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Taking people in ItalyPhase 2

Tests ITI-1284 for psychosis in people with Alzheimer's disease

Tests a daily pill against a placebo for psychosis in adults with Alzheimer's.

Key facts

Who runs it
Intra-Cellular Therapies Inc.
Where
Arzignano, Brescia, Cefalu', Salerno, and Tricase, ItalySee the 5 sitesAlso in 7 other countries, 35 sites
Registry title
A study to assess the efficacy and safety of ITI-1284 in the treatment of Psychosis Associated with Alzheimer's Disease
Status
Recruiting
Phase
Phase 2
People taking part
216 people, planned
Started
11 Jul 2025
Expected to end
9 Nov 2027
Type of study
Interventional
Record updated
20 August 2026

Who can take part

AI summary

From the trial's eligibility criteria. Machine-read from the registry text on this page, so it can be wrong. The registry text below and the trial team decide who can take part.

The trial is looking for adults aged 55 or older with Alzheimer's disease who also have psychosis, such as delusions or hallucinations.

Age
55 years or older (the inclusion criteria say at least 55 years).
Sex
Men and women can join.
Disease stage
Alzheimer's disease confirmed by a blood test, spinal fluid test or amyloid PET brain scan. Psychosis for at least 1 month, not present before the dementia began. MMSE-2:SV score of 6 to 24. BEHAVE-AD psychosis item score of 2 or more. CGI-S score of 4 or more.
Earlier treatment
Cholinesterase inhibitors, memantine or antidepressants must have been started at least 8 weeks before screening. Certain CYP3A4 drugs and MAO inhibitors must be stopped before baseline.
Biomarker or test result
Alzheimer's disease must be shown by a blood marker (plasma Aβ42/40 ratio, p-tau217), or by earlier spinal fluid markers or an amyloid PET scan.

Main reasons for not taking part

  • Psychosis caused by delirium, substance abuse or another medical condition
  • Schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder
  • Risk of suicide, or a suicide attempt in the last 2 years
  • Known hypersensitivity to ITI-1284 or lumateperone
  • Bedridden, in hospice or end-of-life care, or hospitalized or needing skilled nursing care for another condition

The registry criteria, word for word

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Who can take part

  • Able to provide consent before the initiation of any study-specific procedures as follows: o If patient is deemed competent to provide informed consent in the judgement of the Investigator, can understand the nature of the trial and protocol requirements and provide signed informed consent in conjunction with an acknowledgment from the patient’s representative or surrogate (eg, caregiver, family member, friend, partner, Legally Authorized Representative [LAR]); or o If patient is deemed not competent to provide informed consent, with the patient’s assent (if capable) or lack of dissent, consent may be provided by an appropriate person (eg, patient's LAR) in accordance with local regulations
  • Male or female, ≥ 55 years of age
  • Has a body mass index (BMI) of 18–40 kg/m2 inclusive
  • Meets clinical criteria for AD based on 2011 NIA-AAdementia criteria and biomarker criteria (Jack et al, 2018; Jack et al, 2024) which is either: o Confirmation of high likelihood for amyloid pathology consistent with AD, as confirmed by blood-based biomarker (plasma amyloid beta 42 [Aβ42]/40 ratio and phosphorylated-tau217 [p-tau217]/non-phosphorylated-tau217 [p-tau217 ratio], or plasma Aβ42 and Aβ40 concentrations and determination of the presence of apolipoprotein E [ApoE]-specific peptides) at Screening (Visit 1); or o Confirmation of AD by historical documentation of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarker (CSF Aβ42/40, CSF p-tau181/Aβ42, or CSF total-tau/Aβ42) or amyloid positron emission tomography (PET) brain scan
  • Meets criteria for psychosis in accordance with the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) provisional consensus definition at Screening (Visit 1) and Baseline (Visit 2): o Symptom(s) of psychosis were not present prior to the onset of the symptoms of AD-related dementia; to be substantiated by medical records and/or external contacts (eg, physician, family member, professional caregiver); o Symptom(s) of psychosis have been present, at least intermittently, for ≥ 1 month; o Symptoms are severe enough to cause disruption in patients’ and/or others’ ability to accomplish activities of daily functioning
  • Scoring ≥ 2 on any item of the BEHAVE-AD Part A. Paranoid and Delusional Ideation item and/or Part B. Hallucinations item (ie, psychosis subscale) at Screening and Baseline
  • CGI-S score ≥ 4 at Screening (Visit 1) and Baseline (Visit 2)
  • Mini-Mental State Examination, 2nd Edition™: Standard Version (MMSE-2®:SV) score of 6 to 24 (inclusive) at Screening (Visit 1) with sufficient verbal ability to understand and answer questions and comply with procedures
  • Lives at home or in an assisted living/long-term care facility and has the ability to visit the clinic as an outpatient if the study is not otherwise being conducted at the assisted living or long-term care facility. o Patients living at home must not live alone. o Patients must have been at their current location for at least 4 weeks prior to Screening (Visit 1) and plan to remain at the same location for the duration of the trial

Who cannot take part

  • Risk for suicidal behavior during the course of their participation in the study or is considered to be an imminent danger to themselves or others, in the opinion of the investigator, and/or as assessed by C-SSRS; or the patient has had 1 or more suicide attempts within 2 years prior to Screening (Visit 1)
  • The patient is receiving cholinesterase inhibitors, memantine, and/or antidepressant therapy initiated less than 8 weeks of Screening (Visit 1)
  • The patient has used 1 of the following under the specified conditions: o any moderate or strong cytochrome P450 3A4 (CYP3A4) inhibitor or any CYP3A4 inducer within 5 half-lives or 14 days prior to Baseline (Visit 2), whichever is longer; o Monoamine oxidase inhibitors within 14 days prior to Baseline (Visit 2)
  • The patient is unable or unwilling to discontinue other drugs with known psychotropic properties or any non-psychotropic drugs with known or potentially significant central nervous system effects. See Section 7.7.2 for additional information
  • The patient is hospitalized or receiving skilled nursing care for any medical condition other than dementia (skilled nursing care includes procedures that can only be administered by a registered nurse or doctor, such as [but not limited to] need for feeding tube, intravenous administration of medication, procedures related to insertion or care of suprapubic catheters, and nasopharyngeal/tracheostomy aspiration)
  • Psychotic symptoms that are primarily attributable to delirium, substance abuse, or another general-medical condition (eg, hypothyroidism) or has been diagnosed with one or more of the following psychiatric conditions: o Schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, or other psychotic disorder that is not related to Alzheimer’s dementia; o Bipolar disorder
  • The patient has known hypersensitivity or intolerance to ITI-1284 or lumateperone, or to any of their excipients
  • The patient is bedridden or has any significant medical condition that is unstable and that would either: o Place the patient at undue risk from study drug or undergoing study procedures; or o Interfere with the interpretation of safety or efficacy evaluations performed during the course of the study
  • The patient is in hospice or end-of-life care

Where in Italy

Also in 7 other countries, 35 sites

  • Azienda Unita Locale Socio Sanitaria N 8 BericaArzignano, ItalyTaking people
  • Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di BresciaBrescia, ItalyTaking people
  • Fondazione Istituto G. Giglio Di CafaluCefalu', ItalyTaking people
  • Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria San Giovanni di Dio e Ruggi d'AragonaSalerno, ItalyTaking people
  • Pia Fondazione Di Culto E Religione Card G PanicoTricase, ItalyTaking people

About the trial

What the trial wants to find out

To evaluate the efficacy of ITI-1284 administered once daily compared with placebo in the treatment of psychosis in patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), as measured by change from baseline to end of Week 6 in the Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease Rating Scale (BEHAVE-AD) psychosis subscale score

Questions to ask the study team

  1. How often do I need to come in, and for how long each time?
  2. Are travel costs paid?
  3. Can I keep my own doctor?
  4. What happens if I want to stop?

Contact the study team: see the registry record

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Data and sources

Registry record
Listed on the EU's official list of trials (CTIS).
Official title
A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Flexible-dose Study to Assess the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of ITI1284 in Patients with Psychosis Associated with Alzheimer’s Disease
Plain-language title
Tests ITI-1284 for psychosis in people with Alzheimer's diseaseGenerated from the registry record. The registry title is the official one.
AI summary
From the trial's eligibility criteria. Read by machine on 9 November 2026.
Record updated
20 August 2026