP as measured by the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Clinician (NPI-C): Hallucinations and Delusions (H+D) score.

Conditions

Psychosis Associated With Alzheimer's Disease

Study ID

NCT06887192

Start date

Aug 15, 2025

Status verified date

May, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 55 - 70+

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

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).

Study Design

Enrollment

300 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: ML-007C-MA

placebo comparator: Placebo

Interventions

ML-007C-MA

ML-007C-MA dosed as 105/1.5 mg BID, or 210/3 mg BID

Placebo

Placebo Tablets

Primary outcome measure

  • Change from Baseline to End of Treatment in the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Clinician: Hallucinations and Delusions (NPI-C H+D) score [ Time Frame: Baseline and End of Treatment (7 weeks) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Clinical Trials Contact Center

+1 650 839 4380ML-007C-MA-ADP@maplightrx.com

Locations

Clinical Site

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Phoenix, Arizona, United States, 85004

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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States, 85253

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Tucson, Arizona, United States, 85704

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Anaheim, California, United States, 92805

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Long Beach, California, United States, 90807

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Murrieta, California, United States, 92562

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Orange, California, United States, 92866

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San Diego, California, United States, 92123

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Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218

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Boca Raton, Florida, United States, 33428

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Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States, 33442

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Doral, Florida, United States, 33122

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Homestead, Florida, United States, 33033

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Miami, Florida, United States, 33122

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Miami, Florida, United States, 33155

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Miami, Florida, United States, 33173

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Miami, Florida, United States, 33186

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Miami Gardens, Florida, United States, 33014

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Miami Gardens, Florida, United States, 33104

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Naples, Florida, United States, 34105

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Orlando, Florida, United States, 32807

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Tampa, Florida, United States, 33629

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West Palm Beach, Florida, United States, 33407

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Augusta, Georgia, United States, 30912

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Snellville, Georgia, United States, 30078

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Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, 89121

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West Long Branch, New Jersey, United States, 07764

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Dayton, Ohio, United States, 45459

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Independence, Ohio, United States, 44131

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Tigard, Oregon, United States, 97223

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Austin, Texas, United States, 78757

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McKinney, Texas, United States, 75071

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Sugarland, Texas, United States, 77478

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Bellevue, Washington, United States, 98007

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London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5W9

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Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4N 3M5

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Lévis, Quebec, Canada, G6V 0C9

More Information

Sponsor

MapLight Therapeutics

Last update posted

Aug 27, 2026

Last verified

May, 2026

Keywords

  • Alzheimer Disease
  • Brain Diseases
  • Central Nervous System Diseases
  • Delusions
  • Dementia
  • Hallucinations
  • Mental Disorders
  • Nervous System Diseases
  • Neurocognitive Disorders
  • Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Psychotic Disorders
  • Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
  • Tauopathies
  • Muscarinic Antagonists
  • Muscarinic Agonists
  • Cholinergic Agents

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by MapLight Therapeutics on 2026-08-27.