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An Open-label Safety Study of Pimavanserin in Parkinson's Disease Patients

An Open-Label Safety Study of Pimavanserin in Parkinson's Disease Patients

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT01518309
Enrollment
39
Registered
2012-01-26
Start date
2004-11-17
Completion date
2013-05-02
Last updated
2020-11-23

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Parkinson's Disease Psychosis

Brief summary

This is an open-label extension study to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of pimavanserin (ACP-103) in subjects with Parkinson's Disease Psychosis (PDP).

Interventions

Tablets taken once daily by mouth at 20, 40, or 60 mg doses

Sponsors

ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Lead SponsorINDUSTRY

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

- * Patients of any age, male or female with a clinical diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson's disease, who participated in a previous (Phase II) clinical trial that evaluated pimavanserin * Patients who may, in the opinion of the treating physician, benefit from continued therapy with pimavanserin * Patient is willing and able to provide consent

Exclusion criteria

- * Female patient of childbearing potential * Patient has a clinically significant concurrent medical illness * Patient is judged by the treating physician to be inappropriate for the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number (%) of Patients With Drug-related Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (AEs)From first to last study drug dose plus 30 daysNumber (%) of patients with drug-related treatment-emergent AEs

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Recruitment details

This was an open-label extension study, including patients with idiopathic Parkinson's Disease (PD) who had completed study ACP-103-006 (PD psychosis \[PDP\]) or study ACP-103-004 (PD with dyskinesias) and would benefit from continued pimavanserin treatment, as judged by the investigator.

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Pimavanserin
All patients started treatment with pimavanserin 20 mg/day. Based on clinical benefit and Investigator judgment, dose escalation to 40 mg and 60 mg was allowed, after a minimum of 2 and 4 weeks treatment duration, respectively. Dose reductions to 40 and/or 20 mg/day were allowed for the management of AEs or intolerability.
39
Total39

Withdrawals & dropouts

PeriodReasonFG000
Overall StudyAdverse Event6
Overall StudyDeath6
Overall StudyLack of Efficacy7
Overall StudyNot in Predefined Categories9
Overall StudyPhysician Decision3
Overall StudySponsor Decision2
Overall StudyWithdrawal by Subject6

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicPimavanserin
Age, Continuous71.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.28
Clinical Global Impression of Severity3.6 Score on a scale
STANDARD_DEVIATION 0.22
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Caucasian
38 Participants
Race/Ethnicity, Customized
Hispanic/Latino
1 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
39 participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
10 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
29 Participants
UPDRS disability of dyskinesias0.0 Score on a scale
UPDRS duration of dyskinesias0.0 Score on a scale
UPDRS tremor1.0 Score on a scale

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
8 / 39
other
Total, other adverse events
34 / 39
serious
Total, serious adverse events
18 / 39

Outcome results

Primary

Number (%) of Patients With Drug-related Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (AEs)

Number (%) of patients with drug-related treatment-emergent AEs

Time frame: From first to last study drug dose plus 30 days

Population: Patients treated with at least one dose of study medication

ArmMeasureValue (COUNT_OF_PARTICIPANTS)
PimavanserinNumber (%) of Patients With Drug-related Treatment-emergent Adverse Events (AEs)17 Participants

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026